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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| Hindi | Turtle - कछुआ |
| 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 company | Shivazza Films & Entertainment |
Release dates |
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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
editIn 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, Sanjay Mishra (as 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
edit- 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
editTurtle has been shot in and around Jaipur, Phagi and Kudli village of Rajasthan.[8]
Awards
edit- 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Turtle (2020) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Archived from the original on 1 January 2022.
- ^ Khan, Murtaza Ali (5 August 2018). "Sanjay Mishra: The film Turtle is all about the looming crisis over water". National Herald (India).
- ^ Yadav, Suresh (10 August 2019). "डायरेक्टर दिनेश यादव ने कहा राजस्थानी सिनेमा मेरा पहला प्यार" (in Hindi). Rajasthan Patrika.
- ^ "Shefali Shah, Arjan Bajwa, Pahlaj Nihalani graced day 2 of 9th Jagran Film Festival". Mid-Day. 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Jagran Film Festival". Dainik Jagran. 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Indore's Ankit Sharma's film selected in China Film Festival". The Free Press Journal. 11 August 2018.
- ^ Vaid, Kritika (9 August 2019). "66th National Film Awards: Ayushmann Khurana for 'Badhaai Ho' And Vicky Kaushal For 'Uri', Check The List of Winners Here". India.com.
- ^ Shukla, Richa (14 August 2019). "Dinesh Yadav, 'My film addresses the need for water conservation'". The Times of India.
- ^ "Awards are Great but Films Serve Purpose When Released for Mass Audience, Says Sanjay Mishra". News18. 20 August 2019.
- ^ Kumar Sharma, Pawan (11 August 2019). "राजस्थानी फिल्म टर्टल को मिला अवार्ड, सीएम गहलोत ने निर्माता अशोक चौधरी को फोन पर दी बधाई". Rajasthan Patrika.
- ^ Syed, Siraj. "RIFF 2019, Jaipur, January 19–23, Winners list, Part II". Filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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