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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Baga Beach<br />
| image = Poster of the film Baga Beach.jpg<br />
| alt = Poster of the film<br />
| caption = Poster of the film<br />
| director = [[Laxmikant Shetgaonkar]]<br />
| producer = Pramod Salgaocar<br />
| writer = [[Laxmikant Shetgaonkar]]<br />
| starring = [[Paoli Dam]]<br>Cedric Cirotteau<br>[[Sadiya Siddiqui]]<br> [[:de:Jean Denis Römer|Jean Denis Römer]] <br>Akash Sinha<br />
| music = Sidhanath Buyao<br>Emiliana da Cruz<br />
| cinematography = Arup Mandal<br />
| editing = Sankalp Meshram<br />
| studio = Sharvani Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11||[[International Film Festival of India]]|2014|05|30|Goa}}<br />
| runtime = 103 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Konkani<br />
| budget = {{INRConvert|3|c}}<br />
| gross = <!-- Please use condensed and rounded values. £11.6 million vs. £11,586,221 --><br />
}}<br />
'''''Baga Beach''''' is 2013 Indian [[Konkani language|Konkani]]-language film written and directed by [[Laxmikant Shetgaonkar]]. It followed his critically acclaimed, ''[[Paltadacho Munis]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web | title = Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's next venture is 'Baga Beach' |work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/laxmikant-shetgaonkars-next-venture-is-baga-beach/article2664734.ece |date=27 November 2011| accessdate = 2014-09-01 }}</ref><br />
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Set in the eponymous [[Baga Beach]] in Goa, it was made at a budget of {{INR|3|link=yes}} crore, making it the most expensive film yet of [[Konkani cinema]].<ref>{{cite web | title = A Rs 3 cr Konkani movie | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/A-Rs-3-cr-Konkani-movie/articleshow/10892200.cms|date= 27 November 2011| accessdate = 2014-09-01 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> The film deals with the underbelly of tourism in Goa, with issues of [[Pedophilia|paedophilia]] and [[child sexual abuse]], conflict between locals and immigrants leading to hostility towards migrant laborers, impact of holidaying foreigners on local culture.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baga Beach: a tale of child sex, hatred for migrants |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/movies/baga-beach-a-tale-of-child-sex-hatred-for-migrants/article1-1156192.aspx |author=Gautaman Bhaskaran |date=27 November 2013 |accessdate=2014-09-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010092955/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/movies/baga-beach-a-tale-of-child-sex-hatred-for-migrants/article1-1156192.aspx |archivedate=10 October 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = 'Baga Beach' about tourism ills in coastal Goa: Director |work= Zee News | url = http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/-baga-beach-about-tourism-ills-in-coastal-goa-director_146900.html |date=26 November 2013 | accessdate = 2014-09-01 }}</ref> The film had an Indian, German and French cast, including Bengali actress [[Paoli Dam]], who spoke Hindi in the film.<ref>{{cite web | title = Paoli Dam to act in Shetgaonkar's 'Baga beach' | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Paoli-Dam-to-act-in-Shetgaonkars-Baga-beach/articleshow/17422562.cms?referral=PM <br />
|date=30 November 2012| accessdate = 2014-09-01 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> It was shot in Goa with an handheld camera in [[sync sound]].<ref name=bagatoi/><br />
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It was screened at the [[44th International Film Festival of India]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web | title = Shetgaonkar's 'Baga beach' to be screened at Iffi 2013 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Shetgaonkars-Baga-beach-to-be-screened-at-Iffi-2013/articleshow/24214161.cms |date=16 October 2013| accessdate = 2014-09-01 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> Subsequently, it won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Konkani|Best Feature Film in Konkani]] award at the [[61st National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards For 2013 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |accessdate=2014-04-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archivedate=16 April 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> After the awards, the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]] passed a resolution congratulating producer and director for making the film about "a topic which needed much attention", and called it an "eye opener on the issues related to children on our beaches."<ref>{{cite web| title = Goa Assembly passes resolution hailing makers of 'Baga Beach' |work= Business Standard | url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/goa-assembly-passes-resolution-hailing-makers-of-baga-beach-114072301193_1.html|author=Press Trust of India|date= July 23, 2014| accessdate = 2014-09-01 }}</ref> The film was commercially released in Goa on May 30, 2014, but was not commercially released nationwide.<ref name=bagatoi>{{cite web | title = 'Baga Beach' struggles to get a screening in Goa | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Baga-Beach-struggles-to-get-a-screening-in-Goa/articleshow/33874835.cms |date=Apr 18, 2014| accessdate = 2014-09-01 | work = The Times of India }}</ref><ref><br />
{{cite web | title = National Award does not make any difference to me: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar | work=The Indian Express <br />
| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/national-award-does-not-make-any-difference-to-me-laxmikant-shetgaonkar/ |author=Press Trust of India|date= May 28, 2014| accessdate = 2014-09-01 <br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Paoli Dam]] as Sobha<br />
* Cedric Cirotteau as Martin<br />
* [[Sadiya Siddiqui]] as Maggie<br />
* [[:de:Jean Denis Römer|Jean Denis Römer]] as Schroeder<br />
* Akash Sinha as Devappa<br />
* Harsh Mainra as Shop keeper<br />
* [[Prashanti Talpankar]] as Celestine<br />
* Reshma Jadhav as News Reporter<br />
* Rajesh Karekar as Jerroviar<br />
* Ivon C. de Souza as Brendan<br />
* Pradeep Naik as Victor<br />
* Serjee Kleem as Yuri<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Konkani|National Award for Best Feature Film in Konkani]] at the [[61st National Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web<br />
|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/baga-beach-bags-best-konkani-film-award/64102.html<br />
|title=Baga Beach bags best Konkani film award<br />
|website=oHeraldo<br />
|language=en<br />
|access-date=2018-12-18<br />
}}</ref><ref><br />
{{Cite news<br />
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/2-films-set-in-Goa-get-national-awards/articleshow/33834959.cms<br />
|title=2 films set in Goa get national awards<br />
|website=The Times of India<br />
|date=Apr 17, 2014<br />
|access-date=2018-12-18<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Konkani cinema]]<br />
* ''[[Paltadacho Munis]]''<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|2473432}}<br />
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[[Category:2013 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Konkani-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Films about child sexual abuse]]<br />
[[Category:Tourism in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about pedophilia]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Konkani-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 crime films]]<br />
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