''One Crazy Ride'' is a 2009 Indian

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

based on a 2002 route-charting expedition in India. It is directed by Gaurav Jani and produced by Dirt Track Productions. The film follows five biking enthusiasts (Nicolitta Pereira, Vinod Panicker, Sanjeev Sharma, Gursaurabh Singh Toor and director Gaurav Jani) as they journey across

the Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

via an untried route. It was commercially released in Indian cinemas in February 2009.

Cast

Riders

*Gaurav Jani: Formerly in the fashion industry, Gaurav quit his job to become a filmmaker. He founded a bikers club named 60KPH Club in India. In 2002, Gaurav, along with four other biking enthusiasts, organized a motorcycle expedition across the Himalayas to chart a route that was said to not exist. *Nicolitta Pereira *Vinod Panicker *Sanjeev Sharma *Gursaurabh Singh Toor

Synopsis

Lesser known parts of India are explored as a five fellow bike riders from the 60KPH club set out on an expedition across the less travelled Indian north eastern state of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

to chart a route that supposedly does not exist. The bikers chronicle their attempt to travel from

Tawang Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The town was once the capital of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into the Tawang district and the West Kameng district. Tawang c ...

in west Arunachal to Dong in the east without entering the state of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Background

Prior to ''One Crazy Ride'', director Gaurav Jani embarked alone on an expedition across the

Changthang The Changtang (alternatively spelled Changthang or Qangtang) is a part of the high altitude Tibetan Plateau in western and northern Tibet extending into the southern edges of Xinjiang as well as southeastern Ladakh, India, with vast highlands and g ...

region of

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu and ...

. Footages of the journey soon became his first documentary film, '' Riding Solo to the Top of the World''. Following the success of the film, Jani decided to attempt a similar feat across Arunachal Pradesh.

Production

It is claimed that there was no film crew or any

chase vehicle Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of balloon (aircraft), ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-e ...

. Footage of the expedition was entirely shot with director Jani's tripod. Filming locations include various parts of

, such as

and Dong. The film features

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audio.

Accolades

*Certificate of Merit for Cinematography and Editing at IDPA Film Awards, India *Jury Award at Flagstaff Mountain film Festival, USA *Best Mountain Culture Film at Kendal Mountain Film Festival, UK *Best Film at the International Motorcycle Film Festival *Invited Entry at Asian Heritage Month Film Festival, Canada *Invited Entry at Salt Spring Film Festival, Canada *Invited Entry at Himalayan Film Festival, Netherlands *Invited Entry at Mill Valley Film Festival, USA *Invited Entry at 2010 Wisconsin Film Festival, USA *Invited Entry at Kathmandu Mountain Film Festival, Nepal *Invited Entry at Shaff Adventure film Festival, UK *Invited Entry at CMS Vatavaran Nature and Wildlife Film Festival, India *Invited Entry at Mumbai International Film Festival, India *Invited Entry at Himalaya Film Festival, UK

References

External links

* *{{IMDb title, 1520489, One Crazy Ride 2009 documentary films Mountain biking films 2000s Hindi-language films Indian documentary films Documentary films about cycling 2009 films 2000s English-language films