Silence! The Court Is in Session

Overview

A political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not show up, a local stagehand is asked to replace him. An improvised, free-flowing 'rehearsal' is arranged and a mock trial is staged to help the novice understand court procedures. A (mock) charge of infanticide is levelled against Miss Benare, another cast-member. Suddenly the pretend-play turns into an accusatory game when it emerges from the trial that Miss Benare is carrying an out-of-wedlock child from her failed illicit relationship with Professor Damle, the missing cast-member.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1971

Original language

Marathi

Spoken languages

Marathi

Countries

India

Cast

Amrish Puri,Sulabha Deshpande,Amol Palekar

Director

Satyadev Dubey

Writer

Friedrich Dürrenmatt,Vijay Tendulkar

Producer

Govind Nihalani

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0295599