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Dhanak (2015)

Dhanak poster
Original title
धनक
Directed by
Nagesh Kukunoor
Genre
children's film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
0
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl believes that if she and her blind younger brother can meet a famous actor in person, he will help restore her brother's eyesight. She sets off on a long journey across Rajasthan with her brother to make this wish come true.

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What happens

Dhanak (Hindi pronunciation: [d̪ʰənək]; transl. Rainbow) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language children's road film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Manish Mundra, Nagesh Kukunoor, and Elahe Hiptoola, the film features Hetal Gada and Krrish Chhabria as the two children, playing brother and sister, in the leading roles, with supporting performances from Chet Dixon, Vipin Sharma, Gulfam Khan, Vibha Chibber, Flora Saini, and Vijay Maurya. The film was released India wide to widely positive reviews on 17 June 2016. Dhanak received the Best Children's Film trophy at the 64th National Film Awards. Dhanak won the Special Mention Crystal Bear for the Best Feature Film by The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus at the 65th Berlinale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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