Mitti: Back to roots is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language crowd-funded docudrama film written by Rajnish Sharma and directed by Anshul Sinha starring Anumeha Rai. The music was composed by P.V.R. Raja.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Anshul Sinha |
| Written by | Rajnish Sharma |
| Produced by | crowd-fund |
| Starring | Anumeha Rai |
| Music by | P.V.R. Raja |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editThe film follows Ekta Singh, an agricultural scientist, who tries to investigate about farmer suicides and the agrarian crisis including 27 major issues of farmers and provide practical solutions.[3]
Cast
editAdapted from the film's end credits:[4]
- Anumeha Rai as Ekta Singh
- Subhash Gupta as the senior scientist
- Sandeep Yadav as Madhav
- Harischandra Rayala as Ishwar Kaka
- Abhinay Shukla as Shambu
- Pushpent Pant as Pandey
- Ratnashekar as Ekta's father
- Padmavathy as Ekta's mother
- Soni as Teen Ekta
- Satyavaani as Kaki / Janaki
- Sakshi Malhotra as Laxmi
- Suhani Sharma as Vyjyanti
- Rohit Chauhan as Rishi
Production
editTo prepare for the film, Anshul Sinha visited 250 villages including the organic Enabavi village and researched their hardships for eight months.[5][6] Sinha's research involved the agrian crisis of four states: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Punjab.[7]
Release
editPrior to the film's direct release on YouTube, the film was screened at educational, urban centres and rural areas in an attempt to bring light to the dire situation of Indian farmers.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Music director P.V.R. Raja". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "TEDxHyderabad: All set to rise like the phoenix". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Mitti: A film that deals with farmer issues". The Hans India. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Mitti- back to roots". 23 December 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "A hard hitting subject". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Doing India proud". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Film on farmers screened for college students". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2018.