One Day Before the Rainy Season
Original title: अषाढ़ का एक दिन
“A beautifully shot tragic retelling of Mohan Rakesh's Hindi play on Kalidasa's lover Mallika and their relationship.”
Overview
A literary film based on a play in three acts, One Day Before the Rainy Season (Ashad Ka Ek Din) portrays the love of Mallika and Kalidasa, the renowned Sanskrit poet and dramatist. Vilom, a friend to both and interested in Mallika, is a passive onlooker for the first two acts. Kalidasa leaves his verdant mountain valley home for the splendour of far off Ujjain, where he wins fame. The action of the film is rooted in the village to which Kalidasa returns years later and finds Mallika married to Vilom and the mother of his child. Mallika sacrificed her love so that the poet could pursue his muse.
Top-billed cast
- SSurendra Dheer
- AAnuradha Kapoor
- AAruna Irani
- RRekha Sabnis
- OOm Shivpuri
- PPinchoo Kapoor
- AArun Khopkar
- UUma Sahaay
- VVishnu Mathur
- HHemant Bose
Crew
- Director
- Mani Kaul
- Writers
- Mohan Rakesh, Mani Kaul
- Production
- National Film Development Corporation of India, Film Finance Corporation
Frequently asked questions
What is One Day Before the Rainy Season rated?
One Day Before the Rainy Season has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 8 votes.
Who directed One Day Before the Rainy Season?
One Day Before the Rainy Season was directed by Mani Kaul.
When was One Day Before the Rainy Season released?
One Day Before the Rainy Season was released in 1971.
