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{{Short description|2021 film by Manjari Makijany}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Skater Girl
| image = Skater Girl poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Manjari Makijany]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Manjari Makijany
* Vinati Makijany
* Emmanuel Pappas
}}
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Manjari Makijany
* Vinati Makijany
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Rachel Sanchita Gupta
* Shafin Patel
* [[Amrit Maghera]]
* [[Jonathan Readwin]]
* [[Waheeda Rehman]]
}}
| music = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* Skatepark Films
* Mac Productions
}}
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Film date|2021|6|11|df=yes}}
| runtime = 107 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/skater-girl-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mze1mtu|title=Skater Girl (2021) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref>
| country = {{Plainlist|
* India
* United States
}}
| language = {{Plainlist|
* Hindi
* English
}}
| budget = < $10 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=191035|title=Film and TV Projects Going Into Production – Skater Girl|website=[[Variety Insight]]|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
| gross =
}}
'''''Skater Girl''''' is a 2021 Indian-American [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] [[sports film|sports]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by [[Manjari Makijany]]. The cast includes newcomers Rachel Sanchita Gupta and Shafin Patel, and also stars [[Amrit Maghera]], Jonathan Readwin and [[Waheeda Rehman]]. It was written by Manjari and Vinati Makijany, who also co-produced the film through their Indian production company Mac Productions.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vijayakar|first1=R.M.|title=waheeda-rehman-returns-to-udaipur-years-after-guide-for-desert|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/waheeda-rehman-returns-to-udaipur-years-after-guide-for-desert/article_7388a2a0-c042-11e9-adb0-938e6f7a61d3.html|publisher=IndiaWest|date=16 August 2019}}</ref> It was released on 11 June 2021 by [[Netflix]].<ref name="Variety-Rubin-PackedSummer-2021" />

==Synopsis==
''Skater Girl'' is a coming-of-age story about confidence, courage, and the profound impact of blazing your own trail.

Set in a remote village in [[Rajasthan]], India, the film follows Prerna (Rachel Saanchita Gupta in her debut performance), a local teen living a life bound by tradition and duty to her parents.

But when London-bred advertising executive Jessica (Amy Maghera) arrives in the village to learn more about her late father's childhood, Prerna and the other local children are introduced to an exciting new adventure thanks to Jessica and her old friend (Jonathan Readwin) who cruises into town on a [[skateboard]].

The kids become infatuated with the sport, skating through the village, disrupting everything and everyone around them.

Determined to empower and encourage their newfound passion, Jessica sets out on an uphill battle to build the kids their own [[skatepark]], leaving Prerna with a difficult choice between conforming to society's expectations of her or living out her dream of competing in the National Skateboarding Championships.

==Cast==
* Rachel Sanchita Gupta as Prerna
* Shraddha Gaikwad as Gunjan
* [[Amrit Maghera]] as Jessica
* [[Waheeda Rehman]] as Maharani
* Shafin Patel as Ankush
* Anurag Arora as Mahesh
* Jonathan Readwin as Erick
* Swati Das as Shanti
* Ankit Rao as Vikram
* Ambrish Saxena as Ramkesh
* Vivek Yadav as Tipu
* Sohan Suhalka as Vishwinath
* Sahidur Rahaman as Police Officer

==Production==
Production of the film under the title ''Desert Dolphin'' took place in a village near Udaipur, Rajasthan called [[Khempur]]. As the central set of the film, the Producers decided to build Rajasthan's first and India's largest skatepark in Khempur which was also the location for the film ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''. The film brought together crew from the US, Canada and India.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Coutinho|first1=Natasha|title=Mac Mohan's Daughters Manjari and Vinati enter Bollywood with Indias first film on skateboarding|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mac-mohans-daughters-manjari-and-vinati-enter-bollywood-with-indias-first-film-on-skateboarding/articleshow/69364104.cms|publisher=Mid-day|date=17 May 2019}}</ref> Production on the film completed in early 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedisinsider.com/2020/03/17/manjari-makijany-will-direct-the-dance-film-spin-for-disney/|title=Manjari Makijany Will Direct The Dance Film 'Spin' For Disney+|work=The DisInsider|first=Skyler|last=Shuler|date=17 March 2020|access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

