Anahat (film)

Anahat (Eternity) is a 2003 Marathi film directed by Amol Palekar and starring Anant Nag, Sonali Bendre and Deepti Naval. Anahat focuses on a woman (Bendre) asserting her right to sexual fulfillment. 
Anahat, (the eighth feature film of the actor-turned-director), is the second offering by Palekar which examines gender-related issues, the first being Daayra. The film was inspired by Surendra Verma’s Hindi play Surya ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki Pehli Kiran Tak.

Anahat was screened as the opening film of the 2003 Indian Panorama, an International film festival. It was also screened at Jerusalem Film Festival in 2011 along with five other movies.

Plot
Anahat is set in the 10th century A.D in Shravasti, the capital of the Kingdom of Malla. It revolves around two individuals — the king of Malla (Anant Nag) who is unable to father an heir, and the Queen, Sheelavati (Sonali Bendre), who is forced to choose a potent mate for one night. But, while the queen is ordered to merely produce an heir through the prevalent custom of Niyoga, she enjoys the sexual act without hurting her husband and comes to realise what her life was missing (in terms of sexual fulfillment).

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Category:2003 films
Category:2000s drama films
Category:Indian films
Category:2000s Marathi-language films
Category:Indian films based on plays
Category:Films set in the 10th century
Category:Films set in Uttar Pradesh
Category:History of India on film
Category:Films directed by Amol Palekar
Category:Indian historical films
Category:2000s historical films
Category:Indian drama films