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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2015 film by Nagesh Kukunoor}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dhanak<br />
| image = Dhanak theatrical release poster.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Nagesh Kukunoor]] <br />
| producer = Nagesh Kukunoor<br>[[Elahe Hiptoola]]<br>[[Manish Mundra]]<br />
| writer = [[Nagesh Kukunoor]]<br />
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[Hetal Gada]]|Krrish Chhabria|[[Vipin Sharma]]|[[Gulfam Khan]]|[[Vibha Chibber]]|[[Vijay Maurya]]}}<br />
| music = [[Tapas Relia]]<br />
| cinematography = Chirantan Das<br />
| editing = Sanjib Dutta<br />
| studio = {{Unbulleted list|Kukunoor Movies|[[Drishyam Films]]}}<br />
| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2015|02|08|Berlin Film Festival|2016|06|17|India|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/nagesh-kukunoors-dhanak-release-date-hindi-news-159160.html|title='Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Dhanak' has Shah Rukh Khan's magic|publisher=indiaglitz}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 106 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Dhanak''''' ({{translation|Rainbow}}) is a 2015 Indian Hindi [[drama]] film written and directed by [[Nagesh Kukunoor]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni59840105/|title=Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Dhanak' now set to release on June 17th, 2016|publisher=imdb}}</ref> Produced by Manish Mundra, Nagesh Kukunoor, and [[Elahe Hiptoola]], the film features [[Hetal Gada]] and Krrish Chhabria as the two children, playing brother and sister, in the leading roles, with supporting performances from Chet Dixon, [[Vipin Sharma]], Gulfam Khan, [[Vibha Chibber]], [[Flora Saini]], and [[Vijay Maurya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dream-come-true-to-be-working-with-nagesh-kukunoor-again-in-dhanak-flora-saini-2859190/|title=Dream come true to be working with Nagesh Kukunoor again in Dhanak: Flora Saini|date=17 June 2016|publisher=}}</ref> The film was released nationwide in India on 17 June 2016.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/180616/dhanak-movie-review-a-charming-film-about-the-power-of-love-srk.html|title=Dhanak movie review: A charming film about the power of love & SRK|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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The film was premiered at the [[65th Berlin International Film Festival]] where it won the ''Crystal Bear Grand Prix'' for Best Children's Film, and Special Mention for the Best Feature Film by The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2015/02_programm_2015/02_Filmdatenblatt_2015_201504112.php#tab=video25|title=- Berlinale - Archive - Annual Archives - 2015 - Programme - Dhanak - Rainbow - Regenbogen|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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The film has also garnered the Best Film Award in the main category-Children's Feature Film Competition-[[Cinema in Sneakers (film festival)]], and the Best Film Award - at the Montreal International Children's Film Festival (FIFEM).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadastandard.com/index.php/sid/234034207|title='Dhanak' honoured in Poland|publisher=}}</ref> Dhanak was also screened at the [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]], and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. The film has garnered [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]] at the [[64th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=64 th National Film Awards, 2016|work=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf#|date=April 7, 2017|accessdate=2017-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606051143/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Every morning Pari (Hetal Gada) and Chotu's (Krrish Chhabria) long walk to school begins with the toss of a coin outside their hut. The winner will decide if the story that will be told on the way to school that day will be one about a [[Shah Rukh Khan]] film or a [[Salman Khan]] film. The siblings are rivals in their love for the two stars. Pari is devoted to Shah Rukh and Chotu worships Salman Khan (down to wearing a replica of the star's trademark silver bracelet with a blue stone).<br />
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Ten-year-old Pari holds her precocious eight-year-old brother's hand throughout the journey to school and back. She's not just his friend and sister but, since Chotu is visually impaired, also his guide. With just months to go before Chotu turns nine, Pari feels the pressure to fulfill her promise to her brother - that he will have his eyesight back before his ninth birthday.<br />
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Hope floats when she spots a poster of Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) encouraging eye donations. She begins to write him letters addressed at Mannat in [[Mumbai]], which go unanswered. Eventually, they realize that he is not in Mumbai, but in a village in [[Rajasthan]] for a film shoot portraying a Rajput Prince. Convinced that a meeting with SRK is all it would take to get Chotu his eyes back, the children set off alone on a 300&nbsp;km journey traversing testing terrain.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* Krrish Chhabria as Chotu<br />
* [[Hetal Gada]] as Pari<br />
* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Dungaram<br />
* [[Gulfam Khan]] as Gowri<br />
* Idhant Singh as Madan Mohan<br />
* Swastik Chavan as Bully<br />
* Narendra Singh Rajpurohit as Bathposh<br />
* Harmeet Arora as Aashajii<br />
* [[Rajiv Laxman]] as Gardu<br />
* Pratyaksh Kalra as Shamsher Singh<br />
* Rahul Lohani as Saffron Robed man<br />
* Ramakant Dayma as Prataap Sharma (Kidnapper)<br />
* [[Vibha Chibber]] as Sheera Mata/Vibha<br />
* Ramakant Dayama as Old Man (Kidnapper)<br />
* Chet Dixon as Douglas Adams (special appearance in Damadam)<br />
* [[Flora Saini]] as Gypsy Woman<br />
* [[Bharati Achrekar]] as Dadisa<br />
* [[Suresh Menon]] as Badrinath<br />
* [[Ninad Kamat]] as Aatmaram Khandelwal<br />
* [[Vinny Arora]] as Asha<br />
* Priyank Sharma<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
All songs were composed and produced by [[Tapas Relia]]. The lyrics were by Manoj Yadav, Mir Ali Husain and [[Tapas Relia]]. <br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!No.<br />
!Title<br />
!Singers<br />
!Lyricist<br />
!Length<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|"Chal Chalein"<br />
|[[Papon (Assamese singer)|Papon]], Vibha Saraf, Shivamm Pathak<br />
|Ali Mir Husain<br />
|5:21<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|"Jeene Se Bhi Zyada Jiyein"<br />
|Shivamm Pathak<br />
|Manoj Yadav<br />
|5:02<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|"Dhanak"<br />
|[[Monali Thakur]]<br />
|Ali Mir Husain<br />
|5:10<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|"Damadam" (Let's Give Love A Chance)<br />
|Chet Dixon, Devu Khan Manganiyar<br />
|Tapas Relia, Traditional<br />
|4:40<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|"Mehandi"<br />
|Anwar Khan Manganiyar, [[Swaroop Khan]], Niyaz Khan<br />
|Traditional<br />
|3:56<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|30em}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=4088588}}<br />
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{{National Film Award Best Children's Film}}<br />
{{Nagesh Kukunoor}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian road movies]]<br />
[[Category:Films about actors]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian children's films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]<br />
[[Category:Best Children's Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Nagesh Kukunoor]]</div>>Citation bot