Quest (2006 film) explained

Quest
Director:Amol Palekar
Producer:Padma Vellaturi Rao
Uma Ganesh
Vahini Vijay Saradhi
Starring:Mukta Barve
Rishi Deshpande
Mrinal Kulkarni
Music:Anand Modak
Cinematography:Debu Deodhar
Editing:Amitabh Shukla
Runtime:116 minutes
Country:India
Language:English
Marathi

Quest (Marathi title: Thang) is a 2006 bilingual English and Marathi Indian drama film directed by Amol Palekar, starring Mukta Barve, Rishi Deshpande, Mrinal Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is last part of the trilogy on sexuality, which includes Daayraa (The Square Circle, 1996) and Anahat (Eternity, 2001). It is an urban story of a woman who discovers that her husband is homosexual.[1] [2] It was premiered at the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) on 5 August 2006.[3]

This is first English language film made by Palekar.[4] Both the version in Marathi and English were shot simultaneously, and the shooting was completed in 25 days.[3]

At the 54th National Film Awards, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palekar's Quest: The inside story . CNN-IBN. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505230906/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/palekars-quest-the-inside-story/22703-8.html. dead. 5 May 2014. 29 September 2006. 2014-05-05 .
  2. Web site: Rajeev Masand. Quest is a boring saga. 29 September 2006. Moneycontrol.com, CNBC-TV18 . 2014-05-05 .
  3. Web site: Amol Palekar has no regrets. Rediff.com movies. 13 September 2006. 2014-05-05 .
  4. Web site: Amol Palekar's first English feature QUEST. glamsham.com. 30 June 2006. 2014-05-05.
  5. Web site: 54th National Film Awards. International Film Festival of India. 24 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505172308/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm54NFAAward.aspx. 5 May 2014. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: 54th National Film Awards (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2012.