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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Rooting for Roona<br />
| director = Pavitra Chalam<br>Akshay Shankar<br />
| cinematography = Sujit Anand<br />
| editing = Jyolsna Panicker<br />
| music = [[Tapas Relia]]<br />
| studio = Curley Street<br />
| distributor = [[Netflix]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|10|15|}}<br />
| runtime = 41 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Bengali<br><br />
English<br />
}}<br />
'''''Rooting for Roona''''' is a 2020 Indian documentary short film created, and directed by Pavitra Challam and Akshay Shankar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sudevan |first=Praveen |date=2020-10-29 |title='This is a love story': Makers of Netflix documentary Rooting for Roona |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/this-is-a-love-story-makers-of-netflix-documentary-rooting-for-roona/article32962944.ece |access-date=2022-03-23 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=2022-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323094327/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/this-is-a-love-story-makers-of-netflix-documentary-rooting-for-roona/article32962944.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is based on the story of a girl named Roona Begum born with [[hydrocephalus]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-27 |title='Rooting For Roona' - The Story Of A Brave Girl Who Fought Against Odds With All Her Might |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/rooting-for-roona-blog-rooting-for-roona-the-story-of-a-brave-girl-who-fought-against-odds-with-all-her-might-525926.html |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=IndiaTimes |language=en-IN |archive-date=2022-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322191232/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/rooting-for-roona-blog-rooting-for-roona-the-story-of-a-brave-girl-who-fought-against-odds-with-all-her-might-525926.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is produced by Curley Street and was released on [[Netflix]] on 15 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NYFA Filmmaking Alum Pavitra Chalam Co-Directs Netflix Documentary 'Rooting for Roona' |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/nyfa-news/nyfa-alum-co-directs-netflix-documentary-rooting-for-roona.php#.X4hWwJNKgnc |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=www.nyfa.edu |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320021408/https://www.nyfa.edu/nyfa-news/nyfa-alum-co-directs-netflix-documentary-rooting-for-roona.php#.X4hWwJNKgnc |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Udita Jhunjhunwala from the [[Firstpost]] gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The documentary sensitively captures not only Roona’s unusual case, but also the impact and stress on a young married couple on raising the child."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Rooting for Roona review: Netflix documentary underscores flaws in Indian healthcare system at grassroots level |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rooting-for-roona-review-netflix-documentary-underscores-flaws-in-indian-healthcare-system-at-grassroots-level-8919951.html |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Firstpost |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323094444/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rooting-for-roona-review-netflix-documentary-underscores-flaws-in-indian-healthcare-system-at-grassroots-level-8919951.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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* Audience Award for Best Short Film at the South Asian Film Festival of Orlando.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-05 |title=Indian documentary 'Rooting for Roona' wins award at Orlando Film Festival |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/indian-documentary-rooting-roona-wins-award-orlando-film-festival-111788 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=The News Minute |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323102218/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/indian-documentary-rooting-roona-wins-award-orlando-film-festival-111788 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|tt8995696}}<br />
*[https://netflix.com/title/81089353/ Rooting for Roona] at [[Netflix]]<br />
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