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245			_aDiksha
260			_aMumbai _bNational Film Development Corporation of India _c1991
300			_a1 DVD
306			_a120 minutes approx.
500			_aLanguage: Hindi DVD Video with English Subtitles Running Time: 120 min approx. Cast: Nana Patekar, Manohar Singh, Ashish Mishra, Rajashri Sawant Director: Arun Kaul Producer: NFDC Cinema of India Camera: A. K. Bir Editor: Adesh Verma Music: Mohinderjit Singh Placed in the early 1930s, Diksha is the story of a guru and his widowed daughter, the head disciple and the novice; the lowly-born 'Koga' who dreams of learning the intricacy of scriptures. In a weaker moment during the long absence of her father, the young widow falls to the temptation of the flesh. The lover is not ready to accept the responsibility. The widow is forced to abort. In the ensuing commotion the father is called back. He is forced to give his decision. He pronounces her dead and performs her 'Ghata-Shraddha' (a ritual where an immoral person is ex-communicated, pronounced dead and her last rites performed when the accused is still alive, thus depriving her of all worldly relations). While the Brahmin society praises the guru, individual’s revolt. The head disciple leaves the town; the child-novice goes back to his parents; and the Koga refuses the 'heaven' and 'salvation'.
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