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Daayraa is a 1996 Bollywood film, directed by Amol Palekar, starring Nirmal Pandey and Sonali Kulkarni. The screenplay was by award-winning journalist and novelist, Timeri N. Murari. Exploring themes such as male-female relationships, preconceived notions of love, and social attitudes toward them, the plot involves a romantic relationship between a transvestite dancer and a gang raped woman who begins to dress up like a man. Due to its sensitive themes, the film was not released theatrically in India. The film was the first in Palekar's trilogy on sexuality; Anahat (2003) and Thaang (2006) followed it.
Original Release
09/12/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nirmal Pandey | The Transvestite / Trans Woman |
Sonali Kulkarni | The Girl / Girl |
Faiyyaz | Madam |
Rekha Sahay | Sultana - Bar Owner / Sultana |
Neena Kulkarni | Widow |
Haidar Ali | Garage Owner |
Nandu Madhav | Abductor |
Nagesh Bhonsle | Abductor |
Rekha Sabnis | Girl's Parent |
Sanjay Sharma | Girl's Parent |
Directors
Writers
Amol Palekar, Timeri N. Murari, Chitra Palekar, Shashank Shanker
Cast
Name | Character |
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Nirmal Pandey | The Transvestite / Trans Woman |
Sonali Kulkarni | The Girl / Girl |
Faiyyaz | Madam |
Rekha Sahay | Sultana - Bar Owner / Sultana |
Neena Kulkarni | Widow |
Haidar Ali | Garage Owner |
Nandu Madhav | Abductor |
Nagesh Bhonsle | Abductor |
Rekha Sabnis | Girl's Parent |
Sanjay Sharma | Girl's Parent |
Kalyani Karandikar | Sushila |
Ganesh Yadav | Jeep Driver |
Shezaad | Rapist |
Brijesh Singh | Rapist |
Rajiv Mohanty | Rapist |
Ravi Gosain | Macho Man |
Hiraial Jain | Dance Troupe Owner |
Mithali Kamat | Female Dancer |
Rakhi Das | Bride |
Vinayak Misra | Bride's Father |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Timeri N. Murari | Executive Producer |
Dharampriya Das | Producer |
Pravesh Sippy | Producer |