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{{Infobox film
| name = Meel Patthar
| image =
| caption =
| director = Ivan Ayr
| producer = Kimsi Singh
| writer = Ivan Ayr<br>Neel Mani Kant
| starring = Suvinder Vicky<br>Lakshvir Saran
| music = Gautam Nair
| cinematography = Angello Faccini
| editing = Ivan Ayr
| studio = Jabberwockee Talkies
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|9|3|[[77th Venice International Film Festival|Venice]]}}
| runtime = 98 minutes
| country = India
| budget = 
| gross = 
| language = Hindi<br>Punjabi
}}

'''''Meel Patthar''''' (English: ''Milestone'') is a 2020 Indian [[Hindi]]-language drama film co-written, edited and directed by Ivan Ayr and produced by Kimsi Singh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020/orizzonti/meel-patthar-milestone|title=Meel Patthar (Milestone)|date=16 July 2020|publisher=Venice International Film Festival|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> Starring Suvinder Vicky and Lakshvir Saran in major roles, the story follows a truck driver who tries to cope with the tragic death of his wife.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/im-interested-in-telling-stories-about-human-existence-in-contemporary-india-ivan-ayr/1909633|title=I''m interested in telling stories about human existence in contemporary India: Ivan Ayr|last=Panchamatia|first=Komal|work=Outlook|date=5 August 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> The film premiered in the ''Orrizonti'' (Horizons) section of the [[77th Venice International Film Festival]] on 3 September, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/hollywood/story/chaitanya-tamhane-s-the-disciple-and-ivan-ayr-s-meel-patthar-head-to-venice-film-festival-1705522-2020-07-29|title=Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple and Ivan Ayr's Meel Patthar head to Venice Film Festival|work=NDTV|date=29 July 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/guru-shishya-cuaron-and-tamhane/22924201|title=Guru-Shishya: Cuaron And Tamhane|last=Shedde|first=Meenakshi|work=Mid Day|date=9 August 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> It was also screened at the 25th [[Busan International Film Festival]] and the [[Pingyao International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/seven-indian-films-at-busan-international-film-festival/articleshow/78112442.cms|title=Seven Indian films at Busan International Film Festival|work=Mid Day|date=15 September 2020|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/pingyao-intl-film-festival-line-up-2020-1234788710/|title=China's Pingyao International Film Festival Lineup Packed With Venice Titles, New Chinese Fare|last=Davis|first=Rebecca|work=Variety|date=6 October 2020|access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref> ''Meel Patthar'' won the Best Film award while Vicky was given the Best Performer Award in the Asian feature film category at the [[Singapore International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/dec/07/%E2%80%8Bdeeply-honoured-ivan-ayr-on-meel-patthar-winning-best-film-at-singapores-silver-screen-awards-2232910.html|title=Deeply honoured: Ivan Ayr on 'Meel Patthar' winning best film at Singapore's Silver Screen Awards|website=The New India Express|date=7 December 2020|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> Netflix acquired the distribution rights of the film and it was released worldwide on the platform on 7 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 2021 |title=Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele trailer out. Zareen Khan, Anshuman Jha-starrer out on May 9|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/hum-bhi-akele-tum-bhi-akele-trailer-out-zareen-khan-anshuman-jha-starrer-out-on-may-9-1798429-2021-05-03|access-date=5 May 2021|work=India Today}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* Suvinder Vicky as Ghalib
* Lakshvir Saran as Pash

