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Katiyabaaz movie review
Katiyabaaz Movie Review, Rating. The much awaited Hindi flick Katiyabaaz that received critical acclaim released in theatres on Friday. Before we tell you the reasons to watch or not watch the movie, let\'s take a look at the production crew.
The much awaited Hindi flick Katiyabaaz that received critical acclaim released in theatres on Friday. Before we tell you the reasons to watch or not watch the movie, let's take a look at the production crew.
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Directors: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa
Writer: Fahad Mustafa
Music composed by: Gingger Shankar, Amit Kilam, Rahul Ram, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum
Cast: Loha Singh
About the movie
KATIYABAAZ is the story of electricity theft in Kanpur told through the eyes of two protagonists: Loha Singh, a katiyabaaz and Ritu Maheshwari, an IAS officer. It tells the story of the electricity crisis in small town India. It premiered at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival and has traveled to 50 festivals across all continents. It was awarded the National Film Award and Best Indian Film award at Mumbai Film Festival last year.
Plot: In Kanpur, India, an electricity thief provides Robin Hood style services to the poor in the face of day long power-cuts. Meanwhile the first female chief of the local electricity supply company has vowed to put an end to all illegal connections, for good. In a summer of crisis, both come to terms with India's energy poverty.
Here are things about the movie you must know before you book your tickets...
- Katiyabaaz is a film directed by Deepti Kakkar & Fahad Mustafa. The film highlights the issues faced by the city of Kanpur due to power cuts and failures from the perspective of Loha Singh, a local katiyabaaz who, with an almost vigilante like attitude, steals electricity for the locals of the town.
- The movie has traveled prestigious film festivals around the world and has been the recipient of many awards.
- It is the winner of the National Award for the Best Investigative film at the 61st National Awards, and the winner of India Gold for best film at the Mumbai Film Festival, 2013.
- It also received a grant from the prestigious Sundance institute.
Katiyabaaz was also screened at the following festivals in 2013-
- Tribeca Film Festival
- London Open Docs Fest
- Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Berlin Film Festival
- Melbourne International Film Festival
- Festival do Rio
- Raindance Film Festival
- Viennale Film Festival
- Copenhagen CPH:DOX
- International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam.
- Aarhus Film Festival
Check out the movie trailer to get a peek into the story
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