Anhe Ghore Da Daan
| Anhe Ghore Da Daan | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gurvinder Singh |
| Written by | Gurdial Singh |
| Based on | Anhe Ghore Da Daan by Gurdial Singh |
| Produced by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Starring | Samuel John Kul Sidhu Gurpreet Bhangu |
| Cinematography | Satya Rai Nagpaul |
| Edited by | Ujjwal Chandra |
| Music by | Catherine Lamb |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
Anhe Ghore Da Daan (English: Alms for a Blind Horse) is a 2011 Indian
The film was shot in and around Bathinda city in Feb-March 2011.
Cast
- Samuel John as Melu, the rickshaw puller
- Mal Singh as Father
- Sarbjeet Kaur as Dayalo
- Emmanuel Singh as Bhupi
- Kulvinder Kaur as Ballo, Melu's wife
- Lakha Singh as Lakha
- Gurvinder Makhna as Dulla
- Dharminder Kaur as Mother
Plot
The film is set in a village in the outskirts of Bathinda city where villagers work in the fields of the local landlord. It is a village where people are trying hard to make peace with their existence. Daily rituals betray their simmering anger and their helplessness. The landlord has apparently sold his plots to an industry which has demolished the house of one of the villagers who refuses to vacate it. The elderly farmer's son is a rickshaw puller in the nearby town. The rickshaw pullers have gone on a strike that has turned violent. Both father and son are equally clueless about their futures.
Awards
Anhe Ghore Da Daan is the first Punjabi-language film to have travelled to numerous international film festivals. The film premiered in the Orizzonti section (Horizons) at the
References
- ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ Jatinder Preet (2 October 2011). "Punjabi Film Making Waves at International Film Festivals". The Sunday Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- The Tribune.
- ^ "Punjabi film Anhey Ghore Da Daan wins the best Punjabi film award at IFFI". Dainik Bhaskar.
External links
- Anhe Ghore Da Daan at IMDb
