Mrugtrushna

Mrugtrushna: The Other Side of the River is an upcoming Gujarati film directed by Darshan Ashwin Trivedi, starring Jayesh More, Karan Patel, Nishma Soni, Arya Sagar, and Khush Tahilramani. The plot follows four children living on the bank of the river and their dreams of crossing the river. The film is produced by Mrinal Kapadia and Devdutt Kapadia. Mrugtrushna is the first installment of Trivedi's 'Illusion trilogy'. The dialogues of the film are written by Ankit Gor and Gaurang Anand. Film's music is composed by Nishith Mehta. The screenplay is written by the director.[1][2][3] The film was selected for the 33rd International Film Festival for Children and Youth, and won the Golden Butterfly and Diploma of Honor for Best Screenplay.[4][3][5]

Mrugtrushna
Directed byDarshan Ashwin Trivedi
Produced by
  • Mrinal Kapadia
  • Devdutt Kapadia
Written byDarshan Ashwin Trivedi
Starring
  • Jayesh More
  • Ragi Jani
  • Karan Patel
  • Nishma Soni
  • Arya Sagar
  • Khush Tahilramani
Music byNishith Mehta
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati

Cast
  • Jayesh More as Dost
  • Vishal Shah as Banevi
  • Sharvary Joshi as Kanchan Didi
  • Khush Tahilramani as Sameer
  • Bharat Thakkar as Gagan's Father
  • Ragi Jani as Ganpat Kaka
  • Nirmit Vaishnav as Sameer's Father
  • Nishma Soni as Tara
  • Arti Zala as Foi
  • Arya Sagar as Tejas
  • Komal Panchal as Gagan's Mother
  • Pauravi Joshi as Sameer's Mother
  • Jay Krushna Rathod as Mastar
  • Parmeshwar Sirshekar as Tara's Father
  • Happy Bhavasar as Tejas' Mother

Plot

The plot of the film revolves around four children living at the bank of the river, and their fantasy about the world across the river. The plot follows their journey how they cross the river to discover the world across.[3][1]

Production

Trivedi wrote the script of the film originally in English, and then transformed it into Chhota Udaipur dialect, a variety of Gujarati language.[6] The production work of the film was started in 2018 and completed in 2019. The film was set and shot in Chhota Udaipur, Hanfeshwar, Polo Forest, on the banks of river Narmada, Varsoda haveli and in tribal belt[3][1]

Accolades
Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
International Film Festival for Children and Youth[2][1] Golden Butterfly and Diploma of Honor for Best Screenplay Darshan Ashwin Trivedi Won

References
  1. "Gujarat based filmmaker's Gujarati film Mrugtrushna bags an international award". DeshGujarat. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. Trivedi, Keval (25 October 2020). "ઇરાનના ફિલ્મ ફેસ્ટિવલમાં 'મૃગતૃષ્ણા'ને બેસ્ટ સ્ક્રિપ્ટ એવોર્ડ". Gujarati Mid-day (in Gujarati). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. Joshi, Rachana (16 September 2020). "ઇરાનના આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ફિલ્મ ફેસ્ટિવલમાં પહોંચી દર્શન ત્રિવેદીની ફિલ્મ 'મૃગતૃષ્ણા'". Gujarati Mid-day (in Gujarati). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "33rd ICFF Award Winners Announced". International Film Festival for Children and Youth. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. "MICA faculty's Gujarati film selected for Iran Film Festival". The Times of India. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. "MICA prof to debut as Gujarati filmmaker". Ahmedabad Mirror. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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