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Sanshodhan (The Amendment) is a 1996 Indian film on the theme of reservation of women's seats in local self-government, produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Sanshodhan: Directed by Govind Nihalani. With Manoj Bajpayee, Vanya Joshi, Kishore Kadam, Harish Khanna. Parmino is a small village in Central India, headed by a Village Committee comprising of all males.
- (85)
- Drama
- Govind Nihalani
- 1996
Aug 21, 2023 · Sanshodhan (English: The Amendment) is a 1996 Indian film on the theme of reservation of women's seats in local self-government, produced by National Film...
- 166 min
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Vidya, wife of Bhanwar Singh who is indebted to the Thakur, is one of the newly elected women Panchayat members. Vidya, who is educated, notices that the political empowerment of women is only on paper and in reality decision-making still continues to be with the manipulative old guard. Vidya decides it is time for a change.
- Govind Nihalani
When the Government of India notifies the Committee that a third of them must be women, including people in schedules caste and tribes, the Sarpanch, Ratan Singh, decides to let women run for the election as well have seats in the Panchayat.
Vidya, who is educated, notices that the political empowerment of women is only on paper and in reality decision-making still continues to be with the manipulative old guard. Vidya decides it is time for a change. Govind Nihalani. Director, Screenplay, Story. Tripurari Sharma.
A demure young woman rises from being a pawn of powerful men to becoming a mass mobiliser. Using the backdrop local government elections in a Rajasthani village, Sanshodhan offers a masterful insight into the farcical execution of government schemes and struggles of women for self-determination.
