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{{Infobox film
| name = Chauranga
| image = Film Poster Chauranga Movie.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical Release Poster
| director = [[Bikas Mishra|Bikas Ranjan Mishra]]
| starring = [[Sanjay Suri]] [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] Soham Maitra
| cinematography = Ramanuj Dutta
| producer = [[Onir]] [[Sanjay Suri]] Mohan Mulani(Investor in [[Pocket Aces (company)|Pocket Aces]])
| writer = [[Bikas Mishra|Bikas Ranjan Mishra]]
| studio = [[Anticlock Films]]
| distributor = [[Anticlock Films]]
| released = {{Film date|2014|10|21|Mumbai Film Festival|2016|01|08|India|df=yes}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| runtime = 88 minutes
| budget = approx. {{INRConvert|8|c}}
}}
'''''Chauranga''''' is a 2016 Hindi film. It is the debut feature film of [[India]]n writer-director [[Bikas Mishra|Bikas Ranjan Mishra]], produced by [[Onir]] and [[Sanjay Suri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/preview/14563/index.html|title=Chauranga: Preview, Synopsis and Storyline |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|accessdate=2011-09-09}}</ref> The film was developed at the Screenwriters' Lab organized by [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]] of India in collaboration with [[Locarno Film Festival]] and the ScriptStation of [[Berlinale Talent Campus]], a part of [[Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/campus/project/profile/70763|title=Chauranga on Berlinale Talent Campus|publisher=[[Berlinale Talent Campus]]|accessdate=2011-06-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602053743/http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de/campus/project/profile/70763|archivedate=2 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Film won Golden Gateway of India Award for Best Film (India Gold 2014) at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/territories/asia-pacific/court-chauranga-win-top-awards-in-mumbai/5078880.article|title=Court, Chauranga win top awards in Mumbai |publisher=[[Screen International]]|accessdate=2014-10-22}}</ref>

The film was released worldwide on 8 January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/IamOnir/status/654250562075164672|title=Chauranga Theater Release |publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=2015-10-14}}</ref>

==Plot==
This is based on Dalit-Brahmin relations in the villages tells how Dalits are exploited.
A fourteen-year-old [[Dalit]] boy (Soham Maitra) is growing up in an unnamed corner of India. His dream is to go to a town school like his elder brother ([[Riddhi Sen]]) and his reality is to look after the pig that his family owns. His only escape is to sit atop a [[Jambul|Jamun tree]] and adore his beloved ([[Ena Saha]]) passing by on her scooter. His unspoken love is as true as his mother’s helplessness who cleans the cowsheds of the local Brahmin's mansion, with whom she also has a secret liaison. When the boy’s elder brother comes on a vacation to the village, he soon finds out about his younger brother’s infatuation. The learned elder brother makes him realize the need to express his love and helps him write a love letter.

==Cast==
*Soham Maitra as Santu
*[[Ena Saha]] as Mona
*[[Riddhi Sen]] as Bajrangi
*[[Sanjay Suri]] as Dhaval
*[[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] as Dhaniya
*[[Dhritiman Chatterjee]] as Lali Pandey, the blind priest
*[[Swatilekha Sengupta]] as Dhaval's mother
*[[Arpita Chatterjee]] as Nidhi
*[[Anshuman Jha]] as Raghu
*Delzad Hiwale as Shambhu

===Development===
[[Bikas Mishra]]'s script was selected by the [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]] in 2010 for its Screenwriters' Lab organized at [[Locarno Film Festival]]. The script was later selected by [[Berlinale Talent Campus]]' ScriptStation program. Marten Rabarts,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.binger.nl/staff/6658|title=Marten Rabarts|publisher=[[Binger Filmlab]], Amsterdam|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120301034317/http://www.binger.nl/staff/6658|archivedate=1 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the artistic director of Amsterdam-based Binger FilmLab consulted Bikas on the script at both the labs.

==Awards==

*Grand Jury Prize for Best Film at 13th Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles 2015 (IFFLA) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/2015-indian-film-festival-of-los-angeles-announces-award-winners/|title=FOUR COLORS (CHAURANGA) receives Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature|publisher=http://www.indianfilmfestival.org, US}}</ref>
* Golden Gateway of India for Best Film (India Gold) at 16th Mumbai Film Festival 2014 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dearcinema.com/news/court-chauranga-killa-winners-16th-mumbai-film-festival/4444|title=Court, Chauranga, Killa winners at 16th Mumbai Film Festival|publisher=[[DearCinema.com]], India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20141029170307/http://dearcinema.com/news/court-chauranga-killa-winners-16th-mumbai-film-festival/4444|archivedate=29 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}
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* ''Chauranga'' won "Incredible India" Award for the best project of co-production market,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bikas-Mishra-s-Chauranga-wins-award-at-IFFI-s-Film-Bazaar/Article1-777527.aspx|title="Incredible India" award for the best project of Co-Production market|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]], India}}</ref> at the NFDC Film Bazaar, [[International Film Festival of India]], Goa 2011 and Script Funding from [[Goteborg International Film Festival]], Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/11/dec/19-sanjay-suri-onir-seek-german-co-producer-for-bikas-mishra-chauranga-121103.asp|title=GIFF script grant to Chauranga|publisher=Glamsham.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=3777164}}
* {{Official website|http://www.anticlockfilms.com/films/chauranga/}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]
[[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]]
[[Category:2010s avant-garde and experimental films]]

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