Lakshmi (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Nagesh Kukunoor |
| Produced by | Nagesh Kukunoor Elahe Hiptoola Satish Kaushik |
| Written by | Nagesh Kukunoor |
| Screenplay by | Nagesh Kukunoor |
| Starring | Nagesh Kukunoor Monali Thakur Satish Kaushik Shefali Shah Ram Kapoor Gulfam Khan |
| Music by | Tapas Relia |
| Cinematography | Chirantan Das |
| Edited by | Sanjib Datta |
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104 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Lakshmi is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language biographical social problem film, written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. The film deals with the harsh realities of human trafficking and child prostitution, which continue behind closed curtains in rural areas of India. It was earlier expected to release on 17 January 2014, but got delayed due to censorship issues.
The film Won Best Film - Mercedes Benz Audience Award, for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on 13 January 2014. The film released on 21 March 2014. The film was screened official selection at Toronto Reel World, Washington DC, New York Indian and Melbourne Indian Film Festivals. It would open the 16th London Asian Film Festival in June 2014.
Lakshmi, a 14-year-old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where she is raped and brutally beaten she struggles to survive with the help of the other girls and her own will to never give in. Finally she is rescued in a police raid. Against all odds, Lakshmi shows courage where everybody else fails. Resisting all pressure - violent threats, coercion and bribes, she stands up in court and in a landmark case in India, succeeds in putting the traffickers behind bars.
Director Nagesh Kukunoor was inspired to make the film after visiting some NGO's in India, where he met victims of human trafficking.
The film is produced by both Nagesh Kukunoor, his long-time collaborator Elahe Hiptoola who worked with him on all his films since Hyderabad Blues, and also by renowned actor Satish Kaushik. Kaushik stated the marketing campaign for the film was geared towards keeping "in tandem with the theme of the movie." The producers are planning to have private screenings of the film for Non-Governmental Organizations to promote awareness of the heinous crimes depicted in the film. They also hoped the film would be backed and sponsored by actor Salman Khan, who runs his own personal NGO called Being Human.
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