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Quick Info

Rating

7.1/10

Release2015

Runtime1h 49m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Sikhya Entertainment

Drishyam Films

Phantom Films

Macassar Productions

ARTE France Cinéma

Movie

Masaan

2015

1h 49m

7.1

Drama

Synopsis

Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.

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