Mee Sindhutai Sapkal
| I Am Sindhutai Sapkal | |
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| Directed by | Ananth Narayan Mahadevan |
| Screenplay by | Ananth Narayan Mahadevan Sanjay Pawar |
| Produced by | Bindiya Khanolkar Sachin Khanolkar |
| Starring | Tejaswini Pandit Jyoti Chandekar Upendra Limaye Neena Kulkarni |
| Cinematography | K. Rajkumar |
| Edited by | Ananth Narayan Mahadevan |
| Music by | Ashok Patki |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
I Am Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi: मी सिंधुताई सपकाळ; Mee Sindhutai Sapkal) is an Indian Marathi film. The film was directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. The film stars Tejaswini Pandit, Jyoti Chandekar, Upendra Limaye, Neena Kulkarni in leading roles.
Plot
The film is a biographical account of Sindhutai Sapkal, a woman who became a social activist after a traumatic life. Born in a poor, cattle grazing family in Wardha as Chindi (Ragamuffin), Sindhutai was first married off at the age of 12 to a man who was 20 years elder to her and then abandoned by her husband on charges of infidelity.
Travelling through the backwaters of Maharashtra, the braveheart never abandoned hope and courage and ended up in San Jose on a fund-raising mission for her orphanage which still provides shelter to homeless kids.[1]
Cast
- Tejaswini Pandit As Sindhu 23-40 Years
- Jyoti Chandekar As Sindhutai 60 Years
- Upendra Limaye As Shrihari Sapkal
- Neena Kulkarni As Bai
Awards
Winner: [2]
- National Film Award – Special Jury Award - Bindiya and Sachin Khanolkar, Anant Mahadevan
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Suresh Wadkar
- National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Best Adapted Screenplay) - Anant Mahadevan, Sanjay Pawar
- National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Best Dialogues) - Sanjay Pawar
References
- ^ "Mee Sindhutai Sapkal". The Times of India. 3 June 2011.
- ^ "५८ वा राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कार : 'बाबू बँड बाजा', 'मी सिंधुताई सपकाळ', 'चॅम्पियन्स'सह मराठीचे चित्रपटांचे राष्ट्रीय चित्रपट पुरस्कारांवर वर्चस्व". Loksatta. 3 June 2011.