Trishagni 36 years old

The film, which won the 1988 National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director for its "excellent exploration of complex philosophical theme for the first time in Indian cinema," is set in the Buddhist town of Sariput in the desert of Central Asia in the 1st century B.C. The town is struck by a devastating sand storm that leaves behind only four survivors: two monks and two children taking refuge in the monastery. Twenty years later, the monks have become old, while the boy and the girl have grown and fallen in love. The jealous monk deceitfully persuades the boy into becoming a monk, yet the girl wins him back, as a result both are expelled from the monastery, and that is when the sandstorm strikes once again..

Credits

Trishagni Cast

Name Character
Alok Nath He was 31, now 68 years old as Thera/Pithumitta
Nana Patekar He was 37, now 73 years old as Ajja/Uchanda
Pallavi Joshi She was 8, now 45 years old as Iti

Trishagni Crew

Name Department
Nabendu Ghosh as Director. He was 71 (90) years old when He died Directing
Nabendu Ghosh as Writer. He was 71 (90) years old when He died Writing
Afaque Hussain as Editor. Editing
Trishagni poster
Trishagni (36 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 01, 1988
  • Runtime: 114 minutes