# Natkhat > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Natkhat > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Natkhat.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natkhat > Source revision: 1341253195 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Natkhat | image = Natkhat Poster.jpg | caption = Natkhat | director = Shaan Vyas | producer = [Ronnie Screwvala](/source/Ronnie_Screwvala)
[Vidya Balan](/source/Vidya_Balan) | writer = Annukampa Harsh
Shaan Vyas | starring = Vidya Balan
Sanika Patel | music = Karan Gour | cinematography = Sachin Pillai | editing = Shweta Venkat Mathew | studio = [RSVP Movies](/source/RSVP_Movies) | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|6|2|[We Are One](/source/We_Are_One%3A_A_Global_Film_Festival)}} | runtime = 33 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi }} '''''Natkhat''''' ({{Translation|The Brat}}) is a 2020 Indian [short film](/source/short_film) directed by Shaan Vyas and written by Vyas and Annukampa Harsh. It stars [Vidya Balan](/source/Vidya_Balan) as a mother educating her young son about [gender equality](/source/gender_equality). It premiered on [YouTube](/source/YouTube) as part of the [We Are One: A Global Film Festival](/source/We_Are_One%3A_A_Global_Film_Festival).{{cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-am-a-work-in-progress-feminist/article31726214.ece |title=Vidya Balan: I am a work-in-progress feminist |date=1 June 2020 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2 June 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/going-digital-vidya-balans-debut-production-natkhat-set-to-premiere-in-online-film-fest/articleshow/76060466.cms |title=Going digital: Vidya Balan's debut production 'Natkhat' set to premiere in online film fest |date=28 May 2020 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=2 June 2020}} The film will be opening film of the [Indian Film Festival of Melbourne](/source/Indian_Film_Festival_of_Melbourne) on 23 October. The 2020 festival is being hosted virtually between 23 and 30 October, due to the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/vidya-balan-s-natkhat-marathi-film-habaddi-to-open-melbourne-fest-657069 |title=Vidya Balan's Natkhat, Marathi film Habaddi to open Melbourne fest |date=15 October 2020 |work=India TV News |access-date=15 October 2020}} ==Cast== *[Vidya Balan](/source/Vidya_Balan) as Surekha, Sonu's mother *Sanika Patel as Sonu *[Raj Arjun](/source/Raj_Arjun) as Sonu's father *Atul Tiwari as Sonu's grandfather *Nivedita Baunthiyal *[Sparsh Shrivastav](/source/Sparsh_Srivastav) as Sonu's uncle *[Samarth Mahor](/source/Samarth_Mahor) as Bantu *Aruraj patel as Bhusa *Abhi Dubey as Suresh *Vedant Tanwar as Dora ==Production== ''Natkhat'' was filmed in [Harda](/source/Harda), [Madhya Pradesh](/source/Madhya_Pradesh), and the interior scenes were filmed in [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai).{{cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/films-are-about-visualising-the-script-seeing-magic-in-scenes-shaan-vyas/article31733706.ece |title='Films are about visualising the script, seeing magic in scenes': Shaan Vyas |date=2 June 2020 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2 June 2020}} A majority of the cast members had no prior acting experience. Sanika Patel, a girl, was cast in the leading role of Sonu. ==Reception== Shubhra Gupta of ''[The Indian Express](/source/The_Indian_Express)'' labelled ''Natkhat'' a "valuable addition to the films which call out patriarchy, and how utterly damaging it can be."{{cite web |title=Natkhat: The Vidya Balan short film is compelling |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/natkhat-viday-balan-short-film-6438505/ |work=The Indian Express |date=2 June 2020 |access-date=2 June 2020}} Jyoti Sharma Bawa of ''[Hindustan Times](/source/Hindustan_Times)'' credited Vyas for effectively portraying a world in which "women are shorn of agency and men get their power from displaying naked machismo"; she praised Vidya for bringing "simplicity and nuance" to her role and Patel for matching her vulnerability.{{cite web |title=Natkhat movie review: Vidya Balan's short film will leave you shaken but hopeful |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/natkhat-movie-review-vidya-balan-s-short-film-will-leave-you-shaken-but-hopeful/story-2fvT4U1vZD41Wqk8tljTFI.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 June 2020 |access-date=4 June 2020}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|11058440}} * [http://www.weareoneglobalfestival.com/events/the-brat-2020 The Brat]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at [We Are One: A Global Film Festival](/source/We_Are_One%3A_A_Global_Film_Festival) Category:2020 films Category:2020 drama films Category:2020 short films Category:Indian drama short films Category:2020 Hindi-language films Category:2020 Indian films Category:Hindi-language drama films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Natkhat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natkhat) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natkhat?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.