Trikaal

Trikal
Trikal (Past, Present, Future)
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Produced by	Freni M Variava
Written by	Shyam Benegal (Story & Screenplay) Shama Zaidi (Dialogue)
Starring	Leela Naidu Anita Kanwar Neena Gupta Soni Razdan Dalip Tahil Naseeruddin Shah
Music by	Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography	Ashok Mehta
Editing by	Bhanudas Divakar
Release date(s)	30 August 1985
Running time	137 min
Language	Hindi, Portuguese

Trikal (1985) (Past, Present and Future) is an Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the early 1960's (pre liberation) Period. The film starred yester years actress, Leela Naidu, in a comeback role after many decades.

The film was selected for the Indian Panorama at Filmotsav 1986, and for the Indian Film Retrospective, Lisbon 1986. It was later invited to the London Film Festival 1986 ^[1]

Overview

Set in 1961 Goa, when colonial rule of Portuguese was on its last gasp ^[2], the movie revolves around the life and tribulations of a fictional Goan Christian family called "Souza Soares".

The film shot in the ancestral home of Mario Miranda, at Loutolim, Goa.

Awards

• 1986: National Film Award for Best Directing: Shyam Benegal
• 1986: National Film Award for Best Costume Design: Saba Zaidi

Cast

• Leela Naidu as Dona Maria Souza-Soares
• Anita Kanwar as Sylvia
• Neena Gupta as Milagrenia
• Soni Razdan as Aurora
• Dalip Tahil as Leon Gonsalves
• K. K. Raina as Senor Lucio
• Kunal Kapoor as Kapitan Ribeiro/ Governor
• Keith Stevenson as Dr. Simon Pereira
• Lucky Ali as Erasmo
• Salim Ghouse
• Ila Arun as Cook
• Jayant Kriplani as Francis
• Akash Khurana as Renato
• Sabira Merchant as Dona Amelia
• Sushma Prakash as Anna
• Remo Fernandes as Singer
• Alisha Chinai as Singer
• Naseeruddin Shah as Ruiz Pereira
• Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Vijay Singh Rane/Khushtoba Rane

References

External links

• Trikaal at the Internet Movie Database