Main Zinda Hoon

Main Zinda Hoon (transl. I am alive) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sudhir Mishra, starring Rajendra Gupta, Pankaj Kapur, Deepti Naval and Alok Nath.^[1]

Main Zinda Hoon
Poster
Directed by	Sudhir Mishra
Written by	Sudhir Mishra
Screenplay by	Sudhir Mishra
Story by	Sudhir Mishra
Produced by	NFDC Doordarshan
Starring	Rajendra Gupta Pankaj Kapur Deepti Naval Alok Nath
Cinematography	Rajesh Joshi
Edited by	Renu Saluja
Distributed by	Doordarshan
Release date	5 June 1988 (1988-06-05) (India)
Running time	114 min.
Country	India
Language	Hindi

At the 36th National Film Awards, the film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues.^[2] The film was produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), which in 2012, included it in its film restoration project, which involved 80 Indian cinema classics.^[3]

Plot

Beena is a village girl, who is married into a middle-class family in the city. However, her husband leaves her soon after wedding. She starts working and supports his family. Eventually, she falls in love with a co-worker. That is when her husband returns.^[4][5]

Cast

• Deepti Naval as Beena
• Pankaj Kapur as Ravi
• Alok Nath as Alok
• Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Father
• Sushmita Mukherjee as Anjali
• Rajendra Gupta as Father-in-law
• Sarita Joshi as Mother-in-law