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Trikal (Past, Present and Future) is a 1985 Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the twilight of Portuguese rule, It marked the return of Leela Naidu in her first film appearance since 1969.

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Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over a period of time. The movie is narrated in past-tense by one of the friends of the family.

Released: 1985-08-30137 minDir: Shyam BenegalDrama, History

Cast

  • Leela Naidu as Dona Maria Souza-Soares
  • Neena Gupta as Milagrenia
  • Anita Kanwar as Sylvia (Anna's mother)
  • Soni Razdan as Aurora
  • Dalip Tahil as Leon Gonsalves
  • K.K. Raina as Senor Lucio (Anna's father)

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Ratings

IMDb

7/10

350 votes

Year
1985
Runtime
137 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
India
Original language
Hindi
Screenwriter
Shyam Benegal
Cast member
Anita Kanwar
Cinematographer
Ashok Mehta
Narrative location
Goa
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publication date
1985-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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  • Cast
  • Awards
  • References
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Trikal (Past, Present and Future) is a 1985 Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the twilight of Portuguese rule, It marked the return of Leela Naidu in her first film appearance since 1969.

The film was selected for the Indian Panorama at Filmotsav 1986, and for the Indian Film Retrospective, Lisbon 1986. It was later invited to the London Film Festival 1986.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trikal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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