After bagging two awards at the Berlinale, Dhanak (Rainbow)
co-produced by Manish Mundra (Drishyam Films) and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor
has won the best film award in the main category, ‘Children's Feature Film
Competition’ at the Cinema in Sneakers Children's Festival, Poland.
Nagesh who couldn’t attend the festival shared a recorded
message thanking the festival authorities and the audience. The film was
screened at International Film Festival Los Angeles (IFFLA) and at Toronto
International Film Festival (TIFF), Kids.
Dhanak which stars Hetal Gada and Krrish Chhabria in the
lead roles is about an eight-year-old blind boy whose 10-year-old sister
promises him that he will get his vision back before he turns 9. The film
follows the duo on a magical journey through the sand dunes of Rajasthan. The
film also stars theatre actors, Vipin Sharma and Vibha Chhiber in the prominent
roles.
The award winning film co-produced by Manish Mundra
(Drishyam Films), Nagesh Kukunoor and Elahe Hiptoola had its world premiere at
the prestigious film festival, Berlinale where it bagged The Grand Prix for the
best feature-length film and the Special Mention for the best feature film by
The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus.
Like Iqbal, Dhanak also explores the beautiful relationship
of a brother and sister and the central character suffers from a disability,
but in a dramatically diverse setting. This is also Nagesh’s second film with
children after the much acclaimed Rockford.
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