Rahul Bose
Agastya Sen
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English, August: An Indian Story is a novel by Indian author Upamanyu Chatterjee. It is written in English and first published in 1988. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994. The novel portrays the struggle of a civil servant who is posted in a rural area and is considered to be a very authentic portrayal of the state of ...
- Upamanyu Chatterjee
- 1988
Jan 1, 2001 · Agastya Sen, known to friends by the English name August, is a child of the Indian elite. His friends go to Yale and Harvard. August himself has just landed a prize government job. The job takes him to Madna, “the hottest town in India,” deep in the sticks.
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Sep 16, 1994 · English, August: Directed by Dev Benegal. With Tanvi Azmi, Rahul Bose, Rupen Bose, Shivaji Satam. Agastya Sen (Rahul Bose), nicknamed "English, August", speaks and thinks in English. A lover of poetry, he listens to Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, rock, and jazz, and reads Marcus Aurelius.
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- Drama, Comedy
- Dev Benegal
- 1994-09-16
About English, August. Agastya Sen, known to friends by the English name August, is a child of the Indian elite. His friends go to Yale and Harvard. August himself has just landed a prize government job. The job takes him to Madna, “the hottest town in India,” deep in the sticks.
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English, August is a 1994 Indian English-language black comedy film and director Dev Benegal's first feature film. A humorous and irreverent study of bureaucracy and the Indian Generation X, English, August won several awards at international film festivals.
English, August. A well-educated civil servant experiences culture shock in a small South Indian township.
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English, August. Genre. Comedy. Drama. Political. Release Date. 1994. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 46m. TCM Emails. Sign Up.
