Silence! The Court Is in Session
1971, Marathi. Directed by Satyadev Dubey.
A political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not show up, a local stagehand is asked to replace him. An improvised, free-flowing 'rehearsal' is arranged and a mock trial is staged to help the novice understand court procedures. A (mock) charge of infanticide is levelled against Miss Benare, another cast-member. Suddenly the pretend-play turns into an accusatory game when it emerges from the trial that Miss Benare is carrying an out-of-wedlock child from her failed illicit relationship with Professor Damle, the missing cast-member.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Marathi
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- Released
- 1 January 1971
- Original title
- Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Vijay Tendulkar, Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Silence! The Court Is in Session runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Silence! The Court Is in Session isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1971. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Silence! The Court Is in Session?
Silence! The Court Is in Session (1971) was directed by Satyadev Dubey and stars Amrish Puri, Amol Palekar, Sulabha Deshpande.