Dhanak

Dhanak

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
Produced by Nagesh Kukunoor
Elahe Hiptoola
Written by Nagesh Kukunoor
Starring
Music by Tapas Relia
Cinematography Chirantan Das
Edited by Sanjib Dutta
Production
company
Distributed by PVR Pictures
Release dates
  • 8 February 2015 (2015-02-08) (Berlin Film Festival)
  • 17 June 2016 (2016-06-17) (India)

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Running time
 106 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Dhanak (English: The Rainbow) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor.[2] Produced by Manish Mundra, Nagesh Kukunoor, and Elahe Hiptoola, the film features Hetal Gadda and Krrish Chhabria as the two children, playing brother and sister, in the leading roles, with supporting performances from Chet Dixon, Vipin Sharma, Gulfam Khan,Vibha Chibber, Flora Saini, and Vijay Maurya.[3] The film was released nationwide in India on 17 June 2016.[2][4]

Plot

Pari (Hetal Gadda) has promised her little brother Chotu (Krrish Chhabria), who is blind since he was four years old, that she’ll help him get his eyesight back before his ninth birthday. When she spots her favorite movie star Shah Rukh Khan on a poster supporting an eye-donation drive, she is convinced her "hero" will help her with her mission, which has to be completed before the birthday, which is in few days.

Cast

Soundtrack

All songs are composed and produced by Tapas Relia. The lyrics are by Manoj Yadav, Mir Ali Husain and Tapas Relia.

No. Title Singers Lyricist Length
1. Chal Chalein Papon, Vibha Saraf, Shivamm Pathak Ali Mir Husain 5.21
2. Jeene Se Bhi Zyada Jiyein Shivamm Pathak Manoj Yadav 5.02
3. Dhanak Monali Thakur Ali Mir Husain 5.10
4. Damadam (Let's Give Love A Chance) Chet Dixon, Devu Khan Manganiyar Tapas Relia, Traditional 4.40
5. Mehandi Anwar Khan Manganiyar, Swaroop Khan, Niyaz Khan Traditional 3.56

Accolades

The film was premiered at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Crystal Bear Grand Prix for Best Children's Film, and Special Mention for the Best Feature Film by The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus.[5] The film has also garnered the Best Film Award in the main category-Children's Feature Film Competition-Cinema in Sneakers (film festival), and the Best Film Award - at the Montreal International Children's Film Festival (FIFEM).[6] Dhanak was also screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, and the Toronto International Film Festival.[7][8]

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