The production employed approximately five hundred cast and crew including over three hundred and fifty village locals during the making of the movie. Over three thousand children were auditioned, many of them skaters from skate communities across India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://in.makers.yahoo.com/filmmaker-duo-put-india-skateboarding-112333679.html |title=How This Filmmaker Duo Put India's Skateboarding Aspiration On The Global Map |website=Makers India |access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> The filmmakers spent over a year researching, writing and meeting with teenage girls and young boys in [[Rajasthan]] to write Prerna and Ankush’s characters as authentically as possible. Fifty five skaters from across India featured in the movie including 34 local skaters from [[Khempur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zenger.news/2021/06/16/netflix-movies-skate-park-set-now-training-ground-for-indian-village-kids/ |title=Netflix movies skate park set now training ground for indian village kids |website=Zenger |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2021}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.desertdolphinskatepark.com/post/a-skatepark-in-rajasthan-became-the-central-location-in-netflix-s-skater-girl-movie |title=A skatepark in Rajasthan became the central location in netflix's Skater Girl movie |website=Desert Dolphin Skatepark |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>

Post Production was completed in Los Angeles at Warner Bros. Post Production Facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.desertdolphinskatepark.com/post/a-skatepark-in-rajasthan-became-the-central-location-in-netflix-s-skater-girl-movie |title=A skatepark in Rajasthan became the central location in netflix's Skater Girl movie |website=Desert Dolphin Skatepark |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref>

==Release==
The film was released by [[Netflix]] on 11 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/coming-of-age-family-film-desert-dolphin-skates-to-netflix|title=Coming-of-Age Family Film "Desert Dolphin" Skates to Netflix|date=6 August 2020|website=Netflix Media Center}}</ref><ref name="Variety-Rubin-PackedSummer-2021">{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=2021-04-27|title=Netflix's Packed Summer Movie Slate Includes 'Kissing Booth 3' and Bob Ross Documentary|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/netflix-summer-movies-kissing-booth-3-bob-ross-release-date-1234961282/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Variety}}</ref>

== Reception ==
===Critical reception===
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|88|6.90|17}} <ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Skater Girl (2021)|id=skater_girl|type=m|access-date=July 29, 2021}}</ref>

===Source of inspiration===
Following the release of the film's trailer, [[netizen]]s familiar with the story of [[Ulrike Reinhard]]'s skatepark and [[Asha Gond]]'s rise as one of India's top skateboarders, found similarities between the movie and Gond's life.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathak|first=Sushmita|date=2021-06-11|title=Skateboarding Gives Freedom To Rural Indian Teen In Netflix Film — And In Real Life|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/06/11/1005499252/skateboarding-gives-freedom-to-rural-indian-teen-in-netflix-film-and-in-real-lif|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-13|website=NPR}}</ref> While Gond was auditioned for the film, director Makijany denied that the movie was about Gond stating, "the film is not a biopic based on anyone's life story nor is it a documentary. It is not Gond or Reinhard's story."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lulla|first=Sonia|date=2021-06-20|title=Skater Girl director Manjari Makijany: The film is not based on one person or instance|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/shweta-basu-prasad-on-being-a-part-of-ray-its-a-privilege-to-do-this-anthology-23179009?infinite-scroll=1|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-20|website=mid-day}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:Hindi-language Netflix original films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2021 films]]
[[Category:English-language Netflix original films]]
[[Category:Indian direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:2021 drama films]]
[[Category:2020s sports drama films]]
[[Category:2020s coming-of-age drama films]]
[[Category:2021 directorial debut films]]

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