Vihir
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Vihir is a Marathi
film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni which will be released in March 2010 and was featured in Berlin
film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, Holland.
This is AB Corp Limited's first Marathi film.
They play a game of hide and seek in a rather unusual way. Where one cousin hides in death and the other is looking for him in the life around him. . . . Samir's search leads him towards the experience of oneness where he can unite with Nachiket again!
The film is, with impeccably beautiful visual style, narrative subtlety with layers of philosophical complexity and yet accessible world for someone situated in other cultures.
Marathi cinema
Marathi cinema refers to films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is the oldest and pioneer film industry in India...
film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni which will be released in March 2010 and was featured in Berlin
Berlin
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film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, Holland.
This is AB Corp Limited's first Marathi film.
Storyline
A story of two adolescent boys Sameer and Nachiket (cousins who are best friends) standing on the crossroads of life... to choose between the life that leads to petty worldly small existence or the life of free existence that would let them spread their wings and soar high in open skies...They play a game of hide and seek in a rather unusual way. Where one cousin hides in death and the other is looking for him in the life around him. . . . Samir's search leads him towards the experience of oneness where he can unite with Nachiket again!
The film is, with impeccably beautiful visual style, narrative subtlety with layers of philosophical complexity and yet accessible world for someone situated in other cultures.
Cast
- Sameer: Madan Deodhar
- Nachiket: Alok Rajwade
- Ajoba (Grandfather) : Dr. Mohan Agashe
- Aaji (Grandmother): Jyoti Subhash
- Bau-Aaji : Sulabha Deshpande
- Sulabha : Renuka Daftardar
- Shobha : Ashwini Giri
- Bhavasha Mama (uncle) : Girish Kulkarni
- Prabha: Amruta Subhash
- Seems : Veena Jamkar
- Tayadi : Parna Pethe
- Soni: Sharavi Kulkarni
- Ashu : Aditya Ganu
- Anshu : Ajinkya Ganu
- Sameer's Father : Kiran Yatnopavit
- Nachiket's Father: Abhay Godse
- Pickpocket: Shrikant Yadav
Selection in festivals
- Pusan International Film Festival 2009.
- 8th Pune International Film Festival, Pune, India
- Kerala International Film Festival 2009
- Berlin International Film Festival 2010
- Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010
- 26th Warsaw International Film Festival (2010)
Awards and achievements
- Best Director: Umesh Kulkarni, Best Cinematographer: Sudhir Palsane (PIFF 2010)
- Best Sound Design Anthony B J Ruban, Best Cinematographer: Sudhir Palsane (Zee gaurav Awards 2010)