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Gudia(1997)
Hindi139 mins
Gudia (1997) is a 139-minute Hindi film directed by Pran. Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Nandana Sen and Avtar Gill. With an audience rating of 5.5/10, Gudia stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1997.
Director:Pran
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1997
- Director
- Pran
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A musician joins a ventriloquist's act with a talking doll. After buying the doll, he becomes successful but his girlfriend grows jealous. When his songs anger people during riots, the doll is destroyed, and his girlfriend then takes its place on stage.
“A doll's voice holds a dangerous secret.”
Film Details
5.5Rating
139Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 1997
Release Typetheatrical
Original Titleगुड़िया
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
identitycorruptionlovejustice
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.5/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Mithun ChakrabortyActor
→#2Nandana SenActor
→#3Avtar GillActor
→#4S
Subhendu ChatterjeeActor
→#5K
Kalyan ChatterjeeActor
→#6
S
Sunil MukherjeeActor
→#7
#8P
Pran SikandActor
→A
Aanjjan SrivastavActor
→#9M
Mohan AgasheActor
→#10
#11M
Masood AkhtarActor
→PranDirector
→#12Goutam Ghose Director
→Trivia
- The film is based on Mahasweta Devi's Bengali play 'Rudaali', but the plot was heavily adapted to fit a Hindi cinema context.
- Goutam Ghose, known for his Bengali art films, made this his first and only full-length Hindi feature film.
- The doll Urvashi was custom-made for the film and required a puppeteer to operate its mouth movements during shooting.
- The film's release coincided with a period of communal tension in India, which mirrored some themes in the story.
- It was shot on location in Mumbai and Kolkata, blending the atmospheres of both cities for the narrative.
- Despite its dramatic plot, the film did not perform well commercially and remains a lesser-known work in Hindi cinema.
- The soundtrack featured compositions by classical musician Bhaskar Chandavarkar, blending folk and contemporary styles.