Bangarwadi

Bangarwadi (Marathi: बनगरवाडी) is a Marathi film directed by Amol Palekar. It is based on an eponymous novel written by Vyankatesh Madgulkar and published in 1955. It is the story of a young school teacher and his experiences in a small village of shepherds in the princely state of Aundh during the 1940s.

Bangarwadi
Poster of the film Bangarwadi
Directed byAmol Palekar
Produced byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Doordarshan
Written byVyankatesh Madgulkar (screenplay and dialogues)
StarringChandrakant Kulkarni
Chandrakant Mandare
Adhishree Atre
Nandu Madhav
Sunil Ranade
Upendra Limaye
Music byVanraj Bhatia
CinematographyDebu Deodhar
Edited byWaman Bhosale
Release date
1995
Running time
124 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Plot

The story begins with a young school teacher, played by Chandrakant Kulkarni, walking alone towards a village called Bangarwadi, across a deserted landscape. When he reaches Bangarwadi, he finds that the school has shut down and that the people of the village are reluctant to send their children to school. With the support of the Karbhari (the village head), the teacher convinces the villagers to send their children to school. He runs the school for the next few months and helps the illiterate and the needy in the village, which sometimes lands him into trouble. Soon, he convinces the villagers to set up a gymnasium through community participation. He invites the king of the state, Pant Pratinidhi for its inauguration. The sudden death of the village head leaves the village and the teacher shocked. Then comes prolonged drought. The teacher tries his best to get help from the government, writing frequent letters describing the graveness of situation, but he gets no response. Drought forces the people of Bangarwadi to abandon the village, leaving the school teacher alone and with no students.

Cast

Awards
  • National Award for the best Feature Film in Marathi, 1996[1]
  • Kalnirnaya Award Best Film, 1997
  • Filmfare Award for Best Film and Direction, 1997
  • Maharashtra state awards in five categories, 1996

Film festivals

Bangarwadi was screened at several international film festivals:

  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 1996
  • Birmingham International Film Festival, 1996
  • London Film Festival, the UK, 1996
  • 15th FAJR International Film Festival, Iran, 1997
  • Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 1996
  • Bogota International Film Festival, Colombia, 1996
  • Sarajevo Film Festival, Prague 1996
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References
  1. "43rd National Film Awards, 1996" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.


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