Astitva (अस्तित्व) 24 years old
Is a Woman's Destiny... A Man
Astitva is a bold film with adultery. An ambitious male chauvinist and his loving wife are happily married but the guy is not able to give time to the family as he want to make it big in life. His work is of paramount importance to him. His work keeps him away from his home for days and this makes the wife very lonely. In one such instance, she succumbs to loneliness and has a physical relationship with her music teacher and becomes pregnant. She tries confessing to her husband, but he is so excited about her pregnancy, that he does not listen to her story. Twenty Five years later, circumstances force the suspicious husband's mind to work overtime and confronts his wife with facts and figures that when she was pregnant, he had not had any physical relationship with her for more than 9 months before the child's birth. Then whose child is it? The wife accepts it and ask for forgiveness...
Credits
Astitva Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tabu She was 29, now 54 years old | as Aditi Pandit |
| Smita Jaykar | as Meghna |
| Sachin Khedekar He was 35, now 59 years old | as Srikant Pandit |
| Namrata Shirodkar She was 28, now 52 years old | as Revati |
| Mohnish Behl He was 37, now 61 years old | as Malhar Kamat |
| Ravindra Mankani He was 44, now 68 years old | as Ravi |
| Sunil Barve He was 34, now 58 years old | as Aniket |
Astitva Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Mahesh Manjrekar as Director. He was 42 (now 66) years old | Directing |
| Mahesh Manjrekar as Screenplay. He was 42 (now 66) years old | Writing |
| Mahesh Manjrekar as Story. He was 42 (now 66) years old | Writing |
| V. N. Mayekar as Editor. | Editing |
| Sukhwinder Singh as Music. He was 29 (now 53) years old | Sound |
| Vijay Arora as Cinematography. He was 55 (62) years old when He died | Crew |
| Rahul Sugandh as Producer. | Production |
| Imtiyaz Husain as Writer. | Writing |
| Rahul Ranade as Music. He was 34 (now 58) years old | Sound |
Astitva (24 years)
Is a Woman's Destiny... A Man
- Release day: Friday, October 06, 2000
- Runtime: 109 minutes