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ARVIND DESAI KI AJEEB DASTAAN

The Strange Fate of Arvind Desai

Directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza
India, 1978
Drama
  • 113113 minutes

Synopsis

The protagonist, Arvind Desai, the son of a businessman, occasionally dates the company’s secretary and discusses politics and art with a Marxist colleague.

Synopsis

The protagonist, Arvind Desai, the son of a businessman, occasionally dates the company’s secretary and discusses politics and art with a Marxist colleague.

Our take

The chaotic, bustling underbelly of Mumbai comes alive in this compelling drama about the existential crisis of a young privileged man. Through the ambiguous idealism of its confused protagonist, Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastan reflects on social injustice and class divide in urban India.