Hansa (film)
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Director Manav Kaul Cinematography Sachin Kabir Duration Language Hindi | 8.2/10 IMDb Release date December 28, 2012 (India) Genres Bollywood, Drama Country India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 28, 2012 (2012-12-28) Cast Kumud Mishra, Trimala Adhikari, Abhay Joshi Similar movies Khichdi: The Movie (2010), A Gran Plan (2012), Phoonk 2 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hansa is a 2012 Hindi feature film directed by Manav Kaul. The directorial debut film is set in a village in Uttarakhand, where Hansa and his elder sister Chiku look for their missing father. Upon its release the film receive critical acclaim.
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Astonishingly, this movie was made with a budget of mere 5 Lakh INR(approx. $8000).
Also during an interview on Lallantop(Indian online news channel), director Manav Kaul mentioned that the movie is freely available on Youtube.
Hansa trailer
Plot summary
The movie revolves around a little boy, Hansa and his sister, Cheeku. Their father has mysteriously disappeared while the mother is pregnant and about to deliver. Their father disappeared with outstanding loans and now it is left to young Cheeku has to prevent her house from getting sold and is at the receiving end of a powerful villagers lecherous advances while little Hansa is too restless and distracted to pay attention to all the trouble his sister is facing. For Hansa his troubles revolve around a small red tennis ball which has got entangled in a huge inaccessible tree, a five rupee coin stolen from a local bully and all the travails of a boy and his closest friend Raku playing hokey from school and asking the time....
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Release and critical reviews
The film was released in India by PVR Pictures as part of their "Director's Rare" film package on 28 December 2012. Hansa has received good critical acclaim after its premiere at the 2012 OSIAN CINEFAN's International Film Festival Hansa was awarded Best Film Audience Vote and Best Film Critics Award.
Hansa has also been cited by BBC as one of the must watch Hindi films of 2012 in India.
References
Hansa (film) WikipediaHansa (film) IMDb