Masaan

Produced in 2015

Masaan

Film Information

Festival Edition 2015 - Edition 15
Section Panorama
Director Neeraj Ghaywan
Country India / France
Duration 103 min
Language Hindi (English Subtitles)
Category Panorama 2015
Producer Vikas Bahl, Mélita Toscan du Plantier, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga, Vikramaditya Motwane, Manis Mundra, Marie-Jeanne Pascal, Shaan Vyas
Screenplay Varun Grover
Cast Richa Chadda, Vicky Kaushal, Sanjay Mishra, Nikhil Sahni, Shweta Tripathi
Genre Drama

Synopsis

Benares, the holy city on the banks of the Ganges, reserves a cruel punishment for those who play with moral traditions. Deepak, a young man from a poor neighborhood, falls hopelessly in love with a young girl from a different caste. Devi, a young student who’s gone off the rails, is tortured by feelings of guilt following the disappearance of her first lover. Devi’s father Pathak, a victim of police corruption, has lost his moral compass because of money, while a young boy, Jhonta, is in search of a family. These characters are all seeking a better future, whilst buffeted between the demands of modern life and adherence to tradition. And their paths are about to cross...

Full Description

Benares, the holy city on the banks of the Ganges, reserves a cruel punishment for those who play with moral traditions. Deepak, a young man from a poor neighborhood, falls hopelessly in love with a young girl from a different caste. Devi, a young student who’s gone off the rails, is tortured by feelings of guilt following the disappearance of her first lover. Devi’s father Pathak, a victim of police corruption, has lost his moral compass because of money, while a young boy, Jhonta, is in search of a family. These characters are all seeking a better future, whilst buffeted between the demands of modern life and an attachment to tradition. And their paths are about to cross...