Doctor Rakhmabai (film)

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Doctor Rakhmabai
Directed by Anant Mahadevan
Written by Bikas Mishra
Screenplay by Bikas Mishra
Story byMohini Varde
Produced by Swapna Patker
Starring Tannishtha Chatterjee
CinematographyAlphonse Roy
Edited byAnant Mahadevan
Music by Rohan-Rohan
Release date
  • 23 September 2016 (2016-09-23) [1]
Running time
124 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Doctor Rakhmabai is a 2016 Marathi-language biographical drama film, produced by Swapna Patker and directed by Anant Mahadevan. It stars Tannishtha Chatterjee as Doctor Rakhmabai and the music was composed by Rohan-Rohan. The film follows the real life story of Doctor Rakhmabai and how she won one of India's first divorce cases and then travelled to the UK to get her medical degree to become India's first female practicing doctor.

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Cast

Film Festivals

2017 IndoGerman Filmweek (DCSAFF) [2]
2017 Dallas Fort/Worth South Asian Film Festival (DFWSAFF) [3] [4] [5] [6]
2017 Marathi International Film Festival (MIFF) [7]
2017 Jagran Film Festival (JFF) [8] [9]
2017 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) [10] [11]
2018 Lonavala International Film Festival India (LIFFI) [12] [13]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
2017 Maharashtra State Film Awards Best SoundWon [14]
Best Costume DesignWon
Best Art DirectionWon
Best Sound DesignWon
Best Picture Swapna Patker Nominated
Best Director Anant Mahadevan Nominated
Best Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Santosh Juvekar Nominated
DC South Asian Arts Film Festival (DCSAFF)Audience Poll - Best Feature Film Swapna Patker Won [15]
17th New York Indian Film Festival Best Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee Nominated [16]
Pune International Film Festival Best Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee Won [17] [18]
20184th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF)Best Regional Film Swapna Patker Won [19]
Best Regional Director Anant Mahadevan Won
Best Actress Tannishtha Chatterjee Won

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