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

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)

Trailer

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