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{{Short description|Indian 2017 independent feature film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea
| image = Khyanikaa - The Lost Idea (Poster).jpg
| image_size =
| director = [[Amartya Bhattacharyya]]
| producer = Swastik Choudhury
| writer = Amartya Bhattacharyya
| starring = Amrita Chowdhury Susant Misra Swastik Choudhury Hrushikesh Bhoi Choudhury Bikash Das Dipanwit Dashmohapatra Anu Choudhury Bhaswati Basu
| music = Kisaloy Roy
| cinematography = Amartya Bhattacharyya
| editing = Amartya Bhattacharyya
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Odia language|Odia]]
}}

'''''Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea'''''<ref>{{Citation|last=Bhattacharyya|first=Amartya|title=The Lost Idea|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5926914/|others=Amartya Bhattacharyya, Amrita Chowdhury, Pallavi Priyadarshini|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> is a 2017 [[Odia language]] independent [[feature film]] written and directed by [[Amartya Bhattacharyya]]. The film won the state award for Best Editing at the 29th Odisha State Film awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/odisha-film-awards-2017-ravi-shankar-patnaik-to-get-jayadev-pursakar-tarang-sweeps-tele-awards-355208|title=Odisha Film Awards 2017: Ravi Shankar Patnaik to get Jayadev pursakar, Tarang sweeps Tele awards|website=odishatv.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> which was awarded to the filmmaker [[Amartya Bhattacharyya]], who was also the editor of the film.

The treatment of the film is more like a satire with moments of humorous illustrations of serious reality and often merging into spaces of magic realism and surrealism. The film was the only Odia language film at the Indian Panorama at 48th International Film Festival of India 2017. The film also gathered a lot of critical acclamation at the international film festival circuit. The film is produced by Swastik Choudhury under the banner of Swastik Arthouse.

The film was premiered at Hidden Gems Film Festival in Canada followed by a number of other festivals including the Dhaka International Film Festival and Ethiopian International Film Festival. The film won the Honorable Jury Mention<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://miniboxoffice.com/noidainternationalfilmfestival/|title=::: Noida International Film Festival :::|website=miniboxoffice.com|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> award at 5th Noida International Film Festival 2018.

[[File:The Director, Amartya Bhattacharya, Producer, Swastic Chowdhary, Actor, Sushant Misra, Actor Dipanwit Dashmohapatra and the Executive Producer & Actor, Shyamalal Dutta, at the Presentation of “Khyanikaa” (NF).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Film crew at [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[48th International Film Festival of India|2017]]) ]]

== Cast ==
* Amrita Chowdhury as Idea
* Swastik Choudhury as British
* Susant Misra as Lazy Man
* Choudhury Bikash Das as Mad Man
* Hrushikesh Bhoi as Fate
* Dipanwit Dashmohapatra as Postman
* [[Anu Choudhury]] as Commercial actress
* Bhaswati Basu as Lazy Man's wife

== Critical reception ==
The film earned a lot of critical acclaim from the film festival circuit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Films you shouldn’t miss this IFFI: Khyanikaa is one of my favourites from the Indian Panorama. A totally trippy film. |url=https://thenavhindtimes.in/article/films-you-shouldn-t-miss-this-iffi |website=thenavhindtimes.in/ |access-date=15 May 2020}}</ref> The Navhind Times listed Khyanikaa in its list of must-watch films of IFFI for 2017.

Film critic Taryll Baker, in his review published on UK Film Review, writes - "''Amartya Bhattacharyya''’s ''Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea'' throws us into a wonderland filled with impeccable colour and strange but convivial characters."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Review|first=UK Film|date=2017-08-12|title=Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea indie film|url=https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/post/khyanikaa-the-lost-idea-indie-film|access-date=2021-05-16|website=UK Film Review|language=en}}</ref>

Soumika M Das, film critic of the New Indian Express, writes - "Defying the conventional formula of filmmaking, director Amartya Bhattacharya explores the problems of contemporary lives with satirical undertones in his Odia film, Khayanikaa The Lost Idea. His portrayal of the plot resembles the fashion in which a modern author presents his ideas in a stream of consciousness novel."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khayanikaa movie review: Various ideas woven together|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/jun/15/khayanikaa-movie-review-various-ideas-woven-together-1828637.html|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In June 2020, Khyanikaa released on Amazon Prime Videos, but was removed from the Indian territory after a couple of days.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-26|title=Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea removed from streaming platform|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/khyanikaa-the-lost-idea-removed-from-streaming-platform-amazon-prime-video-6476222/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> An official spokesperson was quoted saying "The Odia film ''Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea'' was inadvertently made available by the distributors of the film, through the self-publishing program Prime Video Direct. We regret this error. When Prime Video launched in India over 3 years ago, we were offering content across 5 Indian languages namely Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi. Since then, we have carefully and consistently curated our local library, which currently features content in 9 Indian languages including Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dhar|first=Abira|date=2020-06-23|title=Amazon Prime India Reacts to Odia Film Khyanikaa Being Pulled Down|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/indian-cinema/ill-make-odia-films-till-ott-platforms-get-tired-of-pulling-them-down-khyanikaa-director-amartya-bhattacharya|access-date=2021-05-16|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>

