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{{Infobox film<br />
|name = Killa<br />
|image = Killa Film Poster.jpg<br />
|caption = Film poster<br />
|director = [[Avinash Arun]]<br />
|producer = Nishant Roy Bombarde<br>Alan McAlex<br>Vishesh Agrawal<br>Sajid Mansuri<br>Akshay M. Musle<br>Madhukar R. Musle<br>Ajay Rai<br />
|writer = Tushar Paranjape<br>'''Dialogues''': Upendra Sidhaye<br />
|starring = Archit Devadhar<br>[[Parth Bhalerao]]<br>Gaurish Gawade<br>Atharva Upasni<br>[[Amruta Subhash]]<br />
|music = Naren Chandavakar<br>[[Benedict Taylor (musician)|Benedict Taylor]]<br />
|cinematography = Avinash Arun<br />
|editing = Charu Shree Roy<br />
|distributor = [[JAR Pictures]]<br />
|released = {{Film date|2014|2|11|Berlin International Film Festival|2015|6|26|df=yes}}<br />
|runtime = 107 minutes<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|language = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
|budget =<br />
|gross = {{INRConvert|10|c}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/court-lai-bhaari-and-more-the-rise-and-rise-of-marathi-cinema/story-GAJnA7XbF1LdCJ7nxvN1pN.html|title=Court, Lai Bhaari and more: The rise and rise of Marathi cinema|department=Entertainment|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=4 October 2015|accessdate=14 July 2021}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Killa''''' ({{lang-en|The Fort}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[drama film]] directed by Avinash Arun. The film revolves around an 11-year-old seventh grade boy struggling to cope with the death of his father and his journey into coming of age.<br />
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The film was selected for the [[64th Berlin International Film Festival]] where it won the Crystal Bear by the Children's Jury in the Generation KPlus Selection.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/awards/berlin-crystal-bears-go-to-52-tuesdays-killa-1201105988/|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|title=Berlin: Crystal Bears Go to '52 Tuesdays', 'Killa'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=15 February 2014}}</ref> At the [[62nd National Film Awards]] in March 2015, the film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]] award. The actor [[Parth Bhalerao]] received [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention]] for his role in this film and ''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]''.<ref name=62ndfinal>{{cite web|title=62nd National Film Awards for 2014 (Press Release)|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|work=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|date=24 February 2015|accessdate=25 March 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123148/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|archivedate=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was released on 26 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/killathefilm|title=Killa Releases in June|publisher=Killa Facebook Page|date=15 February 2014|accessdate=14 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
*Archit Devadhar as Chinmay Kale<br />
*[[Parth Bhalerao]] as Bandya/Suhas<br />
*Gaurish Gawade as Prince/Yuvraj<br />
*Atharva Upasni as Omkar<br />
*[[Amruta Subhash]] as Aruna Kale<br />
*[[Savita Ashok Prabhune]] as Mrs. Nivte<br />
*Jui<br />
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==Plot==<br />
An 11-year-old seventh grade Indian boy who has just lost his father is forced to adapt to a new school in a small village in Konkan, after his mother is transferred from the city of Pune. The story is about how he copes with his transformation and coming of age on a day by day basis. It is also about the pressures that his mother has to deal with, both as a single mother and at work.<br />
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==Setting and Filming Locations==<br />
The film is set in a village on the [[Konkan coast]] of [[Maharashtra]], not far from [[Ratnagiri]], with mentions of [[Pune]] as the city they just moved from, and [[Satara (city)|Satara]] as the town they are moving to at the end of the film.<br />
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The fort shown in the film is Vijaydurga Fort in Sindhudurg district. The lighthouse is Jaigad Lighthouse, and general filming takes place in villages in this district. The racing track shown for cycling is near Ganpatipule and the other scenes are shot in Guhagar, Vijaydurga, Palshet, and Pune (as shown in list of locations in movie).<br />
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==Production==<br />
The idea for ''Killa'' came to Avinash Arun when he was in the [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] and his father kept having to be transferred from job to job. Arun had a difficult time finding work as a cinematographer. So he decided to pitch his idea to a fellow student Tushar Paranjape, who ended up turning it into a full script. When Indian indie production company JAR Pictures showed desire to fund independent cinema from up-and-coming directors, Avinash Arun told them about his story in March 2013. The company decided to greenlight the project, and it went into production after four months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/director-avinash-arun-talks-about-giving-shape-to-his-childhood-memories-in-killa/|title=Avinash Arun Talks Killa|work=Indian Express|date=20 October 2014|accessdate=14 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
The movie was released in [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]], [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Goa]] on 26 June 2015 in 225 screens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/regional-indian-cinema-news/article/Why-Marathi-film-industry-is-on-a-roll-16339188|title=Why Marathi film industry is on a roll|work=[[Mid-Day]]|date=3 July 2015|accessdate=14 July 2021}}</ref> It was released in France (as La forteresse) on 7 October 2015 and in Sweden (as Fortet) at the [[Gothenburg Film Festival|Göteborg Film Festival]] in January 2015.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Award/Festival <br />
!Category<br />
!Result<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[62nd National Film Awards]]<ref name=62ndfinal/><br />
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|Best Feature Film in Marathi]]<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
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|[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|Special Mention (Feature Film)]] for [[Parth Bhalerao]]<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[64th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin Film Festival]]||Crystal Bear - Best Film Generation KPlus Section||{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[64th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin Film Festival]]||Special Mention - Generation KPlus Section||{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]]||Best Youth Feature Film||{{Nom}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist|2}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|3341582}}<br />
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{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Marathi}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Marathi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Marathi-language films]]<br />
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