Bhisham Sahni Movies
- 1991
Maniram (Mandar Singh) is good at cheating. As a smuggler, he's been cheating the government for years. What's more, he's been cheating his customers as well. These days, he's been letting his daughter Tejo (Mita Vashisht) take care of more and more of his business. He doesn't know it, but she's aware that he has been cheating her and the rest of the family as well, and she resents it deeply. Maniram's oldest son Dhani (Shatrughan Sinha) was just arrested for participating in a counterfeiting scam, and he is worried that the counterfeit bills he has will get him into trouble. In fact, he's in something of a panic. Tejo is not panicked, though. She knows just what to do to keep her father out of trouble and to get a share of the action for herself. This (Hindi) family crime drama is based on the novella In The Valley by Anton Chekhov. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mita Vashisht, Manohari Singh, (more)
- 1984
The English translation of the this Indian film's title is A Summons for Mohan Josh. Bhishan Sahni plays Mohan, a Bombay slum dweller at odds with his absentee landlord. When it becomes clear that the landlord refuses to improve living conditions because he wants to drive the tenants out and tear down the apartment house, Mohan tries to organize his neighbors into a rent strike. Out of fear, they refuse to do so, compelling him to continue his battle alone by hiring an attorney. The ensuing lawsuit takes so long getting before a judge that Mohan's savings are wiped out. Moved by his persistance, Mohan's neighbors finally rally around him--only to discover that the Indian legal system is set up in so archaic a fashion that some cases never get heard in court. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bhisham Sahni, Dina Pathak, (more)
