Rudaali
Rudaali (1993) is a drama film, directed by Kalpana Lajmi. It stars Dimple Kapadia and Rakhee Gulzar. The 128-minute film holds an audience score of 4.7/10.
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What Rudaali Is About
Shanichari is a beautiful girl born in lower cast and her life is full of sufferings because of lower cast, poor finances, lost parents, drunken husband, mischievous son. The title refers to a custom in some parts of Rajasthan—where aristocratic women were long kept secluded and veiled—of hiring professional women mourners on the death of a male relative, a rudaali (pronounced “roo-dah-lee”—literally, a female “weeper”) to publicly express the grief that family members, constrained by their high social status, were not permitted to display—or at times, perhaps did not feel. Underwritten by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Doordarshan (Indian national television) and based on a short story by famed Bengali author Mahasweta Devi—whose tales often focus on the travails of low-caste women.
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What is Rudaali about?
Shanichari is a beautiful girl born in lower cast and her life is full of sufferings because of lower cast, poor finances, lost parents, drunken husband, mischievous son. The title refers to a custom in some parts of Rajasthan—where aristocratic women were long kept secluded and veiled—of hiring professional women mourners on the death of a male relative, a rudaali (pronounced “roo-dah-lee”—literally, a female “weeper”) to publicly express the grief that family members, constrained by their high social status, were not permitted to display—or at times, perhaps did not feel.
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How long is Rudaali?
Rudaali runs for 128 minutes (2h 8m).
When did Rudaali come out?
Rudaali was released in 1993.
Who directed Rudaali?
Rudaali was directed by Kalpana Lajmi.
Who stars in Rudaali?
Rudaali stars Dimple Kapadia, Rakhee Gulzar, Raj Babbar, Raghubir Yadav.
What is Rudaali's rating?
Rudaali holds 7.4/10 on IMDb and 4.7/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.
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