Gattu

Gattu
Directed by Rajan Khosa
Produced by Children's Film Society, India
Screenplay by Ankur Tewari
K.D.Satyam
Rajan Khosa
Story by K.D.Satyam
Starring Mohammad Samad
Zoya Arshad
Harshit Kaushik
Sarvasva Singh Pundir
Jayanta Das
Music by Sandesh Shandilya
Cinematography Satya Rai Nagpaul
Edited by Antara Lahiri
Distributed by Rajshri Media
Release date
 20 April 2012 (India)
Running time
 90 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi

Gattu is a 2012 Indian film written by K.D.Satyam[2] and directed by Rajan Khosa.[3] The film stars Mohammad Samad, Naresh Kumar, Zoya Arshad, Harshit Kaushik, Sarvasva Singh Pundir and Jayanta Das in leading roles and had its premiere on 14 November 2011 at the 17th International Children's Festival of India held in Hyderabad during 14 November 2011 and 20 November 2011.[4][5] Gattu had its theatrical release in India on 20 April 2012.[6][7]

Plot

Gattu is a 9 year old orphan who works in his uncle's garbage recycling business and is fascinated by Kite flying, specially the black kite Kali which has managed to remain unconquered in the sky till date. Gattu's desire to defeat the black kite leads him to a school where he pretends to be a student and builds a web of lies to impress his classmates and keep his dream of conquering the black kite alive.

Cast

  • Mohammad Samad as Gattu
  • Naresh Kumar as Anees Bhai
  • Jayanta Das as School Principal
  • Zoya Arshad as Minky
  • Harshit Kaushik as Manoj
  • Sarvasva Singh Pundir as Honey Singh
  • Mohit Pandey as Sulaiman
  • Mohammad Shoaib as Chawanni
  • Mohammad Talha Sadat as Tailor Master
  • Ritika Kumar as Sunita
  • Naveen Bhatt as Kareem[8]

Recognition

Gattu opened at the 17th International Children's Film Festival at Hyderabad. This film was held in high regards by critics and film reviewers all over the world.[9][10] The film had been honored with a special mention under Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk category at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.[11][12] It is one of the few films of Bollywood to win such acclaim.[13][14][15] At the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2012, Gattu won the won the Audience Choice Award for the Best Feature and the Honorable Mention of the Jury Award.[16][17] At the 12th Annual New York Indian Film Festival, Gattu won the awards in the categories of Best Film as well as Best Young Actor which was won by the lead actor of the film Mohammad Samad.[18][19]

Critical reception

DearCinema.com critic Nandita Dutta wrote that "Although Gattu works around the regular elements of children’s stories, it turns out to be an endearing tale of a little boy who is passionate about flying kites." [20] Mansha Rastogi of Now Running gave the movie 4/5 stars, saying that "Gattu is yet another gem that Hindi film industry can be proud of. A definite watch for people of all age groups."[21] NDTV review called it, "a delicately-threaded morality tale ",[22] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave it 3.5/5 stars,[23] while Prayag Arora Desai of Rediff gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, concluding that "Gattu is a must watch for all but most especially cynics who believe 'there is no hope for any of us'. It took Gattu just a little less than two hours to prove it."[24] Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times Of India gave the movie 3.5/5 stars, stating that "Gattu is a must-watch for children of all ages (read: grown-ups even more). And if you think you're too grown up for a kiddie film, go fly a kite. Maybe that's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up too soon. We should just let the little one's in us rule the world.".[25] Subhash K Jha of Indicine gave the movie 3/5 stars, saying that "Gattu carries forward the recent trend of sensible, intelligent funny and moving films about child protagonists, namely Taare Zameen Par, I Am Kalam and Stanley Ka Dabba. Add one more film to that luminous list of cinema on little wonders."[26] Blessy Chettiar of DNA India gave the movie 3/5 stars, stating that "Gattu scores high on the emotional quotient. It leaves you with a smile on your face."[27] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 3/5 stars, concluding that "On the whole, a film like GATTU speaks to both, the kids and adults. Films like these, which aren't made to appease the box-office, but cater to a different audience, ought to be encouraged. For, there's life beyond zany entertainers as well!"[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Gattu". Children's Film Society of India.
  2. ↑ "Gattu off to Berlin". The Indian Express. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Gattu". CFSI. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "International Children's Film Fest begins in Hyderabad". Rediff.
  5. ↑ "Children's Film Festival begins its flight with Gattu". Hindustan Times.
  6. ↑ "Gattu` to release on April 20". Zee News. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Gattu releasing in India on April 20th". Times of India. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  8. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2156785/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  9. ↑ Young, Deborah. "Gattu: Berlin Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  10. ↑ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (20 February 2012). "Gautaman Bhaskaran's review: Gattu". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  11. ↑ Awards IMDB.
  12. ↑ IANS. "Indian film Gattu wins special mention at 62nd Berlinale". India Today. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Gattu Flies High at Berlinale". The Indian Express. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "'Gattu' gets special mention at Berlinale". The Hindu. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  15. ↑ PTI. "'Gattu' gets special mention at Berlinale". The HINDU. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "'Gattu' gets two awards at Los Angeles film fest". News18.
  17. ↑ "Children's Film Society of India - Gattu". ICFFI.
  18. ↑ "New York Indian Film Festival Premieres Over Holiday Weekend". Huffington Post.
  19. ↑ "Double win for Gattu at NY film fest". Hindustan Times.
  20. ↑ Nandita Dutta. "DearCinema Review: Gattu". DearCinema.com.
  21. ↑ Mansha Rastogi. "Gattu Review - Bollywood Movie Review by Mansha Rastogi". Now Running.
  22. ↑ "Review: Gattu (Children's film)". NDTV. 20 July 2012.
  23. ↑ Anupama Chopra (20 July 2012). "Anupama Chopra's review: Gattu". Hindustan Times.
  24. ↑ Prayag Arora Desai. "Review: Gattu is a must watch". Rediff.
  25. ↑ Madhureeta Mukherjee. "Gattu Movie Review at Times Of India". Times Of India.
  26. ↑ Subhash K Jha. "Gattu Review by Subhash K Jha". Indicine.
  27. ↑ Blessy Chettiar. "Review: Gattu scores high on the emotional quotient". DNA India.
  28. ↑ Taran Adarsh. "Gattu (2012) Hindi Movie Critic Review by Taran Adarsh - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
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