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Trishna

Drama based loosely on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The affections of a beautiful young Indian woman are pursued by the son of a rich entrepreneur who gives her a job.

Trishna is a young woman living in a small village in Rajastan. When her father is incapacitated by a road accident, her family look to her to become the main breadwinner. In steps Jay, the son of a rich entrepreneur who, smitten with Trishna's beauty, decides to help her and give her a job at one of his father's hotels. Here, Jay starts to restlessly pursue Trishna's affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

In English and Hindi.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 Oct 2017 01:20

Music Played

  • Kasabian

    Shoot The Runner

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Haq Ali Ali Haq

  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

    Sanson Ki Mala Peh Simroon Bhajan

  • Example

    Kickstarts

  • Portishead

    All Mine

Credits

Role Contributor
Trishna Freida Pinto
Jay Riz Ahmed
Anurag Anurag Kashyap
Bhaanumathi Meeta Vashisht
Mr Singh Roshan Seth
Vijay Harish Khanna
Devshri Leela Madhauram
Pratiksha Pratiksha Singh
Sandeep Neet Mohan
Marc Marc Richardson
Sam Sam Hastings
Kalki Kalki Koechlin
Amit Amit Trivedi
Director Michael Winterbottom
Writer Michael Winterbottom
Author Thomas Hardy

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