==Production==
The film is partially in Punjabi language as the protagonist is Punjabi who is working in the New Delhi region.<ref name=fp>{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ivan-ayr-opens-up-on-his-film-meel-patthar-heading-to-the-2020-venice-film-festival-8679551.html|title=Ivan Ayr opens up on his film Meel Patthar heading to the 2020 Venice Film Festival|website=Firstpost|date=6 August 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> It was shot in January and February in 2020.<ref name=scroll>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/972891/in-film-meel-patthar-a-truck-drivers-journey-from-irrelevance-to-meaning|title=In film 'Meel Patthar', a truck driver's journey from irrelevance to meaning|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|publisher=Scroll.in|date=12 September 2020|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref> Ayr said that the film "tells you where you are and how much further you have to go." Further explaining: "Like how we say there is a significant moment or milestone one has crossed, that is there in the film. He gets to a certain milestone which he is unaware of and certain things begin to happen which makes things uncertain."<ref name=fp/> After the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India|nation wide lockdown was imposed]], Ayr got the film edited and sound-mixed from a remote location. The film was shot in a village in [[Haryana]].<ref name=riff>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/why-we-must-watch-meel-patthar/20200914.htm|title=Why we must watch Meel Patthar|last=Chhabra|first=Aseem|website=Rediff.com|date=14 September 2020|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref> To get into how truck drivers operate, Ayr spent time with several one of them for the research in Delhi and Chandigarh.<ref name=riff/> Both the actors took truck driving lessons for their role.<ref name=scroll/>

==Reception==
''Meel Patthar'' received mostly positive response from critics. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|82|6.60|11}}<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Milestone (2020)|id=milestone|type=m|access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>

[[Namrata Joshi]] noted that the film "offers a brooding look at lives constantly on the move, yet always paused."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/film/ivan-ayrs-meel-patthar-life-in-transit-for-truck-drivers-ghalib-and-pash|title=Ivan Ayr's 'Meel Patthar': Life in Transit for Truck Drivers Ghalib and Pash|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|work=The Wire|date=4 September 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] wrote: "This sublimely multi-layered film embraces the personal struggles of its characters with as much passion as it portrays the manifestations of the social inequities that are an intrinsic part of their existence."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/meel-patthar-review-brilliant-flashes-of-insight-make-this-a-genuine-milestone-4-5-stars-out-of-5-2290769|title=Meel Patthar Review: Brilliant Flashes Of Insight Make This A Genuine Milestone|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=5 September 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> Stutee Ghosh of ''[[The Quint]]'' said, "A cinematic milestone, Ivan Ayr’s ''Meel Patthar'' is a moving portrait of a man lacerated by the truth of life."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/meel-patthar-film-review-ivan-ayr-lakshvir-saran-suvinder-vicky-venice-international-film-festival|title='Meel Patthar': A Deeply Moving and Profound Tale of Loneliness|last=Ghosh|first=Stutee|publisher=The Quint|date=5 September 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] praised the film and wrote: "This moving tale of a trucker paints a portrait of an ecosystem where everything and everyone appears to be a metaphor for disuse, neglect, ageing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/film-festivals/venice-international-film-festival/hindi-movies-review-meel-patthar-ivan-ayrs-sturdy-lyrical-character-study-premiere-baradwaj-rangan-suvinder-vicky/|title=A Review Of Ivan Ayr's Sturdy, Lyrical Character Study, Meel Patthar (Milestone), Which Premiered At The Venice Film Festival|website=Film Companion|last=Baradwaj|first=Ranjan|date=4 September 2020|access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called the film "a poignant, lyrical look at the life of a truck driver."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/ivan-ayrs-meel-patthar-is-a-poignant-lyrical-look-at-the-life-of-a-truck-driver-6602346/|title=Ivan Ayr's Meel Patthar is a poignant, lyrical look at the life of a truck driver|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|work=The Indian Express|date=20 September 2020|access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>

[[Anupama Chopra]] of Film Companion wrote, "Using long takes and muted grey-blue tones, director Ivan Ayr constructs a film that accrues power with each scene"<ref>{{cite web|first=Anupama|last=Chopra|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/meel-patthar-movie-review-milestone-netflix-contemplative-and-beautifully-disturbing-ivan-ayr-suvinder-vicky-lakshvir-saran-anupama-chopra/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=Contentseeding&utm_campaign=MeelPattharReview|title=Milestone (Meel Patthar), On Netflix, Is Contemplative And Beautifully Disturbing |date=7 May 2021|access-date=May 10, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt12779208}}

[[Category:Punjabi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:2020 drama films]]
[[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:2020 direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language Netflix original films]]

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