Turtle (film)
2018 Indian film
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Turtle is an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Dinesh S Yadav and Produced by Mr. Ashok H Choudhary. The film stars Sanjay Mishra, Amol Deshmukh, Teetu Verma, Yash Rajasthani, Ankit Sharma, Ramnath Choudhary and Monica Sharma.[2][3] The film is based on the issue of World Water Crisis. It had its premiere at the Jagran Film Festival on 2 July 2018[4][5] and has been selected in China Film Festival, Third Eye Asian Film Festival and Rajasthan International Film Festival.[6]
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| Directed by | Dinesh S. Yadav |
| Written by | Dinesh Yadav, Suryapal Singh (Dialogues)[1] |
| Produced by | Ashok H. Choudhary |
| Starring | Sanjay Mishra |
| Cinematography | Yogesh Koli |
| Edited by | Aseem Sinha |
| Music by | Kunaal Vermaa Repariyaa Baalam |
Production companies | Shivazza Films & Entertainment |
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Running time | 1 Hour 15 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
At 66th National Film Awards, Turtle received the National Film Award for Best Rajasthani Film.[7] The film is inspired by a real story of Mr. Ramkaran Choudhary (Bagod) from Village Dehlod, Rajasthan.
Synopsis
In this folktale, Turtle, digs the earth to deepen the water. The film is a metaphorical depiction of the turtle where in a drought struck village of Rajasthan, Ramkaran Choudhary is churning the parched, sun baked earth, to extract water and the common folk indulged in a tug of war, rotating on his shell, desperate to quench their thirst.
Cast
- Sanjay Mishra as Ramkaran Choudhary
- Teetu Verma ( as Nanku )
- Amol Deshmukh as Shambhu
- Ankit Anil Sharma as Hari
- Monica Sharma as Ashok's mother
- Ramnath Choudhary as the Alghoza player and Long Mustache
- Yash Rajasthani as Ashok
- Zoya Shah as Reena
Filming
Awards
- The film Turtle won the National Film Award for Best Rajasthani Film at 66th National Film Awards in August 2019.[9] After winning the award, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot congratulated to producer Ashok Choudhary over the call.[10]
- The film won the Special Critic Award for Best Director in Hindi Feature Film at the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) in January 2019.[11]
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