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Hellaro (2018)

Hellaro poster
Original title
હેલ્લારો
Directed by
Abhishek Shah
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 01m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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In the 1970s in the Rann of Kutch, a group of women are trapped by strict social rules. One woman dares to take a small act of rebellion that sets off a chain reaction.

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What happens

Hellaro (transl. The Outburst) is a 2019 Indian Gujarati period drama film co-written and directed by Abhishek Shah and produced by Ashish Patel, Nirav Patel, Aayush Patel, Prateek Gupta, Mit Jani and Abhishek Shah under the banner of Saarthi Productions and Harfanmaula films. The film having ensemble cast of Jayesh More, Shraddha Dangar, Brinda Trivedi Nayak, Shachi Joshi, Niilam Paanchal, Tejal Panchasara and Kausambi Bhatt, marks the directorial debut of Abhishek Shah. The film revolves around a group of women living in the Rann of Kutch in the 1970s. Hellaro won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards. It was officially selected as the opening film at Indian Panorama, at 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). It was also nominated for the best debut feature film of a director at the film festival. The film was released in theatres in India on 8 November 2019 to positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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