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The Seventh Horse of the Sun
The Seventh Horse of the Sun
8.6
/10
765 Ratings

THE SEVENTH HORSE OF THE SUN

सूरज का सातवाँ घोड़ा | Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda

Directed by Shyam Benegal
India, 1992
Drama

Synopsis

Each evening, Manek Mulla, a young bachelor, has a collection of friends gather at his house to discuss literature and life and enjoy his skill as a raconteur and teller of tales. Imaginative and loquacious, Manek tells three stories about three women he met at different stages of his life.

Synopsis

Each evening, Manek Mulla, a young bachelor, has a collection of friends gather at his house to discuss literature and life and enjoy his skill as a raconteur and teller of tales. Imaginative and loquacious, Manek tells three stories about three women he met at different stages of his life.

Our take

Based on a novel by Hindi author Dharamvir Bharati, The Seventh Horse of the Sun weaves reality with fiction to create a mystical ode to the art of storytelling. A poignant meditation on romance, class, and the passing of time, this is a subtly layered portrayal of life ethics in 1990s India.