Mango Dreams Explained

Mango Dreams
Director:	John Upchurch
Producer:	John Upchurch Mazahir Rahim
Story:	John Upchurch
Starring:	Ram Gopal Bajaj Pankaj Tripathi Samir Kochhar
Music:	Sunil Kaushik
Cinematography:	Nouman Ahsan
Editing:	John Upchurch
Studio:	Jack Films
Runtime:	93 minutes
Country:	USA India
Language:	English

Mango Dreams is a 2016 English-language drama film produced and directed by John Upchurch.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

As a child, Dr. Amit Singh (Ram Gopal Bajaj) survived the British partition of India. Since then, he has been running forward his whole life, running from the horrors of his past — his family murdered by Muslims and the personal guilt he feels for the death of his brother. Now, with the onset of dementia, Amit must return to his childhood home and confront the memories he has been trying to forget before dementia robs him of his last chance for peace. But before the journey home begins, Amit's son Abhi (Samir Kochhar) arrives from America to commit his father to an old age home.

Amit runs away and encounters Salim (Pankaj Tripathi). Salim is a Muslim auto-rickshaw driver whose wife was raped and burned to death by Hindu rioters. Amit had earlier saved the life of Salim's son. Salim offers to drive the doctor anywhere, as a way of repaying his debt. When Amit asks to be taken home, Salim cannot imagine how far he will end up going for the doctor or where the journey will lead them. Along the way, Amit and Salim forge an unforgettable friendship and help each other discover the peace they have been longing for.^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Ram Gopal Bajaj as Amit
• Pankaj Tripathi as Salim
• Samir Kochhar as Abhi
• Rohini Hattangadi as Padma
• S M Zaheer as Prashant
• Naseeruddin Shah as Abhay

Accolades

• 2016 Arizona International Film Festival - Special Jury Award for Bridging Cultures^[6]
• 2016 Cebu International Film Festival - Humanity Award (Merit Award for Best in Content)^[7]
• 2016 Full Bloom Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature^[8]
• 2017 London Asian Film Festival - Best Script^[9]
• 2017 Calcutta International Cult Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature^{[10] [11]}
• 2017 Peace On Earth Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature^[12]
• 2017 Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
  • Best Film - Jury: Mazahir Rahim, John Upchurch
  • Best Actor: Ram Gopal Bajaj
  • Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi^[13]
• 2017 Telly Awards
  • Cinematography: Nouman Ahsan, Amit Singh
  • Directing: John Upchurch^[14]
• 2017 filmSPARK
  • Best Feature: Mazahir Rahim, John Upchurch^[15]

Notes and References

1. News: Khan. Saeed. Another India-Pak ‘shooting’, but this time a film in Ahmedabad. Times of India. Times of India. 15 August 2016.
2. Web site: Mango Dreams. Osho News. 15 August 2016.
3. Web site: The Making of Mango Dreams. Filmiblogs.net. 15 August 2016.
4. Web site: Mango Dreams. IMDb. 15 August 2016.
5. Web site: Mango Dreams. South Arts. 15 August 2016.
6. Web site: 2016 Arizona International Film Festival Awards . Arizona International Film Festival . 13 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605051459/http://www.filmfestivalarizona.com/index.php?pg=15 . 5 June 2013 .
7. Web site: Mango Dreams Awards. IMDb. 1 September 2016.
8. Web site: 2016 Winners. Full Bloom Film Festival. 27 September 2016.
9. Web site: Mango Dreams. Asian Culture Vulture Facebook Page. 14 March 2017.
10. Web site: Mango Dreams Awards. IMDb. 20 September 2021.
11. Web site: Monthly Selection – April 2017.
12. Web site: 2017 POEFF Best of Fest Winners. Peace On Earth Film Festival. 20 March 2017.
13. Web site: 7th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival. Education Expo TV. 5 July 2017.
14. Web site: 38th Annual Telly Awards: 2017 Non-Broadcast Productions Bronze Winners. Telly Awards. 5 July 2017.
15. Web site: Mango Dreams - Awards - IMDb. IMDb. 27 September 2017.