Rough Book
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Directed by | Ananth Narayan Mahadevan |
Written by | Sanjay Chouhan and Ananth Mahadevan |
Starring | Tannishtha Chatterjee, Amaan Khan, Joy Sengupta, Jayati Bhatia, Vinay Jain, Kinjal Rajpriya |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Rough Book is a feature film directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan for Aerika Cineworks.[1] The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee and Amaan Khan in lead roles with Joy Sengupta, Jayati Bhatia and Vinay Jain in supporting roles. Television actor Ram Kapoor makes an appearance in the film. The narrative was written by Sanjay Chouhan and Ananth Mahadevan.[2]
The filmmakers describe what they assert to be the problems of the Indian educational system, impeding opportunities for growth, and what they believe to be teachers' typical demand and supply mentality towards education.
Synopsis
The Rough Book is a hard look at the education system in India. Though one of the finest systems in the world, the lacunae in the system have created issues which are threatening to clog the channels of learning in contemporary India today.The story revolves around the division among students on the basis of their grade. It avoids melodrama. A teacher and her students rebel against the system. Film Rough Book based on actual experiences of parents, teachers and students is told through the eyes of a teacher, Santoshi Kumari, who rallies through a divorce with a corrupt income tax officer to become a teacher of Physics in a school. Her pupils are in the D division - "D" sarcastically referred to as Duffers within the school by both the students and other teachers. How Santoshi tackles a system to set her own terms for her students, forms the bulk of a simply told, yet completely thought provoking and urgent film. The rebellion of the teacher and her students are internalised to make a relevant and contemporary movie.
Cast
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Amaan F Khan
Kaizaad Kotwal
Joy Sengupta
Jayati Bhatia
Vinay Jain
Farid Currim
Deepika Amin
Festivals & Award
Submissions:
- Dubai International Film Festival 2015
- Dallas FortWorth South Asian Film Festival 2015
- Indian Film Festival of Houston 2015
- New York Indian Film Festival 2015
- Stuttgart Indian Film Festival 2015
- San Francisco Global Movie Fest 2015
- Washington DC South Asian Film Festival 2015
- MAMI, Mumbai 2015
- ALIIFF, Kochi 2015
- Rajasthan International Film Festival 2016
Official Selections:
- Dubai International Film Festival 2015 (Cinetech 2015)
- Dallas FortWorth South Asian Film Festival 2015 (Closing Night)
- Indian Film Festival of Houston 2015 (Closing Night)
- New York Indian Film Festival 2015[3]
- Stuttgart Indian Film Festival 2015
- San Francisco Global Movie Fest 2015
- Washington DC South Asian Film Festival 2015 (Closing Night)
- MAMI, Mumbai 2015 (MFM)
- ALIIFF, Kochi 2015
- Rajasthan International Film Festival 2016
Awards:
- Special Director’s Award (San Francisco Global Movie Fest)
References
- ↑ "Upcoming Project: RoughBook". Aerika Cineworks. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ananth Mahadevan's Rough Book brings Indian education into sharp focus". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-valuable-rough-book/article7966196.ece
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4358344/trivia
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anant-Mahadevans-Rough-Book-adjudged-Best-Feature/articleshow/46501521.cms
- ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bengali-film-kadambari-wins-best-film-award-at-washington-south-asian-film-festival/articleshow/49164925.cms
- ↑ http://www.indiantelevision.com/movies/hindi/film-on-tagores-sister-in-law-wins-top-award-at-washington-s-asian-fillmfest-151005