
Astitva
Astitva is a 2000 Indian film made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi languages, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film tells the story of Aditi Pandit, a happily married woman whose husband Srikant Pandit becomes suspicious when she unexpectedly receives a fortune willed to her by her former music teacher, Malhar Kamat. Srikant tries to figure out why she had received the inheritance from Kamat, many years after the music classes had ended, and subsequently makes a discovery.
Plot
Astitva encompasses issues such as male chauvinism, extramarital affairs, and spousal abuse. It is about a woman trying to find an identity outside her marriage.
More details
author | Imtiyaz Husain |
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director | Mahesh Manjrekar |
editor | V. N. Mayekar |
genre | drama |
keywords | break out daily life extramarital affair hear learning the truth male chauvinism music teacher newlywed on the road only child resham tipnis spousal abuse spring sunil barve travel walk will will and testament |
musicBy | Sukhwinder Singh |
producer | Rahul Sughand |
theme | feminist |