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Love in the Time of Malaria (1992)
Directed by Sanjiv Shah
“A satirical musical that analysis of power and fascism in a witty and tragic way, inspired by traditional Gujarati Bhavai shows.”
Music, Comedy, Drama, Romance · 2h 09m
Having moved to the city of Khojpuri to pursue his scientific investigations into the uses of onions, Hunsilal soon discovers a novel way to tackle mosquitoes, and is celebrated by Raja Bhadrabhoop. However, he soon learns that things may not be as they seem, that the mosquitoes may not be the pests (or even the insects) he once assumed them to be, as he gets drawn into an undercurrent of revolution and discovery, precipitated by his burgeoning love for his colleague Parveen. Inspired by the traditional Gujarati Bhavai, 'Hun Hunsi Hunsilal' is interwoven with an absurdist, innovative soundtrack and presents a satirical, modern day tragic fable about fascism, revolution and the power of stories, all shot beautifully, in what is one of India's most powerful and relevant films to date.
Cast
Dilip Joshi
Renuka Shahane
Mohan Gokhale
Manoj Joshi
Crew
- Director
- Sanjiv Shah
- Director of Photography
- Navroze Contractor
- Editor
- Sanjiv Shah, Bhavik Thakore
- Producer
- Sanjiv Shah
Details
- Original title
- હું હુંશી હુંશીલાલ
- Release date
- 1992-01-01
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Original language
- GU
- Spoken languages
- English, Gujarati, Hindi
- Countries
- India
- Production
- National Film Development Corporation of India
- Budget
- $65,856