film(Naukar Ki Kameez)(1999)

Naukar Ki Kameez
Directed by	Mani Kaul
Written by	Vinod Kumar Shukla
Based on	Naukar Ki Kameez novel by Vinod Kumar Shukla
Starring	Pankaj Sudhir Mishra Anu Joseph Om Prakash Dwivedi
Music by	Pushparaj Koshti
Cinematography	K.U. Mohanan
Edited by	Mani Kaul Srinivas Patro
Release date	1999
Running time	104 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Naukar Ki Kameez (The Servant's Shirt) is a 1999 Hindi film based on Vinod Kumar Shukla's novel, of the same name.^[1] It was directed by Mani Kaul and starred Pankaj Sudhir Mishra, Anu Joseph and Om Prakash Dwivedi.^[2]

The film was released on 30 September 1999 in Netherlands^[3]

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Santu, a young low level clerk in a small town government office, lives with his wife in a small rented house. He is often the butt of ridicule at office. One day, at the officer's bungalow, a run-away servant's left-behind shirt is found to fit him. He is forced into the position of doing errands around the house before going to work at the office. The film depicts his efforts to resis efforts of his boss, landlord and landlord's wife to make him into a servant while trying to maintain his social standing.

His wife, on the other hand, within the space of her home is more in control of herself. But even she called upon to do the bidding of the doctor's wife on one or the other pretext. The circle of exploitation perpetuates itself. But at the end, Santu comes home to tell his wife, "From tomorrow I shall not go the Sahib's bungalow. And you, you will not go to the doctor's house."^[1]^[3]

Cast[edit]

Pankaj Sudhir Mishra
Anu Joseph
Om Prakash Dwivedi

Cast

Credited cast:
	Samir Ahmed
	Vikrishnah Batt
	Anu Joseph
	Abrar Kasan
	Manokar Lal
	Veena Mehta
	Pankaj Sudir Mishra
	Om Prash Owivedi
	Avemi Patel
	Raj Paul
	Premlal
	Niraj Sah	...	Friend
	Askok Shamir
	Aaj Vadar

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Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

30 September 1999 (Netherlands) See more »

Also Known As:

The Servant's Shirt See more »

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Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

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A lot is lost in translation

25 October 2003 | by maple-2 (United States) – See all my reviews

This movie focuses on Santu, a young low level clerk in a small town government office who is trying to maintain his social standing, resisting efforts of his boss, landlord and landlord's wife to make him into a servant. He is a bit of a dweeb and his wife and he do a lot of verbal sparring. Nice portrayal by the wife who, though exasperated with him, maintains the marriage and provides some good common sense for the partnership. There is a lot of witty wordplay among the numerous characters that is hard to follow in the subtitles. I found it less funny and less compelling than the Indians in the audience.