18 OCTOBER 2014 | FILM SCREENING | THE SATURDAY EVENING SHOW

Ankur is a film directed by Shyam Benegal. This film talks about human behaviour and the story focuses on two characters- Lakshmi and Surya. Lakshmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord’s son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate. Surya finds Lakshmi attractive and starts an intimate relationship with her, much to the chagrin of the rest of the family. Things only get worse when When Surya’s young wife Saroj finds out about his affair with Lakshmi, they all find themselves at crossroads

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