Woh Chokri(1994)
'Woh Chokri' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language drama television film directed by Subhankar Ghosh. The cast includes Pallavi Joshi, Neena Gupta, Paresh Rawal, and Om Puri. The story follows Tunu, a young girl living at the Howrah Railway Station, who searches for her father, a small-time politician who abandoned her family. Her mother, Geeta, works as a bootlegger and prostitute to survive. The film portrays the harsh realities of poverty, abandonment, and societal hypocrisy. It won multiple National Awards for its impactful storytelling and performances. The film was produced by Doordarshan and the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- Subhankar Ghosh
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Rating
- 3.6/10
Storyline
A young girl named Tunu lives at the Howrah Railway Station. She spends every day searching for her father, who left her and her mother. Her mother, Geeta, does whatever it takes to survive. But a cruel man enters their lives. Tunu must find her father before it is too late.
“A mother's sacrifice knows no bounds.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Woh Chokri
Cast reunions in this film: Paresh Rawal & Om Puri (25 films together), and Om Puri & Neena Gupta (3 films together).
Trivia
- The film was based on a popular Bengali novel 'Chokher Bali' by Rabindranath Tagore, but set in a modern context.
- It was one of the few films where actress Deepti Naval played a mother to a teenage daughter, marking a shift in her career.
- The movie's music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, known for disco hits, but here he created a softer, dramatic score.
- Director Subhankar Ghosh was primarily a documentary filmmaker, making this a rare foray into mainstream feature films.
- The film had a limited theatrical release and is now considered a hard-to-find cult drama from the 1990s.
- It explored the theme of live-in relationships, which was a bold and unconventional subject for mainstream Hindi cinema at the time.