Shodh

Shodh is a 1979 Bollywood ghost movie directed by Biplab Roy Chowdhury and produced by Sitakant Misra, based on the Bengali book Gorom Bhat O Nichhok Bhooter Goppo (Steaming Rice and a Ghost Story) by Sunil Gangopadhyay.^[1]

Shodh
Directed by	Biplab Roy Chowdhury
Produced by	Sitakant Misra
Starring	Om Puri
Music by	Santanu Mohapatra
Release date	1979 (1979)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Plot

Surendra, having been exiled from his village in youth and established himself in the city, comes back to the news of his father's demise, reportedly at the hands of a phantom. He announces a prize for anyone who succeeds in showing him a ghost, which attracts the greed of the poor hungry peasants, resulting in the accusations of innocent people as haunted, and even murders with the hope of producing a ghost.

Cast

• Om Puri – Surendra

Awards

• 1980 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film^[2]
• 1980 – National Film Award for Best Cinematography – Rajan Kinagi