Desert Dolphin
Desert Dolphin is an Indian drama film directed by Manjari Makijany. The cast includes newcomers Rachel Sanchita Gupta and Shafin Patel, and also stars Amrit Maghera, Jonathan Readwin and Waheeda Rehman. It was written by Manjari Makijany and sister Vinati Makijany who also co-produced the film through their Indian production company Mac Productions.[1]
| Desert Dolphin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manjari Makijany |
| Produced by | Emmanuel Pappas, Vinati Makijany, Manjari Makijany |
| Screenplay by | Manjari Makijany, Vinati Makijany |
| Music by | Salim–Sulaiman |
| Cinematography | Alan Poon, G. Monic Kumar |
| Edited by | Deepa Bhatia |
Production company | Skatepark Films, Mac Productions |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | India & United States |
| Language | Hindi & English |
Plot
The film tells the story of a teenage tribal girl in Rajasthan, India who discovers skateboarding after a thirty something British-Indian girl introduces skateboarding in a village.
Cast
- Rachel Sanchita Gupta as Prerna
- Amrit Maghera as Jessica
- Waheeda Rehman as Maharani
- Shafin Patel as Ankush
- Anurag Arora as Mahesh
- Jonathan Readwin as Erick
- Swati Das as Shanti
- Ankit Rao as Vikram
- Ambrish Saxena as Ramkesh
- Vivek Yadav as Tipu
- Sohan Suhalka as Vishwinath
- Sahidur Rahaman as Police Officer
Production
Production of the film took place in a village near Udaipur, Rajasthan called Khempur. As the central set of the film, the Producers decided to build Rajasthan's first and India's largest skatepark in Khempur which was also the location for the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The film brought together crew from the US, Canada and India.[2]
References
- Vijayakar, R.M. (16 August 2019). "waheeda-rehman-returns-to-udaipur-years-after-guide-for-desert". IndiaWest.
- Coutinho, Natasha (17 May 2019). "Mac Mohan's Daughters Manjari and Vinati enter Bollywood with Indias first film on skateboarding". Mid-day.