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Bub
Directed byJyoti Sarup
Written byJyoti Sarup
Pamposh Bhat
StarringK. K. Raina
Virendra Razdan
Raju Kher
Kuber Sarup
Yogesh Kilam
CinematographyGagrin Mishra
Edited byChetan Dubey
Music byPt. Bhajan Sopori
Bashir Arif (lyrics)
Production
company
Distributed byNFDC
Release date
  • 1 December 2001 (2001-12-01)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKashmiri

Bub (English: Father) is an Indian film in Kashmiri language directed by Jyoti Sarup. It was released in Jammu on 1 December 2001. It is the third Kashmiri film, the preceding one was released 38 years previously. The film won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration at the 49th National Film Awards. The film is based on the Wandhama Massacre, where several Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants before Republic Day on 26 January and focuses on a family that was massacred.

Cast

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  • K. K. Raina ... Shiban Lal
  • Kuber Sarup ... Vinod
  • Virendra Razdan ... Vinod's uncle
  • Raju Kher ... Neighbor
  • Yogesh Kilam  ... Shiban's younger brother
  • Meenakshi Koul  ... Neighbor's daughter

Reaction

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Bub was greeted with a positive response from the media. The Hindu said that the film "describes the pain of a Kashmiri boy who lost his parents" and it also "gives an insight into the various aspects of Kashmiri society, culture".[1] Radio Kashmir praised the performances, saying "Mr. K.K.Raina, whose character runs throughout the movie, has done an excellent job". Praising the newcomer it said, "The young Kuber Sarup, 14 years old, does a very superb restrained part"."Radio Kashmir". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2009.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b [1] Article in The Hindu