Shukranu Explained
Shukranu |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Director: | Bishnu Dev Halder |
Music: | Harish Sagane, Advait Nemlekar |
Country: | India |
Language: | Hindi |
Cinematography: | Sayak Bhattacharya |
Editing: | Devendra Murdeshwar |
Distributor: | Zee5 |
Production Companies: | Zee5 |
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
Notes and References
- Web site: ZEE5 Original Shukranu Movie is Very Entertaining, Pleasantly quirky & Funny. 1 February 2020. Dekhnews. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324100554/https://www.dekhnews.com/entertainment/shukranu-movie-on-zee5/. 24 March 2020. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Shukranu to Recount India's Sterilisation Drive During Emergency. 3 December 2019. news18. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324100831/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/shukranu-to-recount-indias-sterilisation-drive-during-emergency-2410609.html. 24 March 2020. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: ZEE5's original film Shukranu to be a humorous take on sterilisation. 3 December 2019. indianexpress. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200324100958/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/shukranu-zee5-original-film-divyenndu-sharma-shweta-basu-prasad-sheetal-thakur-6148498/. 24 March 2020. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: ZEE5 announces new film titled 'Shukranu'. 5 December 2019. zeenews.india.com.