| Haal-E-Kangaal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ramchandra P. N. |
| Written by | Ramchandra P. N. |
| Produced by | Sonk Films |
| Starring | Niraj Sah, Hemant Mahaur |
| Cinematography | Narayanan Venkataraman |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Haal-E-Kangaal (Hindi: हाल ए कंगाल, English: The Bankrupts) is a minimalist Hindi language feature film. The film is shot in a single location – a suburban flat in the city of Mumbai. The film stars only two actors. Ramchandra PN served as both the writer and director. The film is a black comedy that is a humorous account of the artistic and intellectual bankruptcy of independent filmmaking scene that presently exists in India. In a larger context, the film subtly debates the role of a filmmaker / artist in a highly competitive self centric world.
Plot
Two struggling filmmakers meet after a gap of fifteen years and have to spend a few hours together. As one of them narrates a script of a film to the other over liberal doses of drinks, the past catches up with them and for the two friends the celebration soon turns into a secession of one up-man-ship where accusations flow freely – the question of success, of failures and of a subtle comparison of individual achievements arise. The duo by the end of the film realise that they are as bankrupt as ever – literally, and in all sense of the word.[1]
Premier
A rough cut was shown in 2014 at the Manipal International Film Festival.[2] The group Popup talkies has been taking the film as a part of its curated package on Indian art house movies to places like Hyderabad and Mumbai.[3][4]
Haal-E-Kangaal has its premier on the 10th of June 2018[5] at the Reaktor Indian Film Festival in Vienna, Austria as a part of a package of Indian Art House film curated by programme coordinator Vivek Singhania and Festival director Bernhard Kammel.[6]
Cast
- Niraj Sah as Tripurari Gupta (Trips)[7][8]
- Hemant Mahaur as Lokesh Sharma.[9][8]
References
- ↑ "SUDDHA :: Projects in Development".
- ↑ "The Bankrupts (Haal-E-Kangaal) @ Manipal International Film Festival".
- ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20160213/282870844871183. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Haal-e-Kangaal or The Bankrupts at Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai". allevents.in. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019.
- ↑ "Haal-E-Kangaal / The Bankrupts". 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Indian Film Festival".
- ↑ "Niraj Sah". IMDb.
- 1 2 "Alumni". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Hemanth Mahaur". IMDb. Retrieved 22 December 2022.