''Block by Block'' is a 2013 Indian documentary film produced by

Vidhi Kasliwal Vidhi Kasliwal is an Indian film director and producer, who is the founder and CEO of Landmarc Films. She has worked for Rajshri Productions, where she wrote and produced documentaries, and worked as an assistant to directors Sooraj R. Bar ...

. A Landmarc Films production and presentation, it is directed by Hina Sayada. It explores the experiences of the construction laborers who built

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, the tallest building in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Cast

This film was released in English, Hindi and Marathi languages, known as ''Saathi Haath Badhana'' in non-English versions. While the English and Hindi versions have

Raj Zutshi Rajendranath Zutshi, more commonly known as Raj Zutshi (born 4 February 1961), is an Indian film and television actor. Personal life Zutshi was born on 4 February 1961 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Raj Zu ...

as the narrator, the Marathi version was narrated by

Sachin Khedekar Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati language films. His well-known films include '' Kaksparsh'', '' Astitva'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Neta ...

Accolades

''Block by Block'' won Best Background Music at the 4th Kolkata Short International Film Festival, Best Cinematography at the 4th Delhi Short International Film Festival, Special Jury Mention at the 3rd Indian Cine Film Festival, and the Official Selection at the 4th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival and many more.

References

External links

* Indian documentary films {{2010s-documentary-film-stub