Ek Hazarachi Note

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Ek Hazarachi Note
Directed by Shrihari Sathe
Written byShrikant Bojewar
Produced byShrihari Sathe
Starring Usha Naik
Sandeep Pathak
Shrikant Yadav
Ganesh Yadav
Pooja Nayak
Devendra Gaikwad
Cinematography Leung Ming Kai
Production
company
Infinitum Productions
Release date
  • 9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)
Running time
90 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Ek Hazarachi Note (English: 1000 Rupee Note) is a 2014 Indian film, directed and produced by by Shrihari Sathe It stars Usha Naik, Sandeep Pathak and Shrikant Yadav. The film was released on 9 May 2014 to positive reviews, and won the Silver Peacock - Best Feature Film at the 45th International Film Festival of India. It is spoken in the Varhadi and Marathi languages. [2]

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Synopsis

During a political rally in a small village in Maharashtra, India, a poor old woman named Budhi receives a donation of several 1000 rupee notes from a politician. She goes shopping to the nearby market town with her neighbour, but fate has other plans for them.

Cast

Production

Ek Hazarachi Note was directed by and produced by Shrihari Sathe. [3] [4] [5]

Photography was by Hong Kong photographer Leung Ming Kai, and music by Shailendra Barve. [5] Shrikant Bojewar wrote the script, and scenography was by Prashant Bidkar. [5]

It is spoken in the Varhadi and Marathi languages. [6]

Release and critical reception

The film was released on 9 May 2014 to positive reviews. [7]

The Times of India  gave 3 stars (out of 5), saying "Keeping every minute detail of the story intact, Shrihari has struck gold with his first film. The cinematography is classy and the background score helps magnifying the beaty of every scene and emotion on the actors' faces. But the ace in the pack is Usha Naik whose mind-blowing performance is sure to evoke sympathy for her character in the viewers' minds. Sandeep Pathak too delivers with excellence and it is good to see him moving away from his stereotyped comic roles". [8]

Sankhayan Ghosh of  Indian Express wrote: "In the film, rather than the protagonist taking drastic decisions, things happen to her. Indian rural society is passive and people in power control their lives. I found it challenging to tell the story of a passive protagonist," [9]

Awards

The film won many awards. [10]

International

India

State awards

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References

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  3. "Film Review: 1000 Rupee Note. A politician's charitable gift disrupts an elderly villager's life. Soft-spoken Indian drama packs an emotional punch." by Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International, 22 September 2016.
  4. "'1000 Rupee Note': Film Review. An elderly woman's life changes dramatically when she receives an unexpected windfall in Shrihari Sathe's debut feature", by Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 September 2016.
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