| Umbartha | |
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| Directed by | Jabbar Patel |
| Written by | Vijay Tendulkar Vasant Dev (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Vijay Tendulkar |
| Based on | Marathi novel Beghar by Shanta Nisal |
| Produced by | Jabbar Patel D. V. Rao |
| Starring | Smita Patil Girish Karnad Shrikant Moghe Ashalata Wabgaonkar Kusum Kulkarni Purnima Ganu |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kinagi |
| Edited by | N. S. Vaidya |
| Music by | Hridaynath Mangeshkar Ravindra Sathe (background score) |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
Umbartha (IPA: Umbaraṭhā; English: The Doorstep) is a 1982 Indian Marathi-language film produced by D. V. Rao and directed and coproduced by Jabbar Patel.[1] The film is a story of a woman's dream to step outside her four walled home and bring change in the society.[2] Smita Patil played the lead protagonist in the film for which she won Marathi Rajya Chitrapat Puraskar for Best Actress. The film was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in Marathi at the 29th National Film Awards for "a sincere cinematic statement on the theme of a woman seeking to establish her identity by pursuing a career, even at the risk of alienation from her family".[3][4]
The film is based on a Marathi novel Beghar (transl. Homeless) by Shanta Nisal and was also simultaneously made in Hindi as Subah with the same cast. This film also tells the social issues on LGBTQ in 80s.[5]
- ^ "'Umbartha' director recalls making of the film, working with Girish Karnad". The Times of India. 16 June 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Daoo, Arya (21 March 2023). "Umbartha: Women Finding Home Within Women". Feminism in India. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "29th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "29th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Marathi Film "Umbartha", Through The Queer Lens". Gaysi. Retrieved 20 October 2023.