''Rakkhosh'' is a Hindi-language
psychological thriller drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
where the camera is the lead character of the film. It is a first-person POV of a schizophrenic person. The film is an adaptation of a
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
See also
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short story titled "Patient 302", by late Shri
Narayan Dharap
Narayan Dharap (27 August 1925 – 18 August 2008) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.
He wrote more than 100 books in Marathi, primarily in the horror genre. Many of Dharap's novels and stories were inspired from contemporary American ...
, who is a well-known writer in Marathi Literature in horror genre.
Rakkhosh bagged the "Special Jury Award for Best Director in Hindi Film" at the Rajasthan International Film Festival, that took place in Jaipur between 19 and 23 January 2019.
Plot
The film explores the horrors and fantasies of a patient trapped in a mental asylum.
Birsa is a mental patient with a history of abuse from his father and elder brother. He's sent to mental asylum from where he draws a parallel between his life in an asylum and that at his home.
Production
Produced by Santosh Deshpande and Sayali Deshpande and helmed by Prashen H. Kyawal as Creative Producer and produced by SD Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd.
Produced by SD Motion Pictures, this film stars
Sanjay Mishra,
Tannishtha Chatterjee,
Priyanka Bose, and
Barun Chanda in lead characters. Actor
Namit Das
Namit Das (born 10 July 1984) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actor. He has acted in several television commercials. He belongs to a family of musicians and singers; his father is reputed ghazal singer Chandan Dass. His maternal grand ...
has given voice the character of Birsa, from whose POV, the story is narrated.
The film is touted as the first POV film of India to be shot on professional cinema camera (Red Dragon 6K). French DOP Basile Pierrat had been hired to shoot this film, who had to create a custom POV rig for the Red Camera. The film made the official selection at Pune International Film Festival (PIFF), the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) and the Orange City International Film Festival (OCIFF) to be held between January and February 2019.
Cast
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Sanjay Mishra as KumarJohn
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Namit Das
Namit Das (born 10 July 1984) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actor. He has acted in several television commercials. He belongs to a family of musicians and singers; his father is reputed ghazal singer Chandan Dass. His maternal grand ...
as Birsa Sekhri (voice)
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Barun Chanda as Dr. Idris Shah
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Priyanka Bose as Ridhima
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Tannishtha Chatterjee as Soma Sekhri
* Ashwath Bhatt as Dr. Partho
* Sangramsingh Thakur as Mental Patient
* Arijit Dutta as Biswal Sekhri
* Ravikant Soitkar as Devesh Sekhri
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Rohit Gill as Patient
Recognition
To date, ''Rakkhosh'' has received following nominations:
* Official Selection Shanghai International Film Festival, China, 2019
* Official Selection FantaFestival, Rome, 2019
* Official Selection Pune International film festival (PIFF).
* Official Selection Rajasthan International film festival (RIFF).
* Official Selection Orange City International Film Festival (OCIFF).
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=6018556
2019 films
2019 drama films
Indian drama films
2010s Hindi-language films