Sadgati

Sadgati (transl. Salvation [or] Deliverance) is a 1981 Hindi television film directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand.^[2][3] Ray called this drama of a poor Dalit "a deeply angry film [...] not the anger of an exploding bomb but of a bow stretched taut and quivering."^[4]

Sadgati
Based on	Sadgati by Premchand
Written by	Amrit Rai Satyajit Ray (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Satyajit Ray
Directed by	Satyajit Ray
Starring	Om Puri Smita Patil Mohan Agashe Gita Siddharth Richa Mishra
Music by	Satyajit Ray
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
Production
Producer	Doordarshan
Cinematography	Soumendu Roy
Editor	Dulal Dutta
Running time	52 min[1]
Original release
Release	1981 (1981)

Cast

• Om Puri as Dukhi
• Smita Patil as Jhuria
• Mohan Agashe as The Priest
• Gita Siddharth as The wife
• Bhaiyalal Hedao as The Gond
• Richa Mishra as Dhania

Reception

Shaikh Ayaz of The Indian Express noted, "Having the distinction of being Doordarshan’s first colour outing, Sadgati is 40 years old today but it’s message is still relevant".^[5]

Awards

• National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film) - Satyajit Ray^[6]