Gulabi Gang (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Gulabi Gang
| image = Gulabi Gang Documentary Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Nishtha Jain]]
| screenplay =
| producer = Torstein Grude
| starring =
| music = Peter Scartabello
| cinematography = Rakesh Haridas
| editing = Arjun Gourisaria
| distributor = Kudos Family<br />Recyclewala Labs (India)
| language = Hindi<br />Bundelkhandi
| released = {{Film date|2012|12|14|[[Dubai International Film Festival|Dubai]]|2014|2|21|India|df=yes}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
}}

'''''Gulabi Gang''''' ({{translation|Pink gang}}) is a 2012 Norwegian-Indian –Danish co-production [[documentary]] written and directed by [[Nishtha Jain]] and co-written and produced by Torstein Grude at [[Piraya Film]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dubai Film Fest|url=http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/detail/gulabi-gang/23584/2012|publisher=Dubai Film Fest|accessdate=1 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226175919/http://dubaifilmfest.com/en/films/detail/gulabi-gang/23584/2012|archivedate=26 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It released nationwide in India on 21 February 2014.<ref name="dear-cinema">{{cite web|title=Nishtha Jain's Gulabi Gang to release on Feb 21 |url=http://dearcinema.com/news/nishtha-jains-gulabi-gang-release-feb-21/3643}}</ref> The film has received the [[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Issues]], and the [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|Best Non-Feature Film editing]] at the [[61st National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards Announced: Live Update|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/61st-national-film-awards-announced-live-update_153657.html|publisher=[[Zee News]]|accessdate=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=61st National Film Awards For 2013 |url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf# |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals |date=16 April 2014 |accessdate=2014-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Synopsis==
In [[Bundelkhand]], [[India]], a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as [[Sampat Pal Devi]] and the fiery women of her [[Gulabi Gang]] empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption.<ref name="idfa">{{cite web|title=Gulabi Gang |url=http://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=9dbdca57-e053-402b-8b37-2f6c992a9518&tab=dfs |publisher=IDFA|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref> They want to change the unchangeable with an organised social action and unification. It's a picture of rural India and a story about the underprivileged, and the story of many Indian women.

==Production==
After meeting the leader of the real Gulabi Gang, Sampat Pal, in 2009, director [[Nishtha Jain]] decided her story needed to be told. The film was put on hold, however, when they got wind that a UK-based production company had got an exclusivity contract to make a film about the Gulabi Gang (The film was called ''Pink Saris'' and was released in 2010).

In February 2010 Nishtha Jain, joined hands with Torstein Grude, Producer, Piraya Film, Norway. Torstein Grude had also independently developed a project on the Gulabi Gang.<ref name="Nishtha Jain Interview">{{cite web|title=Nishtha Jain Interview|url=http://dearcinema.com/interview/nishtha-jain-documentary-gulabi-gang/3342|publisher=DearCinema|accessdate=12 December 2012}}</ref>

After running a very successful festival circuit and winning several awards, including the Best Film, MuhrAsia Documentary at the [[Dubai International Film Festival]], ''Gulabi Gang'' found a distributor for India in Sohum Shah and his company Recyclewala Labs. The release was on 21 February 2014.<ref name="dear-cinema"/>

==Critical reception==
The documentary opened to wide critical appreciation on its opening day.

[[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN-IBN]] (rating: 3.5/5) stated "Jain's film is a deeply affecting work that reminds us of the vulnerability of women in rural India."<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulabi Gang Review |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gulabi-gang-review-it-reminds-the-vulnerability-of-women-in-rural-india/453534-47-84.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226142506/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gulabi-gang-review-it-reminds-the-vulnerability-of-women-in-rural-india/453534-47-84.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2014|publisher=CNN-IBN|accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' (rating: 3.5/5) claimed "The documentary, Gulabi Gang is a record of an extraordinary women’s movement started by the extraordinary Sampat Pal Devi in Uttar Pradesh in 2006."<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulabi Gang Review|url=http://thefrontrowwithanupamachopra.tumblr.com/post/77371351198/the-front-row-review-of-gulabi-gang|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> Rahul Desai of ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'' (rating: 3.5/5) urged the public to see it stating "I doubt you will see a more important film this year. Gulabi Gang is an ideology, a searing exercise in awareness, which is why you must make this your mandatory watch this weekend."<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulabi Gang Review |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Film-review-Gulabi-Gang/articleshow/30745206.cms|publisher=Mumbai Mirror |accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> Mohar Basu of [[KoiMoi]] (rating: 3.5/5) said "Jain carries me with her daunting journey that I will hold on to for many years probably. The instances were revolting, the tall talks about women’s morality – a sham and the despite the distressing situations – ''Gulabi Gang'' is a ray of hope, brimming with optimism to change the stringent attitudes with galvanizing ferociousness."<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulabi Gang Review |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/gulabi-gang-review/|publisher=KoiMoi|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues]] for Director Nishtha Jain and Producer(s) Piraya Film, Raintree Films, Final Cut for Real.
*[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing]] - Arjun Gourisaria
*Best Director, Mumbai International Film Festival 2014

;International honor
*Best Film MuhrAsia Documentary at [[Dubai International Film Festival]]
*Best Film at [[The Norwegian Film Festival, Grimstad]]<ref>[http://www.kortfilmfestivalen.no www.kortfilmfestivalen.no Norwegian Film Festival, Grimstad]</ref>
*Amnesty International Awards for Human Rights in South Africa and Poland<ref name="dear-cinema"/>
*Best Documentary, IAWRT(International Association of Women in Radio and Television) 2013

==Bollywood dramatization==
A [[Bollywood]] [[Masala (film genre)|masala]] film directed by Soumik Sen, titled ''[[Gulaab Gang]]'' is a dramatization of Sampat's Pal story, starring actresses [[Madhuri Dixit]] and [[Juhi Chawla]]. The film is slated for a release on 7 March 2014. When asked about the Bollywood film, ''Gulabi Gang'' director [[Nishtha Jain]] stated "I don’t think a commercial movie can capture the colour, nuance and immediacy or the raw and edgy quality of the ‘real’ which you’ll see in my film."<ref name="Nishtha Jain Interview"/>

Producer [[Anubhav Sinha]] discredited any source stating that his fictional film was based on Sampat Pal's life, stating that "It's a woman's fight for women's rights who ends up fighting another woman. The film is not inspired by Sampat Pal at all."<ref>{{cite web|title=Gulaab Gang Not Based on Sampat Pal |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gulaab-gang-movie-doesn-t-portray-up-s-gulabi-gang-producer/article1-1182980.aspx|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=11 February 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|2196638|Gulabi Gang}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about poverty]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Norwegian films]]
[[Category:Danish films]]
[[Category:Indian documentary films]]
[[Category:Norwegian documentary films]]
[[Category:Danish documentary films]]
[[Category:2012 documentary films]]
[[Category:Documentary films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films set in Uttar Pradesh]]

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