''Hava Aney Dey'' ('' en, Let the Wind Blow'') is a 2004 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

Partho Sen-Gupta Partho Sen-Gupta (also spelled Partho Sen Gupta or Partho Sengupta pronounced ''Partho Shen-Goopto'') is an independent film director and screenwriter. He is a French citizen, of Indian origin. He has a post-graduate in Film Direction from FEMI ...

. It stars Aniket Vishwasrao, Nishikant Kamat,

Tannishtha Chatterjee Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress and director best known in the west for her performance in the British film ''Brick Lane'' (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same name Rajshree Thakur Rajshree Thakur (born 22 September 1981) is an Indian actress best known for her role as Saloni in the Hindi television drama ''Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar'' and Preeti Jindal in ''Shaadi Mubarak'' She was born in Mumbai. Before ''Saat Phere: ...

in the lead roles. The film was shot on location in the northern suburbs (

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and

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East) of

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, in October–November 2003 with a mixed crew composed of French and Indian technicians. It is an Indo-French co-production between Santocha Productions, Paris and Mystique Media Ltd, Mumbai and Independent Movies LTD, Mumbai. It was also funded partly by the Fonds Sud, of the French Foreign Ministry and the French Cultural Ministry. It was post-produced partly in

and

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Plot

"India is in the throes of the new global economy. The new capitalist order is changing people’s lives. But a new war of ideals is separating the old values from the new… There is also the war with Pakistan… the two brothers who are fighting for Kashmir. The two countries have equipped themselves with Oppenheimer’s deadly toy."Film Archive

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. 7 February 2004.

Arjun (

Aniket Vishwasrao Aniket Vishwasrao is an Indian actor. He is best known for his work in Marathi cinema. He made his screen debut in Sudhir Mishra's '' Chameli'' and first appeared in Marathi cinema with ''Lapoon Chhapoon'' (2007). In 2011, he achieved popularity ...

), 18 years old, lives in the northern suburbs of Bombay with his widowed mother Sheela, who works hard to make ends meet. She has one goal in life: that Arjun gets a diploma and a good job. Arjun is attracted to Salma (

Rajshree Thakur Rajshree Thakur (born 22 September 1981) is an Indian actress best known for her role as Saloni in the Hindi television drama ''Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar'' and Preeti Jindal in ''Shaadi Mubarak'' She was born in Mumbai. Before ''Saat Phere: ...

), a girl from a Muslim upper-class family. Arjun knows that she is beyond his reach. Chabia ( Nishikant Kamat), 21 years old, is Arjun's best friend and a mechanic in a garage. Chabia loves Mona (

Tannishtha Chatterjee Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress and director best known in the west for her performance in the British film ''Brick Lane'' (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same name Aniket Vishwasrao Aniket Vishwasrao is an Indian actor. He is best known for his work in Marathi cinema. He made his screen debut in Sudhir Mishra's '' Chameli'' and first appeared in Marathi cinema with ''Lapoon Chhapoon'' (2007). In 2011, he achieved popularity ...

as Arjun * Nishikant Kamat as Chabia *

as Salma * Hridaynath Jadhav as Anil * Yogesh Vinayak Joshi as Yogi * Chinmay Kelkar as Sanju * Tejas D. Parvatkar as Sudhir * Deepak Qazir as Employment Agent * Niaal Saad as Rohit * Pubali Sanyal as Illa * Ganesh Yadav as Sudhakar

Production credits

* Story and direction:

* Screenplay and dialogues: Yogesh Vinayak Joshi &

* Producer: Marie-Cécile Destandau * Executive producer: Rakesh Mehra * Co-producer: Brij Rathi * Original music by Eryck Abecassis * Cinematography by Jean-Marc Ferriére * Film editing by Annick Raoul * Casting by Yogesh Vinayak Joshi * Production design by Agnes Vergne * Sound designer: Nikolas Javelle * Location sound: Jacques Sans * Re-recordist: Nathalie Vidal

Distribution and reception

It premièred at the

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(Berlin International Film Festival) in 2004 and won awards at other important international film festivals. ''Hava Aney Dey'' is part of the

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's Global Lens 2008 Film Lineup of ten award-winning narrative, feature films from Argentina, China, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Philippines and South Africa. Global Lens 2008, its fifth year, premièred at the

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, (MOMA)

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in January, before embarking on a year-long tour of over 30 cities across the United States. The

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refused to give it a release certificate without a long list of sound and picture cuts reducing about 20 minutes of the film. The director refused to accept the censor decision, as it would destroy the film with the abrupt cuts and sound mutes. It was never released in India. The film was never officially screened in

as it was pulled out at the last minute (despite the selection by the festival) from the

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in 2005 by the censors. Indian filmmakers, artists, writers opposed to censorship continue to fight for the freedom to express themselves.

Film festival selections and awards

Awards

* Best Film Award (Durban International Film Festival) * BBC Audience Award (Commonwealth Film Festival) * Special Jury Mention (Hong Kong International Film Festival)

Selections

* 2004

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* 2004 Hong Kong International Film Festival * 2004 Commonwealth Film Festival

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* 2004 Durban International Film Festival

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* 2004 3rd Eye Asian Film Festival Mumbai,

* 2004 Tokyo Filmex * 2004 3 continents Film Festival, (

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) * 2004 River to River Indian Film Festival,

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* 2008 International Film Festival Rotterdam,

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References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt0440463, Hava Aney Dey
Director's Official WebsiteInterview at the Festival des 3 continents, Nantes, 2004
2000s Hindi-language films 2004 drama films 2004 films Indian drama films French drama films Censorship in India Films set in Mumbai Hindi-language drama films Films about nuclear war and weapons India–Pakistan relations in popular culture Nuclear weapons programme of India Anti-nuclear movement in India 2000s French films