''Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo'' (also known as ''The Sensational Six'') is a 2003 Indian children's film directed by

Sridhar Rangayan Sridhar Rangayan (also spelt Sridhar Rangaihn or Sridhar Rangayyan; born 2 April 1962) is an Indian filmmaker who has made films with special focus on queer subjects. His queer films, '' The Pink Mirror'' and '' Yours Emotionally'', have been ...

, and written by

Vijay Tendulkar Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar (6 January 1928 – 19 May 2008) was a leading Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marāthi. His Marathi plays established him as ...

and Sushma Bakshi. The film is based on a short story by

Shakuntala Paranjpye Shakuntalā Parānjpye (17 January 1906 – 3 May 2000) was an Indian writer, actress and a prominent social worker. She was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council during 1958–64, and served as nominated member of, Rajya Sabha (Up ...

and was shot on location over 20 days in

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and Mumbai.

Plot

The peace of their small

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...

village is shattered when four adventurous children come upon the dangerous smuggler Don Douglas. Two of the boys are caught spying and taken away by his goons. With the help of their monkey Sikander and their dog Birbal, the rest of the team must rescue them.

Cast

Mona Ambegaonkar Mona Ambegaonkar (born 5 March 1970) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and television. She has featured in over 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 TV projects, 37 advertising campaigns. She had a minor role in film ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki ...

*Aardra Athalye *Rahul Joshi *Ravindra Mankani as Headmaster *Anvay Ponkshe *Tom Alter *Seema Ponkshe as Fisherwoman *Brij Bhushan Sahni as Fisherman *Bakul Thakker *Vinay Katore

Awards

* 2004 Bronze Remi Award for Best Film at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

References

Indian children's films 2003 films Films based on short fiction Films set in India Films shot in Maharashtra 2000s Hindi-language films Films with screenplays by Vijay Tendulkar 2000s children's films {{child-film-stub