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Parched

Synopsis

In a rural Indian village called Ujhaas, four ordinary women begin to throw off the traditions that hold them in servitude, and question the status quo that favours men and ostracizes women for being educated and opinionated.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of film
Features
Running time
118 mins
Director
Leena Yadav
Producer
Aseem Bajaj, Ajay Devgn, Gulab Singh Tanwar, Rohan Jagdale
Executive Producer
Anirudh Tanwar, Hughes Winborne
Editor
Kevin Tent, ACE
Screenwriter
Leena Yadav
Director of Photography
Russell Carpenter, ASC
Production Designer
Amardeep Behl
Sound
Sound Design: Paul N.J. Ottosson; Sound Mixing: David Stevens
Composer
Hitesh Sonik
Principal cast
Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, Adil Hussain, Lehar Khan, Riddhi Sen, Mahesh Balraj, Chandan Anand

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

India, US, UK coproduction

Shivalaya Entertainment (US), Blue Waters Motion Pictures (IN), Airan Consultants (IN), Ashlee Films (IN), Marylebone Entertainment (UK), Ashlee Films (UK)

Ashlee Films

Aseem Bajaj
151 Copse Hill
London
SW20 0SU

Sales Company

Seville International

455, St-Antoine West Suite 300
H2Z 1J1 Montreal
Quebec
Canada

The Gersh Agency

9465 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor
Beverly Hills
CA 90212
USA

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