Natkhat

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Natkhat
| image = Natkhat Poster.jpg
| caption = Natkhat
| director = Shaan Vyas
| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]<br/>[[Vidya Balan]]
| writer = Annukampa Harsh<br/>Shaan Vyas
| starring = Vidya Balan<br/>Sanika Patel
| music = Karan Gour
| cinematography = Sachin Pillai
| editing = Shweta Venkat Mathew
| studio = [[RSVP Movies]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|6|2|[[We Are One: A Global Film Festival|We Are One]]}}
| runtime = 33 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}
'''''Natkhat''''' ({{trans|The Brat}}) is a 2020 Indian [[short film]] directed by Shaan Vyas and written by Vyas and Annukampa Harsh. It stars [[Vidya Balan]] as a mother educating her young son about [[gender equality]]. It premiered on [[YouTube]] as part of the [[We Are One: A Global Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-am-a-work-in-progress-feminist/article31726214.ece|title=Vidya Balan: I am a work-in-progress feminist|date=1 June 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/going-digital-vidya-balans-debut-production-natkhat-set-to-premiere-in-online-film-fest/articleshow/76060466.cms|title=Going digital: Vidya Balan's debut production 'Natkhat' set to premiere in online film fest|date=28 May 2020|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>

The film will be opening film of the [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]] on October 23. The 2020 festival is being hosted virtually between October 23 and 30, due to the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/vidya-balan-s-natkhat-marathi-film-habaddi-to-open-melbourne-fest-657069|title=Vidya Balan's Natkhat, Marathi film Habaddi to open Melbourne fest|date=15 October 2020|work=India TV News|access-date=15 October 2020}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Vidya Balan]] as Surekha ; Sonu's mother
*Sanika Patel as Sonu
*[[Raj Arjun]] as Sonu's father
*Atul Tiwari as Sonu's grandfather
*Nivedita Baunthiyal
*Sparsh Shrivastava as Sonu's uncle
*[[Samarth Mahor]] As Bantu
*Aruraj patel as Bhusa
*Abhi Dubey as Suresh
*Vedant Tanwar as Dora

==Production==
''Natkhat'' was filmed in [[Harda]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and the interior scenes were filmed in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="hindu2">{{cite news|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/films-are-about-visualising-the-script-seeing-magic-in-scenes-shaan-vyas/article31733706.ece|title='Films are about visualising the script, seeing magic in scenes': Shaan Vyas|date=2 June 2020|work=The Hindu|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> A majority of the cast members had no prior acting experience. Sanika Patel, a girl, was cast in the leading role of Sonu.<ref name="hindu2"/>

==Reception==
Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' labelled ''Natkhat'' a "valuable addition to the films which call out patriarchy, and how utterly damaging it can be."<ref>{{cite web|title=Natkhat: The Vidya Balan short film is compelling|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/natkhat-viday-balan-short-film-6438505/|work=The Indian Express|date=2 June 2020|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> Jyoti Sharma Bawa of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' credited Vyas for effectively portraying a world in which "women are shorn of agency and men get their power from displaying naked machismo"; she praised Vidya for bringing "simplicity and nuance" to her role and Patel for matching her vulnerability.<ref>{{cite web|title=Natkhat movie review: Vidya Balan's short film will leave you shaken but hopeful|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/natkhat-movie-review-vidya-balan-s-short-film-will-leave-you-shaken-but-hopeful/story-2fvT4U1vZD41Wqk8tljTFI.html|work=Hindustan Times|date=4 June 2020|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|11058440}}
* [http://www.weareoneglobalfestival.com/events/the-brat-2020 The Brat] at [[We Are One: A Global Film Festival]]

[[Category:2020 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2020 drama films]]
[[Category:2020 short films]]
[[Category:Indian short films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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