Godam(1983)

Storyline

A teenage girl is forced to marry a man with a mental disability. On her wedding night, her father-in-law attempts to assault her. He is killed during the fight, and she runs away.

“A forced marriage. A deadly night. A desperate escape.”

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Cast & Crew

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Hemant RegeIdiot Bridegroom

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K.K. RainaActor

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TruptiActor

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Satyadev DubeyActor

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Madan JainInspector Patil

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Achyut PotdarFather-in-law

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Amrish Puri(The Voice of God)

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Dilip ChitreDirector

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Godam

Cast reunions in this film: Amrish Puri & K.K. Raina (2 films together).

Amrish PuriActor

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K.K. RainaActor

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Trivia

• The film was based on a real-life incident reported in a Marathi newspaper, which inspired director Dilip Chitre.
• Dilip Chitre was primarily known as a celebrated Marathi poet and painter, making this his only feature film as director.
• It was shot on a very low budget, mostly on location in rural Maharashtra, using local non-actors for many roles.
• The film's title 'Godam' translates to 'warehouse' in Hindi, symbolizing the protagonist's trapped condition.
• Despite its intense subject, the film avoided a melodramatic style, using stark realism uncommon in 1980s Hindi cinema.
• It received little commercial release but was later screened at film festivals focusing on Indian parallel cinema.
• The cinematography emphasized natural light and sparse settings to reflect the bleakness of the story.