Deccani Souls

Deccani Souls
Directed by Kaz Rahman
Produced by Kaz Rahman
Written by Kaz Rahman
Starring M.A. Siddiq
Sathya Bhama
H.K.S. Babu
Music by Hédi Hurban
Cinematography Kaz Rahman
Edited by Kaz Rahman
Production
company
Charminar Films
Release dates
  • April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
Running time
 106 minutes
Country Canada
India
USA

Deccani Souls is a 2012 art film written and directed by Kaz Rahman. It tells the story of three characters: Hamza, a traveller from an unknown land; Babu, a census collector and Siddiq, an urdu poet struggling with writer's block as they wander through Hyderabad and are unknowingly connected by the history of Operation Polo.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Hyderabad and Bidar in India and in Ontario, Canada.[3]

The details of Operation Polo mentioned in the film are taken from the Sunderlal report.[4][5]

Screenings

Deccani Souls was screened at The Hollywood Theater in Pittsburgh, USA.[6] on June 14, 2012. It was screened at the Transmissions Film Festival in New Delhi, India and was later screened to public at Cochin, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Hyderabad and Mumbai.[7]

The film was screened as part of the 31st Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh, USA in November 2012.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "A peep into the melancholic past of 'Deccani Souls'". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 August 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. ↑ "The tryst in the Hyderabad tale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ "Filmmaker takes a trip through Hyderabad's history". Times of India. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  4. ↑ "A film for all Deccani Souls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 August 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  5. ↑ "Hyderabad: A Journey through 'Deccani Souls'". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 12 May 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/film-notes-a-local-connection-to-iron-man-3-639438/
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Three Rivers Film Festival schedule

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