Salaat (film)

Salaat
Directed byKaz Rahman
Produced byKaz Rahman
Written byKaz Rahman
StarringHédi Hurban
Sara Rahman
Nasreen
Umran Yazici
Zainulvara Zaheer
Music byHédi Hurban
CinematographyKaz Rahman
Edited byKaz Rahman
Production
company
Charminar Films
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryCanada
India
USA

Salaat is a 2010 art film by Kaz Rahman.[1]

Synopsis

Five different women walk, ride and work through the day and each performs one of the five Muslim prayers Fajr (sunrise), Zohar (mid-day), Asr (afternoon), Maghrib (sunset) and Isha (evening). The film begins with 'Isha' and ends the next day at 'Maghrib' with each prayer being performed in real time amidst stunning settings. This structure also offers a glimpse at the beauty, stress and contradictions of people interacting throughout the day.[2]

Cast
  • Hédi Hurban as Zohar Lady
  • Nasreen as Isha Lady
  • Umran Yazici as Fajr Lady
  • Sara Rahman as Asr Lady
  • Zainulvara Zaheer as Maghrib Lady

Screenings

Salaat was screened at Melwood Screening Room at Pittsburgh Filmmakers[3] and The Andy Warhol Museum[4] in Pittsburgh, USA; Salar Jung Museum at Hyderabad[5] and India Habitat Center at New Delhi in India and as an installation at the 4th Video Arte Festival in Camaguey, Cuba .

Reception

Faisal M. Naim wrote in The Hindu "Kaz Rehman has very beautifully depicted the bonding of mankind with its creator in his film Salaat."[6]

References
  1. http://www.channel6.in/articles/a-moment-to-meditate/
  2. Say a beautiful prayer by Faisal M. Naim, The Hindu January 31st, 2011
  3. Film focuses on Muslims at Prayer Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  4. Salaat at warhol:
  5. Poetry on Celluloid by Sarika Murthy, Indian Express January 29th, 2011
  6. Say a beautiful prayer by Faisal M. Naim, The Hindu January 31st 2011


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