Bara (1982)

Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Hindi as Sookha; that version was released in 1983.

Released

1982-10-01

Runtime

117 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Javed Siddiqui, Shama Zaidi, M.S. Sathyu

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 1 votes