Damini
Damini
It is considered a cult feminist film and is still regarded as an all-time classic female oriented film and important for portraying women empowerment in cinema. The pathbreaking film was praised for breaking social taboos and handling the subject of rape with sensitivity; a rarity in Bollywood at the time.
Damini
Damini is the recipient of a number of accolades. At the 40th National Film Awards, Deol won Best Supporting Actor. In addition to other awards, the film received seven nominations at the 39th Filmfare Awards including Best Film, Best Actress for Seshadri, and Best Villain for Puri. It won a 4 leading awards — Best Director for Santoshi, Best Supporting Actor for Deol, Best Story for Sutanu Gupta, and Best Sound for Rakesh Ranjan.
Accolades
<table><thead><tr><th>Ceremony</th><th>Category</th><th>Recipient</th><th>Result</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>40th National Film Awards</td><td>Best Supporting Actor</td><td>Sunny Deol</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>39th Filmfare Awards</td><td>Best Supporting Actor</td></tr><tr><td>Best Director</td><td>Rajkumar Santoshi</td></tr><tr><td>Best Story</td><td>Sutanu Gupta</td></tr><tr><td>Best Sound</td><td>Rakesh Ranjan</td></tr><tr><td>Best Film</td><td>Damini</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Best Actress</td><td>Meenakshi Seshadri</td></tr><tr><td>Best Villain</td><td>Amrish Puri</td></tr></tbody></table>
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