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Chauranga Directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra Produced by Onir and Sanjay Suri Written by Bikas Ranjan Mishra Studio Anticlock Films Distributed by Anticlock Films Country India Language Hindi Chauranga is an upcoming 2012, the debut feature film of Indian writer-director Bikas Ranjan Mishra, to be produced by Onir and Sanjay Suri.[1] The film was developed at the Screenwriters' Lab organized by National Film Development Corporation of India in collaboration with Locarno Film Festival and the ScriptStation of Berlinale Talent Campus, a part of Berlin Film Festival[2].
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Plot
A fourteen year old dalit boy is growing up in an unnamed corner of India. His dream is to go to a town school like his elder brother and his reality is to look after the pig that his family owns. His only escape is to sit atop a Jamun tree and adore his beloved passing by on her scooter. His unspoken love is as true as his mother’s helplessness who cleans the cowsheds of the local strongman’s mansion, with whom she also has a secret liaison. When the boy’s elder brother comes on a vacation to the village, he soon finds out about his younger brother’s infatuation. The learned elder brother makes him realize the need to express his love and helps him write a love letter.
Will things remain the same in the village after this love letter is delivered? Especially when the girl is the village strongman’s daughter?
Inspired by a true event, Chauranga is a fictional account of six days in a dark corner of India.
A story of the violence of class oppression that still exists in Rural India
Development
Bikas Mishra's script was selected by the National Film Development Corporation in 2010 for its Screenwriters' Lab organized at Locarno Film Festival. The script was later selected by Berlinale Talent Campuss ScriptStation program. Marten Rabarts,[3],the artistic director of Amsterdam based Binger FilmLab consulted Bikas on the script at both the labs.
References
- ^ "Chauranga: Preview, Synopsis and Storyline". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/preview/14563/index.html. Retrieved 2011-29-99.
- ^ "Chauranga on Berlinale Talent Campus". Berlinale Talent Campus. http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/campus/project/profile/70763. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "Marten Rabarts". Binger Filmlab, Amsterdam. http://www.binger.nl/staff/6658.
External links
Categories:- Indian films
- Hindi-language films
- Upcoming films
- Films shot in India
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