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Deool (2011)

Deool poster
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
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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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