Deool (2011)
- Original title
- देऊळ
- Directed by
- Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rated
- UA
- Rating
- 8.4 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man in a small Indian village becomes convinced he has seen a divine vision. The film follows how this event draws attention from politicians, developers, and locals, exposing the clash between traditional village life and modern forces like globalization.
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What happens
Deool (transl. The Temple) is a 2011 Indian Marathi comedy directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni (an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, (FTII) Pune). The film stars Girish Kulkarni, Nana Patekar, Dilip Prabhawalkar, Sharvani Pillai, and Sonali Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is about the effect of globalization on India's small towns and the terrible state of Indian villages, with a political backdrop. Deool won the 59th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Actor (Girish Kulkarni) and Best Dialogue (Girish Kulkarni). The film also marks the debut of veteran Hindi film actor Naseeruddin Shah in the Marathi film industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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