ASIAN BUSINESS, JAN 11, 1990
It is totally a Deepti Naval film’. ‘She has acted
brilliantly’. ‘A powerful role for her.’ These
are some of the remarks of those who saw ‘Main Zinda Hoon’
(I am living) at the London Film Festival.
Directed by Sudhir Mishra, the film is a powerful commentary
on the plight of a lot of women of India.
Beena a young small town girl (played by Deepti) finds herself
in a pathetic condition when her husband refuses to consummate
the marriage. She is forced to take up work in the big city,
Bomaby, to provide for her husband’s family. During her
husband’s long absence Beena has another relationship.
In the role of Beena, Deepti displays an intensity and naturalness
that are rarely seen on the Hindi screen.