After years of painstaking research at the cost of his domestic pleasure, Dr. Dipankar Roy discovers a vaccine for leprosy. The news is flashed over television and overnight, an insignificant junior doctor receives international recognition. Professional jealousy and abuse of power threaten Dr. Roy, even as the Secretary of Health reprimands him for breaking the news to the press. He is asked to report to the Director of Health. Professional colleagues Dr. Arijit Sen and Dr. Ramananda invite him to a lecture but it is merely a pretence to humiliate him. Dr. Roy suffers a mild heart attack but he refuses to go to the hospital. His wife and few others like Dr. Kundu stand by Dr. Roy, but the harassment continues; a letter from an American foundation is suppressed and Dr. Roy transferred to a remote village. The last straw is two American doctors receiving credit for discovering the same vaccine. Dr. Roy is shattered.
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi
Crew: Tapan Sinha (Director), Soumendu Roy (Director of Photography), Vanraj Bhatia (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 31 Aug 1990 (India)
Hindi Name: एक डॉकटर की मौत
Did you know? The filmis loosely based on the life of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay, a physician who pioneered in-vitro fertilisation in India. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
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Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
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2.35:1
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No
Trivia:
The filmis loosely based on the life of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay, a physician who pioneered in-vitro fertilisation in India.
The film is based on the story Abhimanyu by Ramapada Chowdhury.
The film is based on the story Abhimanyu by Ramapada Chowdhury.
