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	'''''Khasi Katha– A Goat Saga''''' is a 2013 [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] film. The film is directed by [[Judhajit Sarkar]] and produced by Star Fine Movies.<ref name="Cast & Crew of Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga (2013 - Bengali)">{{cite web\|title=Cast & Crew of Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga (2013 - Bengali)\|url=http://www.gomolo.com/khasi-katha-a-goat-saga-movie-cast-crew/44001\|publisher=Gomolo\|accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga(2012)">{{cite web\|title=Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga(2012) \|url=http://www.nthwall.com/be/9765400177 \|accessdate=16 January 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618000237/http://www.nthwall.com/be/9765400177 \|archivedate=18 June 2013 }}</ref> The film was scheduled to be released in March 2013.<ref name="Kaushik, Anjan come together">{{cite news\|title=Kaushik, Anjan come together\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/news-interviews/36373143_1_dutta-vs-dutta-anjan-dutt-film\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216062904/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/news-interviews/36373143_1_dutta-vs-dutta-anjan-dutt-film\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> The film shows a talkative goat, about to be slaughtered telling a story of a woman boxer of [[Kolkata]] to the butcher.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha">{{cite news\|title=Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120823/jsp/entertainment/story_15883799.jsp#.UPbOIvKqQoo\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|newspaper=The Telegraph, Calcutta\|date=23 August 2012}}</ref>		'''''Khasi Katha– A Goat Saga''''' is a 2013 [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] film. The film is directed by Judhajit Sarkar and produced by Star Fine Movies.<ref name="Cast & Crew of Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga (2013 - Bengali)">{{cite web\|title=Cast & Crew of Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga (2013 - Bengali)\|url=http://www.gomolo.com/khasi-katha-a-goat-saga-movie-cast-crew/44001\|publisher=Gomolo\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|archive-date=16 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416063809/http://www.gomolo.com/khasi-katha-a-goat-saga-movie-cast-crew/44001\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga(2012)">{{cite web\|title=Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga(2012) \|url=http://www.nthwall.com/be/9765400177 \|accessdate=16 January 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618000237/http://www.nthwall.com/be/9765400177 \|archivedate=18 June 2013 }}</ref> The film was scheduled to be released in March 2013.<ref name="Kaushik, Anjan come together">{{cite news\|title=Kaushik, Anjan come together\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/news-interviews/36373143_1_dutta-vs-dutta-anjan-dutt-film\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216062904/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/news-interviews/36373143_1_dutta-vs-dutta-anjan-dutt-film\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> The film shows a talkative goat, about to be slaughtered telling a story of a woman boxer of [[Kolkata]] to the butcher.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha">{{cite news\|title=Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120823/jsp/entertainment/story_15883799.jsp#.UPbOIvKqQoo\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216222427/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120823/jsp/entertainment/story_15883799.jsp%23.UPbOIvKqQoo\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|newspaper=The Telegraph, Calcutta\|date=23 August 2012}}</ref>

	[[Naseeruddin Shah]] plays the character of butcher and [[Anindita Bose]] plays the character of woman boxer.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" />		[[Naseeruddin Shah]] plays the character of butcher and [[Anindita Bose]] plays the character of woman boxer.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" />

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	The film begins with a scene where a butcher is going to slaughter a goat. The goat becomes talkative and pleads with the butcher for life and promises to tell a story in return. The butcher is surprised but agrees. The goat now tells the butcher the story of a female boxer Salma who belongs to a lower-middle-class family and dreams to become a boxer.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" /><ref name="Michael, now as a butcher">{{cite news\|title=Michael, now as a butcher\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477364_1_bengali-film-naseeruddin-shah-goat\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216064829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477364_1_bengali-film-naseeruddin-shah-goat\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=5 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="WBRi interview">{{cite web\|title=Interview: Actress Anindiata Bose on Bengali Movies\|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/44331412-interview-actress-anindita-bose-bengali-movies-bhuter-bhabishyat-and-khashi-katha-g\|publisher=WBRi\|accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref>		The film begins with a scene where a butcher is going to slaughter a goat. The goat becomes talkative and pleads with the butcher for life and promises to tell a story in return. The butcher is surprised but agrees. The goat now tells the butcher the story of a female boxer Salma who belongs to a lower-middle-class family and dreams to become a boxer.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" /><ref name="Michael, now as a butcher">{{cite news\|title=Michael, now as a butcher\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477364_1_bengali-film-naseeruddin-shah-goat\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216064829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477364_1_bengali-film-naseeruddin-shah-goat\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=5 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="WBRi interview">{{cite web\|title=Interview: Actress Anindiata Bose on Bengali Movies\|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/44331412-interview-actress-anindita-bose-bengali-movies-bhuter-bhabishyat-and-khashi-katha-g\|publisher=WBRi\|accessdate=16 January 2013\|archive-date=23 January 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123074907/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/44331412-interview-actress-anindita-bose-bengali-movies-bhuter-bhabishyat-and-khashi-katha-g\|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	* [[Mir Afsar Ali]]		* [[Mir Afsar Ali]]
	* [[Joy Badlani]]		* Joy Badlani
	* [[Sanjoy Sinharoy]]		* Sanjoy Sinharoy

