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{{Infobox person
| name = Praveen Morchhale
| image = PMorchhale-28Jun19.jpg
| birth_place = [[Hoshangabad]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Institute of Rural Management Anand]]
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer
| years_active = 2013–present
| children =
| parents =
| website =
}}

'''Praveen Morchhale'''is the winner of India's [[65th National Film Awards]] as well as ICFT-UNESCO Medal winner film director, producer and screenwriter, who works in [[Indian cinema]].<ref name="IFFR">{{cite news|title=Praveen Morchhale at IFFR|url=https://iffr.com/en/persons/praveen-morchhale|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=IFFR|date=2019-01-20}}</ref>

==Films==

Praveen Morchhale directed his first feature film [[Barefoot to Goa]] in 2015. Having started out by making short films and directing theatre, this film turned to [[crowdfunding]] prior to its release on 10 April 2015. Co-produced by 238 people who raised a sum of INR 5 million,<ref name="HinduHyd">{{cite news|title=238 producers 'crowd fund' this movie|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/238-producers-crowd-fund-this-movie/article6997730.ece|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2015-03-16}}</ref> this film depicted the indulgent relationship between a grandparent and a grandchild.<ref name="Huffpost">{{cite news|title=Film 'Barefoot To Goa' Will Make You Want To Call Your Grandparents Immediately|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/02/05/barefoot-in-goa-family-fe_n_6594248.html| author=Aashmita Nayar|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2015-02-05}}</ref>

His next feature [["Walking with the Wind"]] (2017), bagged three prizes at the [[65th National Film Awards]] - Best Film (Ladakhi), Best Sound Design ([[Sanal George]])<ref name="Hindu2">{{cite news|title=On the same wavelength|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/justin-jose-and-sanal-george-on-their-national-awards/article23667253.ece/|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2018-04-25}}</ref> and Best Re-Recording ([[Justin Jose]]).<ref name="Mirror">{{cite news|title=Praveen Morchhale:Got my National Award medal and citation at IFFI|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pravin-morchhale-got-my-national-award-medal-and-citation-at-iffi/articleshow/67444382.cms|author=Roshmila Bhattacharya|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|date=2019-01-09}}</ref> This film was also awarded the ICFT [[UNESCO]] Gandhi medal at the [[49th International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="AIR">{{cite news|title=49th IFFI ends with glittering ceremony|url=http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=355972/|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=All India Radio|date=2018-11-28}}</ref>

Morchhale's third film, [[Widow of Silence]] (2018) is about a Kashmiri woman, Aasiya, whose husband gets picked up by the security forces. After waiting for seven years she is now a 'half-widow', a woman whose husband is missing, facing a government which is unwilling to declare him dead.<ref name="Scroll">{{cite news|title=In 'Widow of Silence', a resilient Kashmiri woman looks for her disappeared husband|url=https://scroll.in/reel/901753/in-widow-of-silence-a-resilient-kashmiri-woman-looks-for-her-disappeared-husband/|author=Devarsi Ghosh|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=Scroll|date=2018-11-12}}</ref> This [[Urdu]] language feature was premiered at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival on 12 November 2018 after debuting at the [[23rd Busan International Film Festival]] where it was nominated for the Kim Jiseok Award for Best Asian Director. Film later was screened at more than 35 prestigious film festivals around the world such as [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]] 2019, [[Gothenburg Film Festival]] 2019, [[Seattle International Film Festival]] 2019, [[Jerusalem Film Festival]] 2019 <ref name="NewIE">{{cite news|title=Indian film Widow of Silence gets selected for International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2018/dec/20/widow-of-silence-selected-for-rotterdam-fest-1913966.html|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=New Indian Express|date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

Film won 5 International awards and considered as the most important film coming out from India in the year 2019. Film won Best film award at [[MOOOV Film Fest]], 2019 Belgium (Winner Best film award in International competition and Behind the Scene Award).

At the 17th annual [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]], "Widow of Silence" won the Grand Jury prize for the best feature, for its depiction of ''"a condition that most of the world doesn't get to see"''.<ref name="Mehr">{{cite news|title=Women have more powerful stories to tell, Indian director Praveen Morchhale says|url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/144503/Women-have-more-powerful-stories-to-tell-Indian-director-Praveen|author=Marjohn Sheikhi |access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=Mehr News Iran|date=2019-04-17}}</ref>

== Critical response ==
Praveen's all three films have received critical response from all over the world. [[Widow of Silence]] has received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.

[[The New York Times]] wrote that "“Widow of Silence” is a movie with a cool head and a sharp eye — one that sees greater hope in the flamboyantly jeweled tones of a carmine head scarf than in the entrenched absurdities of a broken bureaucracy.

