# Chauranga > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chauranga > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chauranga.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauranga > Source revision: 1357003087 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Chauranga | image = Film Poster Chauranga Movie.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical Release Poster | director = [Bikas Ranjan Mishra](/source/Bikas_Mishra) | starring = [Sanjay Suri](/source/Sanjay_Suri)
[Tannishtha Chatterjee](/source/Tannishtha_Chatterjee)
Soham Maitra | cinematography = Ramanuj Dutta | producer = [Onir](/source/Onir)
[Sanjay Suri](/source/Sanjay_Suri)
Mohan Mulani | writer = [Bikas Ranjan Mishra](/source/Bikas_Mishra) | studio = Anticlock Films | distributor = Anticlock Films | released = {{Film date|2014|10|21|Mumbai Film Festival|2016|01|08|India|df=yes}} | country = India | language = Hindi | runtime = 88 minutes | budget = approx. {{INRConvert|8|c}} }} '''''Chauranga''''' is a 2016 Hindi film. It is the debut feature film of [India](/source/India)n writer-director [Bikas Ranjan Mishra](/source/Bikas_Mishra), produced by [Onir](/source/Onir) and [Sanjay Suri](/source/Sanjay_Suri).{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/preview/14563/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001141430/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/preview/14563/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2011|title=Chauranga: Preview, Synopsis and Storyline |website=[Bollywood Hungama](/source/Bollywood_Hungama)|accessdate=2011-09-09}} The film was developed at the Screenwriters' Lab organized by the [National Film Development Corporation](/source/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India) of India in collaboration with the [Locarno Film Festival](/source/Locarno_Film_Festival) and the ScriptStation of [Berlinale Talent Campus](/source/Berlinale_Talent_Campus), a part of the [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival).{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/campus/project/profile/70763|title=Chauranga on Berlinale Talent Campus|publisher=[Berlinale Talent Campus](/source/Berlinale_Talent_Campus)|accessdate=2011-06-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602053743/http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/campus/project/profile/70763|archivedate=2 June 2011|df=dmy-all}} The film won the Golden Gateway of India Award for Best Film (India Gold 2014) at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/court-chauranga-win-top-awards-in-mumbai/5078880.article|title=Court, Chauranga win top awards in Mumbai |publisher=[Screen International](/source/Screen_International)|accessdate=2014-10-22}} The film was released worldwide on 8 January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/IamOnir/status/654250562075164672|title=Chauranga Theater Release |publisher=[Twitter](/source/Twitter)|accessdate=2015-10-14}} ==Plot== This is based on Dalit-Brahmin relations in the villages and shows how Dalits are exploited. A fourteen-year-old [Dalit](/source/Dalit) boy (Soham Maitra) is growing up in an unnamed corner of India. His dream is to go to a town school like his elder brother ([Riddhi](/source/Riddhi_Sen) Sen), and his reality is to look after the pig that his family owns. His only escape is to sit atop a [Jamun tree](/source/Jambul) and adore his beloved ([Ena Saha](/source/Ena_Saha)) passing by on her scooter. His unspoken love is as true as his mother's helplessness, who cleans the cowsheds of the local Brahmin's mansion, with whom she also has a secret liaison. When the boy's elder brother comes on a vacation to the village, he soon finds out about his younger brother's infatuation. The learned elder brother makes him realize the need to express his love and helps him write a love letter. ==Cast== *Soham Maitra as Santu *[Ena Saha](/source/Ena_Saha) as Mona *[Riddhi Sen](/source/Riddhi_Sen) as Bajrangi *[Sanjay Suri](/source/Sanjay_Suri) as Dhaval *[Tannishtha Chatterjee](/source/Tannishtha_Chatterjee) as Dhaniya *[Dhritiman Chatterjee](/source/Dhritiman_Chatterjee) as Lali Pandey, the blind priest *[Swatilekha Sengupta](/source/Swatilekha_Sengupta) as Dhaval's mother *[Arpita Chatterjee](/source/Arpita_Chatterjee) as Nidhi *[Anshuman Jha](/source/Anshuman_Jha) as Raghu *Delzad Hiwale as Shambhu ==Production== ===Development=== [Bikas Mishra](/source/Bikas_Mishra)'s script was selected by the [National Film Development Corporation](/source/National_Film_Development_Corporation_of_India) in 2010 for its Screenwriters' Lab organized at [Locarno Film Festival](/source/Locarno_Film_Festival). The script was later selected by [Berlinale Talent Campus](/source/Berlinale_Talent_Campus)' ScriptStation program. Marten Rabarts,{{cite web|url=http://www.binger.nl/staff/6658|title=Marten Rabarts|publisher=[Binger Filmlab](/source/Binger_Filmlab), Amsterdam|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120301034317/http://www.binger.nl/staff/6658|archivedate=1 March 2012|df=dmy-all}} the artistic director of Amsterdam-based Binger FilmLab consulted Bikas on the script at both the labs. ==Awards== *Grand Jury Prize for Best Film at 13th Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles 2015 (IFFLA) {{cite web|url=http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/2015-indian-film-festival-of-los-angeles-announces-award-winners/|title=Four Colors (Chauranga) receives Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature|website=www.indianfilmfestival.org, US}} * Golden Gateway of India for Best Film (India Gold) at 16th Mumbai Film Festival 2014 {{cite web|url=http://dearcinema.com/news/court-chauranga-killa-winners-16th-mumbai-film-festival/4444|title=Court, Chauranga, Killa winners at 16th Mumbai Film Festival|publisher=[DearCinema.com](/source/DearCinema.com), India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141029170307/http://dearcinema.com/news/court-chauranga-killa-winners-16th-mumbai-film-festival/4444|archivedate=29 October 2014|df=dmy-all}} * ''Chauranga'' won "Incredible India" Award for the best project of co-production market,{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bikas-Mishra-s-Chauranga-wins-award-at-IFFI-s-Film-Bazaar/Article1-777527.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205233028/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bikas-Mishra-s-Chauranga-wins-award-at-IFFI-s-Film-Bazaar/Article1-777527.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2011|title="Incredible India" award for the best project of Co-Production market|publisher=[Hindustan Times](/source/Hindustan_Times), India}} at the NFDC Film Bazaar, [International Film Festival of India](/source/International_Film_Festival_of_India), Goa 2011 and Script Funding from [Goteborg International Film Festival](/source/Goteborg_International_Film_Festival), Sweden.{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/11/dec/19-sanjay-suri-onir-seek-german-co-producer-for-bikas-mishra-chauranga-121103.asp|title=GIFF script grant to Chauranga|publisher=Glamsham.com}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=3777164}} * {{Official website|http://www.anticlockfilms.com/films/chauranga/}} Category:2014 films Category:2014 Hindi-language films Category:2014 Indian films Category:Films shot in India Category:Films about the caste system in India Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films Category:2010s avant-garde and experimental films Category:Films distributed by PVR Inox Pictures --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chauranga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauranga) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauranga?action=history)). 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