''Mrugtrushna: The Other Side of the River'' is a
Gujarati film
Gujarati cinema, also known as Gollywood or Dhollywood, is the Gujarati language film industry. It is one of the major regional and vernacular film industries of the cinema of India, having produced more than one thousand films since its ince ...
directed by
Darshan Ashwin Trivedi
Darshan Ashwin Trivedi is an Indian film director and academician best known for his contribution for Gujarati cinema. He is known for his movies ''Mrugtrushna'', ''Mara Pappa Superhero'', Lakiro and ''Keri''. He is Adjunct faculty at MICA (inst ...
, starring Jayesh More, Karan Patel, Nishma Soni, Arya Sagar, and Khush Tahilramani. The plot follows four children living on the bank of the river and their dreams of crossing the river. The film is produced by Mrinal Kapadia and Devdutt Kapadia, and co-produced by Burzin Unwalla, Nishith Mehta, and Darshan Trivedi.
''Mrugtrushna'' is the first installment of Trivedi's 'Illusion trilogy'. The dialogues of the film are written by Ankit Gor and Gaurang Anand. Film's music is composed by Nishith Mehta. The screenplay is written by the director.
The film was selected for the 33rd
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and won the Golden Butterfly and Diploma of Honor for Best Screenplay.
It was released in India on 20 May 2022.
Cast
*Jayesh More as Dost
*Vishal Shah as Banevi
*Sharvary Joshi as Kanchan Didi
*Khush Tahilramani as Sameer
*Bharat Thakkar as Gagan's Father
*Ragi Jani as Ganpat Kaka
*Nirmit Vaishnav as Sameer's Father
*Nishma Soni as Tara
*Arti Zala as Foi
*Arya Sagar as Tejas
*Komal Panchal as Gagan's Mother
*Pauravi Joshi as Sameer's Mother
*Jay Krushna Rathod as Mastar
*Parmeshwar Sirshekar as Tara's Father
*Happy Bhavasar as Tejas' Mother
Plot
The plot of the film revolves around four children living at the bank of the river, and their fantasy about the world across the river. The plot follows their journey how they cross the river to discover the world across.
Production
Films core subjects are the '
illusory experiences' and the 'power of a dream'.
Trivedi wrote the script of the film originally in English, and then transformed it into
Chhota Udaipur
Chhota Udaipur is a town and a municipality in Chhota Udaipur district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is the headquarters of Chhota Udaipur district.
History
Chhota Udaipur was originally ruled by Bhil king , The last Bhil king of Chhota ...
dialect, a variety of Gujarati language. The production work of the film was started in 2018 and completed in 2019. The film was set and shot in Chhota Udaipur, Hanfeshwar,
Polo Forest
Polo forest, also known as Vijaynagar forest, is a dry mixed deciduous forest near Abhapur village in Vijaynagar Taluka, Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, India. It is located at the foothills of the Aravalli range and on the banks of perennial Harn ...
, on the banks of
river Narmada,
Varsoda haveli and in
tribal belt.
Release
It was released in India on 20 May 2022.
Reception
The film was screened at Moscow International Children's Film Festival (2021), the only Indian film selected for the festival. It was also screened at
UK Asian Film Festival
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(2021).
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt10981076
Films shot in Gujarat
Films set in Gujarat