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Podcast: Filmi Ladies
Episode: Filmi Ladies episode 34: Kshudhita Pashan and Lekin
Description: We watched adaptations of Tagore's short story The Hungry Stones: the Bengali Kshudhita Pashan (1960, dir. Tapan Sinha) and the Hindi Lekin (1990, dir. Gulzar). While not as drastically different a pairing as Duvidha and Paheli, these two films create different worlds with the source material, a feat of creativity perhaps necessitated by the fact that Tagore left his story so unresolved. Strong casts, performances, music, production design, and overall artistic vision unite them.
Apparently there is also a short film with yet a different setting—and very hungry stones. https://www.cufilmfest.arts.columbia.edu/2017-films/the-hungry-stones-khudito-pashan
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