Released in 1990
10/10
Genre- Drama
Main Cast: Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi
Music- Vanraj Bhatia
Story- Ramapada Chowdhury
Screenplay: Tapan Sinha
Direction- Tapan Sinha

Pankaj Kapur in a scene from “Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)”

BRIEF INTRODUCTION Based on Ramapada Chowdhury’s acclaimed story, “Abhimanyu”, the plot revolves around a doctor/researcher, Dr. Dipankar Roy (played by Pankaj Kapur) who discovers a vaccine for an infectious disease (Leprosy) with a lot of effort and personal sacrifices. But instead of getting widespread appreciation for his work, he is even denied proper recognition by the system. How he deals with it and what happens next forms the rest of the story.

The Movie Based on a story inspired by the life and times of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay (the pioneer of IVF in India), Ek Doctor Ki Maut is one of the best films I have seen so far domestically or globally (I saw the film back in 2017). This film has the highest standards in all aspects, story, screenplay, direction or performances, etc. With a seriously straightforward narrative and no unnecessary clutters, Ek Doctor Ki Maut delivers sincerely.

a scene from “Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)”

Performances “Ek Doctor Ki Maut” is undoubtedly Pankaj Kapur’s film, it is one of his best performances, a performance worth a standing ovation. And not just Pankaj Kapur but also the performance by the rest of the cast is very compelling. Shabana Azmi played the supporting wife Seema, Anil Chatterjee played Dr. Dipankar’s mentor and Irrfan Khan played a science journalist, Amulya (one of his earliest roles). The supporting cast also included Vijayendra Ghatge and Deepa Sahi. Vijayendra Ghatge played Dipankar’s best friend Dr. Sen and Deepa Sahi played Dr. Sen’s wife.

P.S. “Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990)” won three National Awards in 1990, for Best Direction (Tapan Sinha), Second Best Feature Film, and Special Jury Award (Pankaj Kapur). Additionally, the film won multiple awards at other important award ceremonies.