	== Production ==		== Production ==
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'''''Khasi Katha– A Goat Saga''''' is a 2013 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film. The film is directed by [[Judhajit Sarkar]] and produced by Star Fine Movies.<ref name="Cast & Crew of Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga (2013 - Bengali)">{{cite web|title=Cast & Crew of Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga (2013 - Bengali)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/khasi-katha-a-goat-saga-movie-cast-crew/44001|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga(2012)">{{cite web|title=Khasi Katha- A Goat Saga(2012) |url=http://www.nthwall.com/be/9765400177 |accessdate=16 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618000237/http://www.nthwall.com/be/9765400177 |archivedate=18 June 2013 }}</ref> The film was scheduled to be released in March 2013.<ref name="Kaushik, Anjan come together">{{cite news|title=Kaushik, Anjan come together|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/news-interviews/36373143_1_dutta-vs-dutta-anjan-dutt-film|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216062904/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-16/news-interviews/36373143_1_dutta-vs-dutta-anjan-dutt-film|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 January 2013}}</ref> The film shows a talkative goat, about to be slaughtered telling a story of a woman boxer of [[Kolkata]] to the butcher.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha">{{cite news|title=Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120823/jsp/entertainment/story_15883799.jsp#.UPbOIvKqQoo|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph, Calcutta|date=23 August 2012}}</ref>

[[Naseeruddin Shah]] plays the character of butcher and [[Anindita Bose]] plays the character of woman boxer.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" />

== Plot ==
The film begins with a scene where a butcher is going to slaughter a goat. The goat becomes talkative and pleads with the butcher for life and promises to tell a story in return. The butcher is surprised but agrees. The goat now tells the butcher the story of a female boxer Salma who belongs to a lower-middle-class family and dreams to become a boxer.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" /><ref name="Michael, now as a butcher">{{cite news|title=Michael, now as a butcher|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477364_1_bengali-film-naseeruddin-shah-goat|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216064829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477364_1_bengali-film-naseeruddin-shah-goat|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|accessdate=16 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="WBRi interview">{{cite web|title=Interview: Actress Anindiata Bose on Bengali Movies|url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/44331412-interview-actress-anindita-bose-bengali-movies-bhuter-bhabishyat-and-khashi-katha-g|publisher=WBRi|accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Naseeruddin Shah]] as the butcher
* [[Anindita Bose]] as Salma (boxer)
* [[Subhasish Mukherjee]]
* Prasun Gayen
* [[Silajit Majumder]]
* [[Biswanath Basu]]
* Anindya Bandyopadhyay
* [[Mir Afsar Ali]]
* [[Joy Badlani]]
* [[Sanjoy Sinharoy]]

== Production ==
Judhajit Sarkar made a documentary film on woman boxers of Kolkata few years back. At that time he felt this subject would be interesting to make a full-length film. Sarkar explained, boxing is a game where the player accepts physical punishment voluntarily and it becomes more thrilling when a woman does it.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" />

== Casting ==
[[File:Naseeruddin Shah.jpg|thumb|175px|Naseeruddin Shah plays the character of the butcher in this film. Shah agreed to act in the film immediately after hearing the character he was offered.]]
Naseeruddin Shah plays the role of the butcher. Sarkar worked with Shah in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s film ''Sazaaye Maut'' where Sarkar worked as an assistant. After collecting money for the film Sarkar contacted Shah and asked if he wanted to play the character. Shah agreed to act in the film immediately upon learning about the character he was offered.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" />

Anindita Bose plays the character of woman boxer. Bose and another actor Daminee took boxing training for a month to prepare themselves for their characters.<ref name="Director Judhajit Sarkar on Khashi Kotha" />

== See also ==
* ''[[Nobel Chor]]'', a 2012 Bengali-language film

== References ==
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