Nakkash (2018)

Original title

नक्काश

Directed by

Zaigham Imam

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

UA

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of artisans struggle to keep their traditional craft alive in modern India. The film follows their personal conflicts and fading livelihoods.

introspectivepoignantslow-pacedearthysubtlemeditativemelancholicunderstated

What happens

Nakkash (transl. The Craftsman) is a 2019 Hindi language film written and directed by Zaigham Imam, and produced by Pawan Tiwari’s Jalsa Pictures and Imam's AB Infosoft Creations in association with Padmaja Productions. Nakkash stars Inaamulhaq Sharib Hashmi and Kumud Mishra along with Rajesh Sharma. Nakkash was premiered at DCSAFF (Washington DC South Asian Film Festival) where the lead actor Inaamulhaq won the Best Actor Award for outstanding performance in "Nakkash". It was also screened at SgSaiff (Singapore South Asian International Film Festival) where Imam won the Emerging Filmmaker of the Year award. The first look poster of Nakkash was unveiled in Indian Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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