Mrinal Sen's film Mrigayaa screened at Bharat Bhawan

Hindi film ‘Mrigayaa’ was screened on the third day of the Ekagra Film Festival at Bharat Bhavan on Friday.Organised to give tribute to one of the best directors of Hindi and Bengali cinema Mrinal Sen, the film festival is being organised by Chhavi series of Classical cinema Bharat Bhavan.

Mrigayaa was screened wooing the film buffs of the city. A lot of artists of the city were noticed at the hall, watching the magic of Mithun Chakraborty recreated over the big screen.Mrigayaa, the royal hunt is a 1976 period drama film in Hindi, directed by Mrinal Sen and produced by K. Rajeshwara Rao. Based on a short story by Bhagbati Charan Panigrahi, the film portrayed the relationship between the British colonialists and native villagers, and their exploitation by Indian landlords in the early thirties India. It also depicts the friendship between a British administrator, who has a flair for game hunting, and a native tribal, who is an expert archer.

The lead actors Mithun Chakraborty and Mamata Shankar, both made their cinematic debuts through the film.The film score also received much appreciation. At the 24th National Film Awards, Mrigayaa won two awards, Best Feature Film and Best Actor. It also won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie apart from being nominated for the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival in 1977.It was a sheer treat for the Bhopalites watching such a splendid show at the film fest.