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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Genesis<br />
| image = Genesis1f.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = French poster of the film.<br />
| director = [[Mrinal Sen]]<br />
| producer =<br />
| writer = [[Samaresh Basu]] (story)<br>[[Mohit Chattopadhya]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Shabana Azmi]]<br>[[Naseeruddin Shah]]<br>[[Om Puri]]<br />
| music =[[Ravi Shankar]]<br />
| cinematography =[[:fr:Carlo Varini|Carlo Varini]]<br />
| editing = Elisabeth Waelchli <br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1986}}<br />
| runtime = 105 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Genesis''''' is a [[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]] Hindi-language film directed by [[Mrinal Sen]]. The film stars [[Shabana Azmi]], [[Naseeruddin Shah]] and [[Om Puri]]. It was entered into the [[1986 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/835/year/1986.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Genesis |access-date=2009-07-11|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
A farmer ([[Naseeruddin Shah]]) and a weaver ([[Om Puri]]) exchange their products for goods provided by a regular passing trader ([[M.K. Raina]]). A woman ([[Shabana Azmi]]) arrives, forcing the two men's desires but also urging them to obtain more recompense from the trader. After a visit to a village fair, the two men become more acquisitive and jealousies break out over the now pregnant woman who simply ups and leaves. As the two men fight each other, the trader's men attack and enslave the workers again.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Shabana Azmi]] as The Woman<br />
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as The Farmer<br />
* [[Om Puri]] as The Weaver<br />
* [[M.K. Raina]] as The Trader<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0091105|title=Genesis}}<br />
*[http://mrinalsen.org/genesis.htm Genesis (MrinalSen.org)]<br />
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[[Category:1986 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Mrinal Sen]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi Shankar]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on works by Samaresh Basu]]<br />
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