It led to a strong protest on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-19|title=#BringKhyanikaaBack Trends As Amazon Prime Video Pulls Down Odia Film|url=https://odishabytes.com/bringkhyanikaaback-trends-as-amazon-prime-video-pulls-down-odia-film/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Odisha Bytes|language=en-US}}</ref> While film lovers used the hash tag #BringKhyanikaaBack as a mark of protest, Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka met the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Jadevekar to raise the concern.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka meets Prakash Javadekar: Voices concern over removal of ‘Khyanikaa’ from Amazon platform - OrissaPOST|url=https://www.orissapost.com/koraput-mp-saptagiri-ulaka-meets-prakash-javadekar-voices-concern-over-removal-of-khyanikaa-from-amazon-platform/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Film festival screenings==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%"
|-
! Year
! Festival
! Place
|-
| rowspan="9" |2017
|48th International Film Festival of India (Indian Panorama)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=173356|title=Indian Panorama selection of Feature and Non Feature films for 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2017 announced|last=|first=|date=|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
|Goa, India
|-
|16th Dhaka International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhakafilmfestival.org/screening-schedule-2018/|title=Screening Schedule 2018 {{!}} DHAKA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL|website=dhakafilmfestival.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
| Dhaka, Bangladesh
|-
|Cardiff International Film Festival<ref name="telegraph_platform">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/global-platform-for-state-film-makers-178666|title=Global platform for state film-makers|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]|date=16 October 2017|access-date=2018-02-22|language=en}}</ref>
| Cardiff, United Kingdom
|-
|Hidden Gems Film Festival<ref name="telegraph_platform"/>
|Calgary, Canada
|-
|15th Chennai International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/dec/15/9929/ciff-2017-arvind-swamy-expresses-concern-over-violent-responses-to-art|title=Arvind Swamy inaugurates 15th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF); expresses concern over the 'violent responses' to art|last=KR|first=Manigandan|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
| Karnataka, India
|-
|Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170724/jsp/odisha/story_163473.jsp|title=Ontario festival to screen Odia film|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
|Ontario, Canada
|-
|20th Annual Native American Film Festival of Southeast<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/events/695594977312834/|title=20th Annual Native American Film Festival of Southeast at USC|website=facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
|USA
|-
|Echo Film Festival (BRICS)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://odishasuntimes.com/amartya-bhattacharyyas-lost-idea-gets-more-screen-space/|title=Amartya Bhattacharyya's 'Lost Idea' gets more screen space|newspaper=Odisha Sun Times|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-22|date=9 November 2017}}</ref>
|Moscow, Russia
|-
|12th Ethiopian International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethioiff.net/en/|title=Home - Ethiopian International Film Festival {{!}} EIFF|website=ethioiff.net|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref>
|Ehiopia
|-
| rowspan="15" |2018
|5th Noida International Film Festival
|Noida, India
|-
|Nitte International Film Festival
|Mangaluru, India
|-
|Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/khyanikaa-set-to-hit-screen-in-hungary-225758|title=Khyanikaa set to hit screen in Hungary|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-05-05|language=en}}</ref>
|Szeged, Hungary
|-
|FFSI National Film Festival
|Kolkata, India
|-
|Pondicherry International Film Festival
|Pondicherry, India
|-
|Bioscope Global Film Festival
|Amritsar, India
|-
|Dasara Film Festival
|Mysuru, India
|-
|Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos
|Mexico City, Mexico
|-
|Nepal Cultural International Film Festival
|Kathmandu, Nepal
|-
|Pearl International Film Festival
|Kampala, Uganda
|-
|Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival
|Guwahati, India
|-
|La Paz International Film Festival
|La Paz, Bolivia
|-
|9th Asian Film Festival
|Pune, India
|-
|13th International Film Festival of Thrissur
|Thrissur, India
|-
|International Innovation Film Festival 2018
|Bern, Switzerland
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Covellite International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://covellitefilmfest.org/selections/narrative-features/|title=Narrative Features|date=2019-06-02|website=Covellite International Film Fest|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
|Butte, USA
|-
|Phenicien International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhubaneswarbuzz.com/updates/odisha-news/25-international-film-festivals-landmark-odia-film-khyanikaa-lost-idea|title=25 International film festivals {{!}} Landmark for Odia film KHYANIKAA - THE LOST IDEA|last=Buzz|first=Bhubaneswar|date=2019-03-19|website=Bhubaneswar Buzz|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
|Lyon, France
|-
|2020
|Panchajanyam International Film Festival
|Kerala, India
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Odia-language films]]
[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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