Patang (film)
Patang is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Goutam Ghose, starring Shabana Azmi, Shafiq Syed, Om Puri and Rabi Ghosh. It is set in small railway station near Gaya and shows the lives of people in illegal slums near it. The film was shot in Gaya and Manpur in Bihar.
At the 41st National Film Awards, Patang won the award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. At the Taormina Film Fest, Shabana Azmi won the Best Actress Award.
Child actor Shafiq Syed, who played the lead role of Krishna in Mira Nair's Academy Award-nominated film Salaam Bombay!, acted in the film. This was the only other one he did.Cast
