Mahek

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Mahek
Directed by Kranti Kanade
Written byKranti Kanade
Kedar Dharwadkar
Produced by Children's Film Society, India
Starring Shreya Sharma
Madan Deodhar
Anuya Bhagwat
Lalan Sarang
Anuja Borkar
Dhiresh Joshi
CinematographyMrinal Desai
Edited bySuchitra Sathe
Music byMathieu Lamboley
Release date
  • 28 October 2007 (2007-10-28)
Running time
80min
Country India
Languages Hindi
English

Mahek is an Indian children's film by writer-director Kranti Kanade.

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Synopsis

11-yr old Mahek dreams of becoming the very best at everything, but is unsure of how to achieve her goals. To complicate things further, an old magic-less modern fairy walks into her life.

Production

Development

The film was produced by the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI).

Crew

Artist and cartoonist Mario Miranda did the illustrations for the film. Mrinal Desai was the director of photography, the editor was Suchitra Sathe and the sound designer was Anmol Bhave.

Release

It premiered at the BFI London Film Festival to affectionate reviews. Invited to over twenty International film festivals including Chicago, Munich, Toronto, St Louis and Cleveland, it won awards in Hollywood and Houston. It was Best Children's film nominee at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia and was shown as part of "Modern India" studies syllabus at the Otterbein University. [1]

Reviews

This film received positive with British Film Institute terming it as "An inspiring family film from India". The Sprockets Toronto Film Festival noted that "The film celebrates imagination, self-confidence and perseverance." One of India's most respected critics Maithili Rao, in the Frontline (magazine) said that the film was "A rare combination of sensitivity and gentle humour". [2] Similarly, Rachel Dwyer, University of London termed the film as "Totally delightful". Cleveland Film Festival, USA noted it a "Gem of a film". St.Louis Film Festival, USA described Mahek as a "Beautifully filmed with a nice eye for color and very funny", whereas the Syracuse New Times, New York applauded that the film "Certainly matches Truffaut’s cinematic spirit."

Mahek has been included in the curriculum of Otterbein College, one of the oldest universities in the US. [3] [4]

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