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The Blue Umbrella (2005 Film)
''The Blue Umbrella'' is a 2005 Indian drama film based on the novel ''The Blue Umbrella'' (1980) by Ruskin Bond. It was directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starred Shreya Sharma and Pankaj Kapur in lead roles. The music was by Bhardwaj and lyrics were penned by Gulzar (lyricist), Gulzar. Plot The story is set in a small village near Banikhet, Himachal Pradesh and revolves around a nine-year-old girl named Biniya, who lives with her mother and elder brother, and the village's only shopkeeper, Nandakishore "Nandu" Khatri. One day while herding her family cows, Biniya comes across a blue-colored Oil-paper umbrella, Japanese umbrella belonging to a group of tourists. She takes a liking to the umbrella and trades her bear claw necklace, Yantra, to the Japanese tourists in exchange for it. Biniya's mother scolds her for this, since the bear claw necklace is considered to be auspicious and bring good luck. However, everyone in the village is amazed by the beauty of the umbrella and Biniya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of seven National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bhardwaj made his debut as a music composer with the children's film ''Abhay (The Fearless)'' (1995), and received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's ''Maachis'' (1996). He received the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for the latter. He went on to compose music for the films ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998) and ''Godmother (film), Godmother'' (1999). For the latter, he garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film ''Makdee'' (2002), for which he also composed the music. He garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: ''Maqbool'' (2003) from ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
