Original Name: Samna
English Name: Confrontation
Year: 1974
Run Time: 151’
Language: Marathi
Type (Colour/ Black & White): Black
Country: India
Director: Jabbar Patel
Producer: Ramdas Phutane, Madhav Ganbote
Cast: Mohan Agashe, Nilu Phule, Shriram Lagoo, Smita Patil, Vilas Rakate.
Cinematographer: Suryakant Lavande
Editor: N. S. Vaidya
Director’s Biography:
Jabbar Patel (born 23 June 1942, Pandharpur) is a Marathi-language theatre and film director of India. His production of the play Vijay Tendulkar's play Ghashiram Kotwal, in 1973 is considered a classic in Modern Indian Theatre. ... His most acclaimed film is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar released in 1999.
Synopsis: The film dramatizes the conflict of wills between a small-town political racketeer and a morally upright school teacher. The sugar co-operatives of Maharashtra form the background for the film's action.