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It will be distributed by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]](SPE), India. Cinematography is by Ajayan Vincent and Background Score by Ranjit Barot. It is scheduled to be released during March 2010. It has been officially selected to be screened at [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=EIFF to host 23 world premieres |
It will be distributed by [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]](SPE), India. Cinematography is by Ajayan Vincent and Background Score by Ranjit Barot. It is scheduled to be released during March 2010. It has been officially selected to be screened at [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=EIFF to host 23 world premieres |
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|url=http://www.screendaily.com/eiff-to-host-23-world-premieres/5000835.article |publisher=Screen Daily|date=2009-05-06}}</ref>, [[Pusan International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=PIFF Day One: In Review |
|url=http://www.screendaily.com/eiff-to-host-23-world-premieres/5000835.article |publisher=Screen Daily|date=2009-05-06}}</ref>, [[Pusan International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=PIFF Day One: In Review |
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|url=http://www.theoneonefour.com/2009/10/10/piff-day-one-in-review |publisher=The One One Four|date=2010-10-10}}</ref>, [[Montreal World Film Festival]], [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=IDream buys Thanks Maa; to screen five films at Cannes |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=13074 |publisher=Business of Cinema|date=2009-05-08}}</ref>, [[International Film Festival of India]] and [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=India's five films make it to Palm Springs International Film Festival |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Indias-five-films-make-it-to-Palm-Springs-International-Film-Festival/articleshow/5388055.cms |publisher=Economic Times|date=2009-12-28}}</ref>. The debut child actor Master Shams Patel has also won the [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] for the film, in the [[56th National Film Awards]]. This film focuses on [[Child abandonment]] Issue in [[India]]. |
|url=http://www.theoneonefour.com/2009/10/10/piff-day-one-in-review |publisher=The One One Four|date=2010-10-10}}</ref>, [[Montreal World Film Festival]], [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=IDream buys Thanks Maa; to screen five films at Cannes |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=13074 |publisher=Business of Cinema|date=2009-05-08}}</ref>, [[International Film Festival of India]] and [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite news|title=India's five films make it to Palm Springs International Film Festival |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Indias-five-films-make-it-to-Palm-Springs-International-Film-Festival/articleshow/5388055.cms |publisher=Economic Times|date=2009-12-28}}</ref>. The debut child actor Master Shams Patel has also won the [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Beginner's Luck|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Beginner-s-Luck/576806 |publisher=The Indian Express|date=2010-02-08}}</ref> for the film, in the [[56th National Film Awards]]. This film focuses on [[Child abandonment]] Issue in [[India]]. |
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== Synopsis == |
== Synopsis == |
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| File:ThanksMaa 2.jpg Promotional poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Irfan Kamal |
| Written by | Irfan Kamal Vishal Vijay Kumar |
| Produced by | Quantum Films |
| Starring | Master Shams Patel Master Salman Master Fayaaz Baby Almas Master Jaffer Baby Sakshi Barry John etc. |
| Cinematography | Ajayan Vincent |
| Edited by | Amit Saxena |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Country | Template:FilmIndia |
| Language | Hindi |
'Thanks Maa' is an upcoming Hindi Bollywood film directed by Débutante director Irfan Kamal, written by Vishal Vijay Kumar and Irfan Kamal, produced by Quantum Films, and starring Master Shams Patel, Master Salman, Master Fayaaz, Baby Almas, Master Jaffer, Baby Sakshi, Barry John.
It will be distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment(SPE), India. Cinematography is by Ajayan Vincent and Background Score by Ranjit Barot. It is scheduled to be released during March 2010. It has been officially selected to be screened at Edinburgh International Film Festival[1], Pusan International Film Festival[2], Montreal World Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival[3], International Film Festival of India and Palm Springs International Film Festival[4]. The debut child actor Master Shams Patel has also won the Best Child Artist[5] for the film, in the 56th National Film Awards. This film focuses on Child abandonment Issue in India.
Synopsis
A 12 year old street kid named MUNICIPALITY,while on the run from the reformatory, finds and saves a two day old abandoned child from being prey to a ferocious dog. Failing to find any takers among the people he deemed responsible & respectable, Municipality takes up the onus of finding the child's mother himself. Here onwards ensues his struggle in the urban jungle of Mumbai with just 4 of his friends from the streets- Soda(15),Sursuri(10),Cutting(8)& Dhed-shaana(6).
Municipality's rock steady determination ultimately helps him emerge a winner against all odds as he reaches the child's mother. Though in the bargain, he loses his flawless & God like image of a mother he used to see in his dreams. A mother who he hoped,would come searching for him someday at the Municipality Hospital where he was abandoned 12 yrs back.
The film aims at highlighting the issue of abandoned children and the misery they face in heir day to day lives.
Cast
| Actors / Actress | Role |
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| Master Shams Patel | Municipality Ghatkopar |
| Master Salman | Soda |
| Master Fayaaz | Cutting |
| Baby Almas | Sursuri |
| Master Jaffer | Dhed-Shaana |
| Baby Sakshi | Krish |
| Alok Nath | Warden of the Reformatory |
| Raghubir Yadav | Peon of the Municipality Hospital |
| Barry John | Priest at the Church |
| Sanjay Mishra | The Cab Driver |
| Ranvir Shorey | Mr.Motwani |
| Mukta Barve | The Prostitute |
| Jalees Sherwani | Head Eunuch |
References
- ^ "EIFF to host 23 world premieres". Screen Daily. 2009-05-06.
- ^ "PIFF Day One: In Review". The One One Four. 2010-10-10.
- ^ "IDream buys Thanks Maa; to screen five films at Cannes". Business of Cinema. 2009-05-08.
- ^ "India's five films make it to Palm Springs International Film Festival". Economic Times. 2009-12-28.
- ^ "Beginner's Luck". The Indian Express. 2010-02-08.