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Directed By:- Ashvin Kumar
Produced By:- Ashvin Kumar, Dilip Singh
Written By :- Ashvin Kumar
Starring :- Julfuqar Ali (Salim), Sushil Sharma, Meghna Mehta.
Language:- Hindi/Urdu
Synopsis
The movie revolves around Jamal (played by Salim), a 10 year old PakistaniMuslim boy. While playing cricket near the Indo Pakistani border, the cricket ball is tossed over to the Indian side of the border separated by a fence.
Jamal crosses the fence to fetch the ball. He is however spotted by the Indian security forces and shot at. He hides in an Indian village where he is provided shelter by Bhola (Sushil Sharma), a devout HinduBrahmin. Both Bhola and his niece, Rani (Megnaa Mehtta), are skeptical about allowing a Muslim boy in their home.
However, when the security forces come looking for Jamal in the village, he is protected by Bhola and Rani.
Jamal does manage to return to Pakistan in the end.
Awards
Since its world premiere in September 2004, the film has been invited to 103 film festivals and has won awards in fourteen of them. Chief among them was the nomination for Academy Awards, USA in the Best Live action short films category. It was also nominated for the best short film award in the European Film Awards.
It went on to win the audience award in the Almer?a International Short Film Festival, the UIP Ghent Award for European Short Films in the Flanders International Film Festival, the grand prize in the Manhattan Short Films festival and the first prize in the Short Films category in the Montr?al World Film Festival.
The movie was officially mentioned and selected in various other competitions. It also won an honourable mention by BAFTA LA. It is the first Indian short film to get a theatrical release in India.
Won
Montreal World Film Festival: 1st Prize.
Manhattan Film Festival: Best Film.
Flanders Film Festival: Best Film.
Tehran International Film Festival: Grand Prize
Reelworld Film Festival: Bell Expressvu Award.
Satyajit Ray Foundation: Satyajit Ray Award, Best Short Film.
Lucania Film Festival: Winner.
Salento Film Festival: Winner.
Aspen Shortfest: Honorable Mention by BAFTA/LA.
Almer?a International Short Film Festival: Audience Award.
Temecula Valley International Film Festival: Special Jury Prize.
Mumbai International Film Festival: Silver Conch.
Sousse International Film Festival: Winner.
Buff Film Festival: Winner, Audience Choice.
S?o Paulo International Short Film Festival: Audience Favourite Screenshots     Download Movie Link  |
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