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Silence! The Court Is in Session (1971)
Directed by Satyadev Dubey
· 1h 43m
A political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not show up, a local stagehand is asked to replace him. An improvised, free-flowing 'rehearsal' is arranged and a mock trial is staged to help the novice understand court procedures. A (mock) charge of infanticide is levelled against Miss Benare, another cast-member. Suddenly the pretend-play turns into an accusatory game when it emerges from the trial that Miss Benare is carrying an out-of-wedlock child from her failed illicit relationship with Professor Damle, the missing cast-member.
Cast
Amrish Puri
Amol Palekar
Sulabha Deshpande
Crew
- Director
- Satyadev Dubey
- Writer
- Vijay Tendulkar
- Producer
- Govind Nihalani
Details
- Original title
- Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe
- Release date
- 1971-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Original language
- MR
- Spoken languages
- Marathi
- Countries
- India