[[The Hollywood Reporter]] wrote that the least compromised by sentimentality, it packs an unsettling message of empowerment very rare in the social injustice genre.

[[Roger Ebert.com]] has a highly praise for the film - "The final four minutes turn what was already a fine picture into an unforgettable one, affirming Morchhale’s status as one of the most exciting figures of the Indian new wave."

[https://scroll.in/author/11025 Devarshi Ghosh] wrote on [[Scroll.in]] that "Hope is a running theme in Morchhale’s films". According to her, "In Widow of Silence, Aasiya’s hope leads to a jarring poetic justice. “The end signifies not just the end of the villain but also of the system”".

Reviewing the film for the Asian Movie Pulse (AMP),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/|title=Asian Movie Pulse - News, Reviews, Trailers, Interviews And More|website=Asian Movie Pulse}}</ref> Joanna KOŃCZAK noted that "Morchhale has undoubtedly brought up important issues and gave the voice to the people of the Valley, dwelling on their suffering and sorrows without a preachy tone and exaggerated melodrama. It is very rare for Indian filmmakers to take on the Kashmiri case in such an emphatic and problem-focused manner." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/01/film-review-widow-of-silence-2018-by-praveen-morchhale/|title=Film review: Widow of Silence (2018) by Praveen Morchhale|first=Joanna|last=Kończak|date=30 January 2019}}</ref>

Belgian distributor MOOOV has picked up Benelux rights from Oration Films to Praveen Morchhale’s Kashmir-set Widow Of Silence. The deal for all rights excluding airlines marks the first for the film.<ref name="ScreenDaily">{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/widow-of-silence-finds-belgian-buyer-for-oration-films-/5139694.article|title='Widow Of Silence' finds Belgian buyer for Oration Films|author= Jeremy Kay|website=Screen Daily|language=en|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref>

==Inspiration==

Morchhale has been noted for his subtle, natural and simplistic style of cinema and he mostly uses non-actors in his films.<ref name="PIFF">{{cite news|title=Walking with the Wind|url=http://www.piffindia.com/Walking-With-The-Wind.php|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=PIFFIndia}}</ref> He takes his inspiration from Iranian Cinema, especially directors like [[Abbas Kiarostami]] whom he considers an ''"epitome of simple cinema...who uses the film medium to express stories in a minimalist way...without worrying too much about commercial aspects."''.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|title=Location is always an important character: Praveen Mochchale|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/cinema-with-soul/article21911199.ece|author= Murtaza Ali Khan|access-date=2019-05-28|newspaper=TheHindu|date=2017-12-19}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===As director===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Cast !! Release !! Festivals
|-
| | 2018 || ''[[Widow of Silence]]'' || Ajay Chourey (Officer), [[Shilpi Marwaha]] (Aasiya), Bilal Ahmad (Driver), Noorjahan (Inaya)|| 10 Oct 2018 || Premiered at [[Busan International Film Festival]], Korea 2018
[[Kolkata International Film Festival]] on 12 November 2018. Selected for [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]] 2019.
|-
| | 2017 || ''Walking with the Wind'' || Ajay Chourey (Biker), Rigzin Dolkar (Mother), Phuntsog Dolma (Daughter), Sachi Joko (Japanese Documentary Maker), Phunchok Toldan (Father), Sonam Wangyal (Boy)|| 12 October 2017 || Winner of three National Awards - Best Film (Ladakhi), Best Sound Design (Sanal George) and Best Re-Recording ([[Justin Jose]])
|-
| | 2015 || ''[[Barefoot to Goa]]'' || Sonu Chourasia, Ajay Chourey, Farrukh Jaffar (Grandmother)|| 10 April 2015 || Crowdfunded
|-
|}

===As producer===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Language
|-
|| 2018 || ''[[Widow of Silence]]''|| Urdu
|-
|| 2017 || ''Walking with the Wind'' || Ladakhi
|-
|| 2015 || ''[[Barefoot to Goa]]'' || Hindi
|-
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/movies/widow-of-silence-review.html Film review: Widow of Silence (2020)] by [[The New York Times]]
* [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/widow-of-silence-movie-review-2020 Film review: Widow of Silence (2020)] by [[rogerebert.com]]
* [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/widow-silence-1205517 Film Review] by [[The Hollywood Reporter]]
* [https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/01/film-review-widow-of-silence-2018-by-praveen-morchhale Film review: Widow of Silence (2018) by Praveen Morchhale] On Asian Movie Pulse (AMP)

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