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| Directed by | Anant Mahadevan
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| Produced by | Bindiya Khanolkar Sachin Khanolkar |
| Starring | Tejaswini Pandit Jyoti Chandekar Upendra Limaye Neena Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | K. Rajkumar |
| Edited by | Anant Mahadevan |
| Music by | Ashok Patki
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| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Budget | Template:INR[1]
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Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (trans. I Am Sindhutai Sapkal) is an Indian Marathi-language biographical film. It was directed by Anant Mahadevan. The film stars Tejaswini Pandit, Jyoti Chandekar, Upendra Limaye and Neena Kulkarni in leading roles.
Plot
The film is a biographical account of Sindhutai Sapkal, a woman who became a social activist after a traumatic life. Born in a poor, cattle grazing family in Wardha as Chindi (Ragamuffin), Sindhutai was first married off at the age of 10 to a man who was 20 years elder to her and then abandoned by her husband on charges of infidelity.
Traveling through the backwaters of Maharashtra, Sindhutai never abandoned hope and courage and ended up in San Jose on a fund-raising mission for her orphanage, which still provides shelter to homeless kids.[2]
Cast
- Tejaswini Pandit as Sindhu (23 to 40 year old)
- Jyoti Chandekar as Sindhu (60 year old)
- Upendra Limaye as Shreehari Sapkal
- Neena Kulkarni as Bai
Awards
Winner: [3]
- National Film Award – Special Jury Award - Bindiya and Sachin Khanolkar, Anant Mahadevan
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Suresh Wadkar
- National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Best Adapted Screenplay) - Anant Mahadevan, Sanjay Pawar
- National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Best Dialogues) - Sanjay Pawar
- Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Film
- MFK Award for Favourite Film
References
- ↑ Small budget Big Bonanza: Marathi Cinema shines amidst fierce competition. The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ Mee Sindhutai Sapkal. The Times of India(3 Jun 2011).
- ↑ ५८ वा राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार : 'बाबू बँड बाजा', 'मी सिंधुताई सपकाळ', 'चॅम्पियन्स'सह मराठीचे चित्रपटांचे राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कारांवर वर्चस्व(3 Jun 2011).
External links
Template:National Film Award Special Jury Award feature film