Shukranu

Shukranu
Promotional poster
Directed by	Bishnu Dev Halder
Written by	Bishnu Dev Halder, Ravi Kumar, Sudhir Singh
Starring	Divyenndu Shweta Basu Prasad Sheetal Thakur
Cinematography	Sayak Bhattacharya
Edited by	Devendra Murdeshwar
Music by	Harish Sagane, Advait Nemlekar
Production company	Zee5
Distributed by	Zee5
Release date	14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Shukranu is an Indian film directed by Bishnu Dev Halder, starring Divyenndu, Shweta Basu Prasad and Sheetal Thakur. The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment. ^[1]

Synopsis

Shukranu is a fictional story based on true incidents. During Emergency in 1976 an estimated 6.2 million men were subjected to forced sterilization. ^[2] 2 thousand of them lost their lives due to botched operations. Set in Delhi/UP/Haryana, Shukranu is a comic take on the darkest phases of Indian democracy through the encounters of a would-be groom who is forcefully sterilized just days before his much-awaited marriage. ^[3]

Cast

• Divyenndu as Inder
• Sheetal Thakur as Akriti ^[4]
• Aakash Dabhade as Bhaanu
• Rajesh Khattar as Bhisham
• Shakti Singh as Maruti

References

1. "ZEE5 Original Shukranu Movie is Very Entertaining, Pleasantly quirky & Funny". Dekhnews. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
2. "Shukranu to Recount India's Sterilisation Drive During Emergency". news18. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
3. "ZEE5's original film Shukranu to be a humorous take on sterilisation". indianexpress. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
4. "ZEE5 announces new film titled 'Shukranu'". zeenews.india.com. 5 December 2019.

External links

• Shukranu at IMDb