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Overview
Shanichari is a beautiful girl born in lower cast and her life is full of sufferings because of lower cast, poor finances, lost parents, drunken husband, mischievous son. The title refers to a custom in some parts of Rajasthan—where aristocratic women were long kept secluded and veiled—of hiring professional women mourners on the death of a male relative, a rudaali (pronounced “roo-dah-lee”—literally, a female “weeper”) to publicly express the grief that family members, constrained by their high social status, were not permitted to display—or at times, perhaps did not feel. Underwritten by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Doordarshan (Indian national television) and based on a short story by famed Bengali author Mahasweta Devi—whose tales often focus on the travails of low-caste women.
A closer look
Rudaali (1993) is a Hindi-language Indian movie. Genres: Drama. Directed by Kalpana Lajmi. The cast includes Dimple Kapadia, Rakhee Gulzar, Raj Babbar, Raghubir Yadav. Runtime: 128 minutes.
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Rudaali FAQs
Answers from the movie information available in our catalogue.
What is the original language of Rudaali?
Rudaali is listed as a Hindi-language movie in our catalogue. Dubbed versions are not tracked here.
What release date is listed for Rudaali?
Our source metadata lists 11 January 1993. Release dates can vary by country and may change; this does not confirm current cinema screenings.
Who directed Rudaali?
The listed director is Kalpana Lajmi.
Who is in the cast of Rudaali?
The available cast credits include Dimple Kapadia, Rakhee Gulzar, Raj Babbar, Raghubir Yadav, Sushmita Mukherjee. See Cast & crew above for the available character names and profile links.
How long is Rudaali?
The recorded runtime is 128 minutes. Different cuts or releases may have a different duration.
What type of movie is Rudaali?
The source lists these genres: Drama.
What is the original title of Rudaali?
The original title in our source data is रुदाली. The English-letter display name may be a romanization.
What is Rudaali about?
Shanichari is a beautiful girl born in lower cast and her life is full of sufferings because of lower cast, poor finances, lost parents, drunken husband, mischievous son. The title refers to a custom in some parts of Rajasthan—where aristocratic women were long kept secluded and veiled—of hiring professional women mourners on the death of a male relative, a rudaali (pronounced “roo-dah-lee”—literally, a female “weeper”) to publicly express the grief that family members, constrained by their high social status, were not permitted to display—or at times, perhaps did not feel. Underwritten by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Doordarshan (Indian national television) and based on a short story by famed Bengali author Mahasweta Devi—whose tales often focus on the travails of low-caste women.
