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[[File:Kranti Kanade 2015.jpg|thumb|Kranti Kanade]]
'''Kranti Kanade''' is a National Award winning Indian filmmaker.<ref>http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rjul2002/26072002/r2607200224d.html |title=PIB Press Releases |publisher=Pib.nic.in |date=2002-07-26</ref> His films include ''[[Peepal Tree]]'', ''[[CRD (film)]]'', ''Gandhi of the Month'', ''[[Mahek (film)|Mahek]]'' and ''[[Chaitra (film)|Chaitra]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/cinematic-kranti/article1115140.ece?ref=archive |title=Cinematic Kranti! |work=Business Line|date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2013-11-08}}</ref> He studied at [[UCLA]] (University of California, Los Angeles) and [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] (Film and Television Institute of India).

==Films==

=== ''Peepal Tree'' ===
Based on true events, it deals with the issue of illegal tree killings in India. When a Police Academy cuts Sacred Trees, a concerned Family confronts them only to learn it is a non-cognizable offense without penal provision. They approach a Tree Activist who saves trees by all means. The community gathers under the tree at night to protect it but it is not that simple."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11860510/|title = Peepal Tree|date = 29 October 2021}}</ref>

=== ''CRD'' ===
Set in the world of College Theatre, CRD probes fascism and fierce competition in arts with a wildly innovative narrative style. It released theatrically in US and India to major critical acclaim and commercial success gaining 100% rating on [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crd Rotten Tomatoes]. [[Los Angeles Times]] called it "Enchanting, audacious and infectious" <ref>{{Cite news|last=Abele|first=Robert|date=3 November 2016|title=Review: Indian film ‘CRD’ both baffling and enchanting|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-crd-review-20161031-story.html|access-date=9 October 2021}}</ref> and acclaimed film critic [[Namrata Joshi]] of [[The Hindu]] called it "Brilliant, subversive and fearless, it boldly goes where no Indian film has gone before."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-mumbai/theatre-of-the-audacious/article8383644.ece|title = Theatre of the audacious|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 22 March 2016|last1 = Joshi|first1 = Namrata}}</ref> It was in the top Ten Best Hindi films of 2017 list by [[The Hindu]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/top-10-hindi-films-of-2017/article22260909.ece|title = The best of Hindi cinema in 2017|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 26 December 2017|last1 = Joshi|first1 = Namrata}}</ref> Top Ten list of Huffington Post critic Murtaza Ali Khan, <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/the-10-best-hindi-films-of-2017_a_23317570|title=The 10 Best Hindi Films of 2017|date=27 December 2017}}</ref> and was included in the top ten films of the decade list of [[Scroll.in]] critic Nandini Ramnath calling it "The decade in Bollywood: The movies that dared to dream differently. Most enduring and endearing films made between 2010 and 2019."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/947820/the-decade-in-bollywood-the-movies-that-dared-to-dream-differently|title=The decade in Bollywood: The movies that dared to dream differently}}</ref>

===''Gandhi of the Month''===
''Gandhi of the Month'' stars legendary actor [[Harvey Keitel]], [[Neeraj Kabi]] and other major Indian actors. It is about an American schoolmaster in India struggling to protect his students from fundamentalists. The screenplay, earlier called 'Against Itself' won the Film Fund Grant by the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tft.ucla.edu/blog/2010/02/11/professional-programs-kanade-wins-indian-festivals-first-film-fund-grant/|title=Professional Program's Kanade wins Indian Festival's first Film Fund grant|date=11 February 2010}}</ref> The jury included Gill Dennis (''[[Walk The Line]]''), [[Anurag Kashyap]] (''[[Gangs Of Wasseypur]]'') and Sooni Taraporevala (''[[Salaam Bombay]]'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianfilmfestival.org/newsletters/11-02.html|title=IFFLA - Newsletter}}</ref> The script was mentored by Oscar winner [[Danis Tanovic]] (''[[No Man's Land]]''), Bernd Lichtenberg (''[[Good Bye Lenin!]]''), [[Olivia Hetreed]] (''[[Girl With A Pearl Earring]]'') and Anjum Rajabali (''[[Raajneeti|Rajneeti]]'').

===''Mahek''===
''[[Mahek (film)|Mahek]],'' a children's film, is about 11-yr old girl who dreams of becoming the very best at everything, but is unsure of how to achieve her goals. It premiered at the [[BFI London Film Festival]] to affectionate reviews. Film Scholar & Writer Rachel Dwyer called it "A Gem of a film", Critic & Writer Maithili Rao called it "A rare combination of sensitivity and gentle humour."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/cinema/article30198199.ece|title = Reality and dreams}}</ref> Invited to festivals around the world, it received awards in Hollywood and Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k8/aac288.php |title=> All About Cinema... > Indian children's films win accolades in Houston |publisher=Indiantelevision.com |date=2008-04-25 |accessdate=2013-11-08}}</ref> It was Best Children's Film Nominee at the [[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]] in Australia <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/films/mahek|title=Mahek}}</ref> and shown as part of syllabus at Otterbein University in US.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/hindi-film-included-in-us-university-syllabus/articleshow/3065645.cms|title = Hindi film included in US university syllabus|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/kranti-kanade-a-new-film-maker-on-the-horizon/586279|title=Kranti Kanade-A new film-maker on the horizon}}</ref>

===''Chaitra''===
''[[Chaitra (film)|Chaitra]],'' is based on a story by legendary Marathi author [[G. A. Kulkarni]]. Set in the traditional haldi-kunku festival, it intertwines themes of poetic justice and destiny. It won five [[National Film Awards]] including Best Short Film, Best Music for Short Film (Pt [[Bhaskar Chandavarkar]]) and Special Jury Award for Acting ([[Sonali Kulkarni]]).<ref>http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rjul2002/26072002/r2607200224d.html |title=PIB Press Releases |publisher=Pib.nic.in |date=2002-07-26 |accessdate=2013-11-08</ref> It won two National Awards at MIFF Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miff.in/miff2002-award-winning-films/|title=MIFF'2002 Award Winning FilmsMumbai International Film Festival | Mumbai International Film Festival}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crd Rotten Tomatoes
* http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-life/article1115140.ece
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110207232122/http://www.hindustantimes.com/editorial-views-on/opeds/A-philosopher-and-a-film-maker/Article1-320279.aspx#disqus_thread Hindustan Times
* http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2522/stories/20081107252209100.htm

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->Czaee1 at 16:30, 9 October 2021