Trikal

Trikal
Trikal (Past, Present, Future)
Directed byShyam Benegal
Written byShyam Benegal (Story & Screenplay)
Shama Zaidi (Dialogue)
Produced byFreni M Variava
StarringLeela Naidu
Anita Kanwar
Neena Gupta
Soni Razdan
Dalip Tahil
Naseeruddin Shah
Lucky Ali
CinematographyAshok Mehta
Edited byBhanudas Divakar
Music byVanraj Bhatia
Release date
  • 30 August 1985 (1985-08-30)
Running time
137 min
LanguagesHindi, Konkani, Portuguese

Trikal (Past, Present and Future) is a 1985 Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the twilight of Portuguese rule, It marked the return of Leela Naidu in her first film appearance since 1969.

The film was selected for the Indian Panorama at Filmotsav 1986, and for the Indian Film Retrospective, Lisbon 1986. It was later invited to the London Film Festival 1986.[1]