Om-Dar-Ba-Dar(1988)
Hindi101 mins
Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (1988) is a 101-minute Hindi film directed by Kamal Swaroop. Starring Gopi Desai, Manish Gupta and Anita Kanwar. With an audience rating of 4.2/10, Om-Dar-Ba-Dar stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 1988.
Director:Kamal Swaroop
Mood:
funnydisturbingwhimsical
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 9 January 1988
- Director
- Kamal Swaroop
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- GudVibe Rating
- 4.2/10
Storyline
A teenage boy in a village is known for being able to hold his breath for a very long time. His father quit his job to become an astrologer. The boy, interested in magic, moves to a strange city and lives near a pond full of frogs.
“A boy's breath holds a village's strange magic.”
Film Details
4.2Rating
101Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date9 January 1988
Original Titleओम-दर-ब-दर
Also Known AsOm-Dar-B-Dar
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnydisturbingwhimsical
Themes
identityfamilycorruptionsurvival
Tonesatirical
Pacingnon-linear
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability5
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
4.2/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film was shot in the real-life town of Pushkar, known for its annual camel fair and sacred lake.
- Kamal Swaroop made the film with a grant from India's National Film Development Corporation after years of struggling to find funding.
- The movie was initially rejected by major film festivals in India and only gained a cult following years after its release.
- It features a cameo by actor Aditya Srivastava, who later became famous for his role in the TV series 'CID'.
- The soundtrack includes a song that mixes traditional Indian music with electronic sounds, which was unusual for its time.
- The film's title 'Om Dar-B-Dar' roughly translates to 'Om here and there,' reflecting its non-linear, surreal plot.
- Many of the film's bizarre props, like giant frogs and astrological charts, were created by local artisans in Pushkar.