Doctor Rakhmabai (film) explained

Doctor Rakhmabai
Story:	Mohini Varde
Screenplay:	Bikas Mishra
Producer:	Swapna Patker
Director:	Anant Mahadevan
Starring:	Tannishtha Chatterjee
Music:	Rohan-Rohan
Cinematography:	Alphonse Roy
Editing:	Anant Mahadevan
Runtime:	124 Minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Marathi
Gross:	^[1]

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.

Cast

• Tannishtha Chatterjee as Doctor Rakhmabai
• Prasad Oak as Dr. Sarkharam Arjun
• Kavita Lad as Jayantibai
• Santosh Juvekar as Dadaji
• Alexx O'Nell as Dr. David
• Bharat Dabholkar as Grandfather
• Sharad Ponkshe as Narayan Dharmaji
• Elena Kasnatcheewa as Dr. Edith
• Bhaktimahednra Pawar as Rakhmabai 11 years old
• Kristen Peterson as Rakhmabais Lawyer
• Aditi Sarangdhar as Vidya Oza

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

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2017	Maharashtra State Film Awards	Best Sound			^[14]
		Best Costume Design
		Best Art Direction
		Best Sound Design
		Best Picture	Swapna Patker
		Best Director	Anant Mahadevan
		Best Actress	Tannishtha Chatterjee
		Best Supporting Actor	Santosh Juvekar
	DC South Asian Arts Film Festival (DCSAFF)	Audience Poll - Best Feature Film	Swapna Patker		^[15]
	17th New York Indian Film Festival	Best Actress	Tannishtha Chatterjee		^[16]
	Pune International Film Festival	Best Actress	Tannishtha Chatterjee		^[17] ^[18]
2018	4th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF)	Best Regional Film	Swapna Patker		^[19]
		Best Regional Director	Anant Mahadevan
		Best Actress	Tannishtha Chatterjee

Notes and References

1. News: Small budget Big Bonanza: Marathi Cinema shines amidst fierce competition . 2024-09-05 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
2. Web site: IGFW 2017. 15 August 2017.
3. Web site: DFWSAFF. 15 Feb 2017.
4. Web site: Doctor Rakhmabai featured at the Texas South Asian Film Festival. 23 Feb 2017.
5. Web site: Doctor Rakhmabai finds entry at DFWSAFF. 5 March 2017. 5 March 2017.
6. Web site: 2017 Texas South Asian Film Festival. 18 January 2017.
7. Web site: MIFF. 18 April 2017.
8. Web site: Movies to be screened at JFF. 29 June 2017.
9. Web site: What to watch out for at 8th Jagran Film Festival. 29 June 2017.
10. Web site: Conversation Hour at IFFM. 5 August 2017. 11 August 2017.
11. Web site: IFFM 2017 to promote women empowerment again. 29 July 2017. 29 July 2017.
12. Web site: Lonavala International Film Festival India. 10 Jan 2018.
13. Web site: Films screened at the Lonavala International Film Festival India. 10 Jan 2018.
14. Web site: Marathi Films. 18 April 2017.
15. Web site: DCSAFF 2017. 18 October 2017.
16. Web site: NYIFF 2017. 7 May 2017.
17. Web site: PIFF 2017. 19 January 2017.
18. Web site: Tannishtha Chatterjee bags Best Actress Award at PIFF. 26 February 2017.
19. Web site: 4th RIFF 2018. 23 January 2018.