Hansa is a 2012
independent
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feature film in
Hindi
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written, directed and produced by
Manav Kaul
Manav Kaul (born 19 December 1976) is an Indian theatre director, playwright, author, actor and filmmaker. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the films '' Tumhari Sulu'' (2017) and '' Saina'' (2021 ...
. The directorial debut film is set in an unnamed
Himalayan village where the protagonists Hansa and his elder sister Cheeku search for their missing father. Upon its release the film received critical acclaim.
It was made at a low cost of 700,00
Indian rupees
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(approximately
USD
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12,739, as of 2012, the time of making the film).
The film was shot in a village in
Uttarakhand
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,
India
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.
During an interview aired on
The Lallantop, an Indian online news channel, director Manav Kaul mentioned that the film is available for free viewing on YouTube.
Plot summary
The movie revolves around a young boy, Hansa, and his sister, Cheeku. Their father has mysteriously disappeared while their mother is pregnant and about to deliver. The father has mortgaged their home against unpaid debts, and now it is left to young Cheeku to save her home. She is at the receiving end of a powerful villager's lecherous advances while young Hansa is too restless and distracted to pay attention to all the trouble his sister is facing. For Hansa his troubles revolve around a small red tennis ball which has got entangled high in a large tree and a five rupee coin stolen from a local bully.
Cast
* Trimala Adhikari as Cheeku
* Suraj Kabadwal as Hansa
*
Kumud Mishra
Kumud Mishra is an Indian actor in Hindi cinema. He mainly plays supporting roles in movies, television series, and web series but has also played lead roles in some of them.
Career
He played Eknath, a trade union leader in the 1995 Doordars ...
as Bajju da
* Abhay Joshi as Lohni
* Bhushan Vikas
* Ashish Pathode
* Ghanshyam Lalsa as Laddu
* Farrukh Seyer as Tikum
Release and reception
The film was released in India by
PVR Pictures
PVR Pictures is the film production and distribution arm of PVR Group, which also owns PVR Cinemas, one of the largest multiplex companies in India.
History
The company has its origin is Priya Cinema in Vasant Vihar in South Delhi, which was b ...
as part of their "
Director's Rare" film package on 28 December 2012.
Hansa has received critical acclaim after its premiere at the 2012
Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
Osian's-Cinefan is one of Asia's leading film-festival devoted to Asian and Arab cinema, and is part of ''Osian's Film House Division''. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2008. After a two-year break, the 12th staging of the fe ...
. There, it received two awards, the Best Film Audience Vote and Best Film Critics Award.
Hansa has also been cited by
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Hindi as one of the must-watch Hindi films of 2012 from India.