Baga Beach (film) explained

Baga Beach
Director:Laxmikant Shetgaonkar
Producer:Pramod Salgaocar
Starring:Paoli Dam
Cedric Cirotteau
Sadiya Siddiqui
Jean Denis Römer
Akash Sinha
Music:Sidhanath Buyao
Emiliana da Cruz
Cinematography:Arup Mandal
Editing:Sankalp Meshram
Studio:Sharvani Productions
Runtime:103 minutes
Country:India
Language:Konkani

Baga Beach is 2013 Indian Konkani-language film written and directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar. It followed his critically acclaimed Paltadacho Munis (2009).[1]

Set in the eponymous Baga Beach in Goa, it was made at a budget of crore, making it the most expensive film yet of Konkani cinema.[2] The film deals with the underbelly of tourism in Goa, with issues of paedophilia and child sexual abuse, conflict between locals and immigrants leading to hostility towards migrant laborers, impact of holidaying foreigners on local culture.[3] [4] The film had an Indian, German and French cast, including Bengali actress Paoli Dam, who spoke Hindi in the film.[5] It was shot in Goa with an handheld camera in sync sound.

It was screened at the 44th International Film Festival of India in 2013.[6] Subsequently, it won the Best Feature Film in Konkani award at the 61st National Film Awards.[7] After the awards, the Goa Legislative Assembly passed a resolution congratulating producer and director for making the film about "a topic which needed much attention", and called it an "eye opener on the issues related to children on our beaches."[8] The film was commercially released in Goa on May 30, 2014, but was not commercially released nationwide.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's next venture is 'Baga Beach' . The Hindu . 27 November 2011. 2014-09-01 .
  2. Web site: A Rs 3 cr Konkani movie . 27 November 2011. 2014-09-01 . The Times of India.
  3. Web site: Baga Beach: a tale of child sex, hatred for migrants . Hindustan Times . Gautaman Bhaskaran . 27 November 2013 . 2014-09-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010092955/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/movies/baga-beach-a-tale-of-child-sex-hatred-for-migrants/article1-1156192.aspx . 10 October 2014 . dmy .
  4. Web site: 'Baga Beach' about tourism ills in coastal Goa: Director . Zee News . 26 November 2013 . 2014-09-01 .
  5. Web site: Paoli Dam to act in Shetgaonkar's 'Baga beach' . 30 November 2012. 2014-09-01 . The Times of India.
  6. Web site: Shetgaonkar's 'Baga beach' to be screened at Iffi 2013 . 16 October 2013. 2014-09-01 . The Times of India.
  7. Web site: 61st National Film Awards For 2013 . Directorate of Film Festivals . 16 April 2014 . 2014-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf . 16 April 2014 . dmy .
  8. News: Goa Assembly passes resolution hailing makers of 'Baga Beach' . Business Standard . Press Trust of India. July 23, 2014. 2014-09-01 .
  9. Web site: 'Baga Beach' struggles to get a screening in Goa . Apr 18, 2014. 2014-09-01 . The Times of India .
  10. Web site: National Award does not make any difference to me: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar . The Indian Express . Press Trust of India. May 28, 2014. 2014-09-01 .
  11. Web site: Baga Beach bags best Konkani film award . oHeraldo . 2018-12-18.
  12. News: 2 films set in Goa get national awards . The Times of India . Apr 17, 2014 . 2018-12-18.

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