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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Giddh<br />
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| director = T.S. Ranga <br />
| producer = T.S. Ranga <br />
| writer = <br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Smita Patil]] <br />[[Om Puri]] <br /> [[Nana Patekar]]<br />
| music = [[B.V. Karanth]]<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = [[Aruna Raje|Aruna]]-Vikas<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1984}}<br />
| runtime = 1 hr. 53 min. <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
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'''''Giddh''''' (The Vultures) is a 1984 Hindi film directed by T.S. Ranga starring [[Smita Patil]], [[Om Puri]] and [[Nana Patekar]] among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/YOC/info|publisher=Indian Cine.ma: Online Archive of Indian Film|title=Giddh|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> The film won Special Jury Award (32nd National Film Awards) for in-depth depiction of the helplessness of people struggling against the ''[[Devadasi]]'' tradition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx|title=32nd National Film Festival-1985|publisher=International Film Festival of India|accessdate=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926054317/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm32ndNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=26 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
In a remote village at [[Karnataka]]-[[Maharashtra]] border in India, the poor residents follow ''[[Devadasi]]'' tradition according to which young girls are given up{{by whom|date=May 2019}} in the service of Goddess [[Yellamma]]. The landlords, priests and other men take advantage of these young girls and pimps like Veerapppan take them to brothels in Bombay. Bhashya, a laborer and his wife Hanumi lead an attempt at awakening against the practice by deciding to save Laksmi from becoming a ''Devadasi'' with the help of Masterji, going against the powerful feudal lord Desai.<br />
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parallelcinema.blogspot.in/2005/08/giddh-1984-vultures.html|title=Alternate Movies|publisher=Parallel Cinema|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Smita Patil]] as Hanumi <br />
*[[Om Puri]] as Basya <br />
*[[Nana Patekar]] as Veerappan<br />
*Savita Bajaj as Sundri <br />
*Vikas Desai as Patil <br />
*Vijay Kashyap as Katra <br />
*[[Achyut Potdar]] as Desai <br />
*[[M. K. Raina]] as Masterji<br />
*[[S. Sathyendra]] as Veerappan's friend (uncredited)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/meet-mr-versatile/article3198308.ece|title=Meet Mr. Versatile|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 March 2012|access-date=30 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216033702/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/meet-mr-versatile/article3198308.ece|archive-date=16 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0260928|Giddh}}<br />
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|giddh}}<br />
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[[Category:1984 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1984 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1984 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about prostitution in India]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by B. V. Karanth]]<br />
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