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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Shri Hanuman Chalisa<br />
| image = Shri Hanuman Chalisa Poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Charuvi Agrawal]]<br />
| producer = Charuvi Design Labs Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| writer = <br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />
*[[Sonu Nigam]]<br />
*[[Aadesh Shrivastava]]<br />
*[[Kumar Sanu]]<br />
*[[Udit Narayan]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = Veecon Music & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| studio = Charuvi Design Labs<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|06||Palm Springs|ref1=<ref name=coachella>{{cite web|url=https://thecoachellavalleyartscene.com/2013/06/19/amazing-animation-s-shortfest-pick/|title=Amazing Animation, a ShortFest pick!|date=20 June 2013|publisher=|accessdate=17 May 2020}}</ref>}}<br />
| runtime = 12 minutes 20 seconds<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Shri Hanuman Chalisa''''' is a 2013 Indian computer-animated short film rendition of [[Hanuman Chalisa]] produced by [[Charuvi Design Labs (CDL)|Charuvi Design Labs]] and directed by [[Charuvi Agrawal]]. It is based on the poem ''[[Hanuman Chalisa]]'' attributed to [[Tulsidas]]. It won the Best Animation Film award the Jaipur Film Fest.<br />
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The film is a visual depiction of the lyrics of ''Hanuman Chalisa'', a devotional Hindu song which praises the [[Altruism|selflessness]], strength and devotion of the [[Hindu]] god [[Hanuman]] as depicted in the epic ''[[Ramayana]]'' in which he was instrumental in freeing [[Sita]] from the clutches of the demon king [[Ravana]].<br />
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The film premiered at the 2013 [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] under the title ''Forty Hymns of Faith''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
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The 12-minute short film ''Shri Hanuman Chalisa'' illustrates the 40 verses of the hymn. It contains narration and stylised images in [[3D film|3D]] digital format, interpreting the Chalisa in a new medium while retaining the original story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animation-boss.com/hanuman_310113.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903054042/http://www.animation-boss.com/hanuman_310113.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 September 2013|title=CDL released The first official trailer for 'Shri Hanuman Chalisa'|last=Boss|first=Animation|publisher=animation-boss.com|access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref>{{better source|date=October 2023}} The film includes a musical soundtrack.<br />
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==Screenings==<br />
''Shri Hanuman Chalisa'' was screened at various festivals around the world, including the [[SIGGRAPH]] Computer Animation Festival in 2011. and the [[Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films|Palm Springs International ShortFest]], the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]], the [[Anima Mundi (event)|Anima Mundi]], the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, the Dimension-3 Film Festival, and the [[Rhode Island International Film Festival]] in 2013. It was also show at the [[Jaipur International Film Festival]] in 2014.<ref name=mb>[http://www.mb.com.ph/sandy-talag-is-jaipur-film-fest-best-actress/ "Sandy Talag is Jaipur Film Fest Best Actress"]. ''Manila Bulletin''. by Jecelyn V. Macahindog 19 February 2014</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
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*ANIMA+ AWARD 2015, Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://file.org.br/file_sp_2015/file-sao-paulo-2015-program/|title=FILE SAO PAULO 2015 – PROGRAM {{!}} FILE|publisher=file.org.br|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref><br />
*[[Jaipur International Film Festival]], 2014 – Best Animation award<br />
*[[FICCI]] BAF, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/animation/winners-of-ficci-baf-2014-awards-announced-chhota-bheem-bags-best-character-of-the-year-award|title=Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced: Chhota Bheem Bags Character of the Year Award|website=AnimationXpress|access-date=4 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|tt2661798|Shri Hanuman Chalisa}}<br />
*[https://www.hanumangi.com/shri-hanuman-chalisa-lyrics-hindi/ Hanuman Chalisa]<br />
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[[Category:2013 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 animated short films]]</div>Birjesh Kumar