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7.2
/10
39 Ratings

ABAIDHA

অবৈধ

Directed by Gul Bahar Singh
India, 2002
Drama
  • 110110 minutes

Synopsis

Bimal, an honest government officer, lives a happy married life with his wife Mouli. Things change when Mouli’s college friend visits their home.

Synopsis

Bimal, an honest government officer, lives a happy married life with his wife Mouli. Things change when Mouli’s college friend visits their home.

Our take

Featuring one of Chiranjeet’s finest performances, Abaidha is a progressive tale of love, marriage, and a man’s search for selfhood. Director Gul Bahar Singh effectively adapts Y. S. Chandra’s Rajasthan-set short story for the middle-class milieu of Kolkata.