SYNOPSIS
Benares, the holy city on the banks of the Ganges, reserves a cruel punishment for those who play with moral traditions. Deepak, a young man from a poor neighborhood, falls hopelessly in love with a young girl from a different caste. Devi, a young student who’s gone off the rails, is tortured by feelings of guilt following the disappearance of her first lover. Devi’s father Pathak, a victim of police corruption, has lost his moral compass because of money, while a young boy, Jhonta, is in search of a family. These characters are all seeking a better future, whilst buffeted between the demands of modern life and an attachment to tradition. And their paths are about to cross…
CREDITS
a film by Neeraj Ghaywan MASAAN Sanya Mishra Richa Chadda Vicky Kaushal Shweta Tripathi
director of photography Avinash Arun editor Nittin Baid production designer Ranjit Singh screenplay, dialogue and lyrics Varun Grover songs composed by Indian Ocean background music Bruno Coulais sound designers Sanjay Maurya Allwin Rego Gilles Benardeau costume designer Shruti Kapoor production designer Ranjit Singh casting director Mukesh Chabbra action director Sham Kaushal producers Manish Mundra, Mélita Toscan du Plantier, Marie-Jeanne Pascal, Guneet Monga, Shaan Vyas, Vikas Bahl, Vikramasitya Motwane & Anurag Kashyap co-producers Dipa De Motwane, Sophie Seydoux, Arte France Cinema & Pathé Production
associate producers Ranjan Singh Rati Shankar Trip Athi Shiladitya Bora
Drishyam Films, Macassar Productions, Sikhya Entertainment Production
director of photography Avinash Arun editor Nittin Baid production designer Ranjit Singh screenplay, dialogue and lyrics Varun Grover songs composed by Indian Ocean background music Bruno Coulais sound designers Sanjay Maurya Allwin Rego Gilles Benardeau costume designer Shruti Kapoor production designer Ranjit Singh casting director Mukesh Chabbra action director Sham Kaushal producers Manish Mundra, Mélita Toscan du Plantier, Marie-Jeanne Pascal, Guneet Monga, Shaan Vyas, Vikas Bahl, Vikramasitya Motwane & Anurag Kashyap co-producers Dipa De Motwane, Sophie Seydoux, Arte France Cinema & Pathé Production
associate producers Ranjan Singh Rati Shankar Trip Athi Shiladitya Bora
Drishyam Films, Macassar Productions, Sikhya Entertainment Production
WORLD SALES & FRENCH DISTRIBUTION: Pathé
TECHNICAL
format DCP / colour / 1:85 / 5.1 length 103 min original language Hindi year 2015
FESTIVALS
Official Selection Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival (France) / Stockholm International Film Festival (Sweden) / SAARC Film Festival (Sri Lanka) / Beirut International Film Festival (Lebanon) / Dharamshala International Film Festival (India) / All Lights India International Film Festival (India) / Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (USA) / San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival.(USA)
PRIZES
Mahindra Global Filmaking Award 2014, Sundance Institute
Fipresci Prize - Cannes 2015
Promising Future Prize, Un Certain Regard - Cannes 2015
Best First Film Award to Neeraj Ghaywan – Golden Lotus 2016 (India)
Best Actor Award to Vicky Kaushal – Screen Weekly Awards 2016
Fipresci Prize - Cannes 2015
Promising Future Prize, Un Certain Regard - Cannes 2015
Best First Film Award to Neeraj Ghaywan – Golden Lotus 2016 (India)
Best Actor Award to Vicky Kaushal – Screen Weekly Awards 2016
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