Anita Desai and Shahrukh Husain adapted Desai's novel for this comedy-drama about an Indian university teacher who encounters numerous hassles in his attempts to document the final writings of an ailing, alcoholic poet whom he idolizes. Score by Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan.
Director: | Ismail Merchant |
Cast: | Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Neena Gupta, Shashi Kapoor, Tinnu Anand, Sushma Seth |