Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

For the novel, see The Sun's Seventh Horse.

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Poster of the film Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, with its name in bold white letters in the Devnagari script, and four stills of the different characters in the film.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShyam Benegal
Screenplay byShama Zaidi
Story byDharmavir Bharati
Based onThe Sun's seventh horse (novel)
by Dharmavir Bharati
Produced byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Starring
Narrated byRaghuvir Yadav
Music byVanraj Bhatia
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
130 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹ 5 crore

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (lit. 'The Sun's Seventh Horse') is a 1992 Indian Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and based on the novel The Sun's Seventh Horse by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[1] The self-reflexive film is also known for its subversive take on the "Devdas" syndrome.[2] The film was produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC).[3] It stars Rajit Kapur, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Pallavi Joshi, Neena Gupta and Amrish Puri, among others.

  1. ^ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ Rao, Maithili (12 August 2007). "Bollywood's hegemony". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ^ Verma, Sukanya (16 September 2017). "Great film, no audience". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 October 2017.