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{{short description|2021 Indian Hindi film by Aparna Sen }}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Rapist
| native_name =
| image = The Rapist.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| director = [[Aparna Sen]]
| producer = [[Sameer Nair]] Deepak Segal Suchhanda Chatterjee Shubha Shetty
| writer =
| screenplay = Aparna Sen
| based_on =
| starring = [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] [[Arjun Rampal]] Tanmay Dhanania
| music =
| cinematography = [[Ayananka Bose]]
| editing = [[Rabiranjan Maitra]]
| studio = [[Applause Entertainment]] Quest Films
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|2021|10|7|BIFF}}
| runtime = 132 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Rapist''''' is a 2021 Indian Hindi [[drama film]], written and directed by [[Aparna Sen]], that premiered at [[26th Busan International Film Festival]]. A Quest Films Pvt. Ltd. production, produced under the banner of [[Applause Entertainment]], stars [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Arjun Rampal]] and Tanmay Dhanania. The film chronicles the journey of three protagonists, whose lives are interlaced because of one horrific incident.

==Cast==
* [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] as Naina Malik
* [[Arjun Rampal]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/together-once-more-209918 |title=Arjun Rampal to star with Konkona Sensharma in The Rapist |website=The Tribune |date=9 February 2021 |access-date=6 September 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906120805/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/together-once-more-209918 |url-status=live }}</ref> as Aftab Malik
* Tanmay Dhanania as Prasad Singh
* [[Ashok Chhabra]] as Naina's Father
* [[Anindita Bose]] as Malini, colleague of Naina
* [[Harleen Rekhi]]
* Gitanjali Rao as rapist's mother
* Vijay Kumar Dogra as police inspector
* Chetan Sharma as Latif, slum gang leader
* Sukesh Arora as Subhash, Aftab’s lawyer friend
* Semma Azmi as Savitri, Naina's maid
* Devika Prasad as Nurse in Nursing Home

==Production==
Aparna Sen while writing script for her 3rd Hindi film ''The Rapist'', said "What drew me to this is the psychology of the three main protagonists. Stripping off the layers and carefully built up facades to get to the real person underneath is quite a challenge and a fascinating process."{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} Pre-production work of the film began in February 2021 with finalization of cast and producers. The filmmaker Aparna Sen in her pre-production interview said, ''The Rapist'' will be a “hard-hitting drama that examines how much of society is responsible for producing rapists.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/konkona-sensharma-arjun-rampal-to-lead-aparna-sen-directorial-the-rapist-filming-will-begin-in-march-9296631.html |title=Konkona Sensharma, Arjun Rampal to lead Aparna Sen directorial The Rapist; filming will begin in March |website=Firstpost |date=12 February 2021 |access-date=6 September 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309044859/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/konkona-sensharma-arjun-rampal-to-lead-aparna-sen-directorial-the-rapist-filming-will-begin-in-march-9296631.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began in early March 2021 in Delhi. [[Arjun Rampal]] finished his part of shooting in the 3rd week of March.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/arjun-rampal-wraps-up-aparna-sen-s-the-rapist-calls-his-journey-intense-and-fulfilling-1782271-2021-03-22 |title=Arjun Rampal wraps up Aparna Sen's The Rapist, calls his journey intense and fulfilling |first=Tiasa |last=Bhowal |website=India Today |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=6 September 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906101039/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/arjun-rampal-wraps-up-aparna-sen-s-the-rapist-calls-his-journey-intense-and-fulfilling-1782271-2021-03-22 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was wrapped up in first week of April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/aparna-sen-completes-shooting-of-arjun-rampal-konkona-sen-starrer-the-rapist |title=Aparna Sen completes shooting of Arjun Rampal, Konkona Sen starrer 'The Rapist' |first=Subhash K |last=Jha |website=National Herald |date=7 April 2021 |access-date=6 September 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906101039/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/aparna-sen-completes-shooting-of-arjun-rampal-konkona-sen-starrer-the-rapist |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Release==
''The Rapist'' had its premiere at [[26th Busan International Film Festival]] on 7 October 2021, under the 'A Window on Asian Cinema' section, where it was a joint winner of the
[[26th Busan International Film Festival#A Window on Asian Cinema|Kim Jiseok award]], alongside the 2021 Philippine Japanese sports biographical film ''[[Gensan Punch]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/apartment-with-two-women-busan-award-1235089906/ |title='Apartment' and 'Hometown' Share Busan Festival's New Currents Award |author=Patrick Frater |work=Variety |date=15 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=ko}}</ref>

==Reception==
Richard Kuipers of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praising the direction of Aparna Sen wrote, "One of the best works directed by veteran filmmaker-actor Aparna Sen". And appreciating screenplay he wrote, "The great strength of Sen’s screenplay is the realistic manner in which it depicts Naina and Aftab’s reactions to events that challenge firmly held beliefs and threaten their marriage." Kuipers opined about the film, “''The Rapist'' is a deeply affecting portrait of personal trauma and an intelligent examination of social and cultural factors fueling the horrifying prevalence of sexual violence in India." Criticizing visuals of the film, he said, "The only real imperfections to the film are visual, with some scenes being drained of most color for no immediately apparent reason."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-rapist-review-aparna-sen-1235085900/ |title='The Rapist' Review: This Hard-Hitting Social Drama is One of Aparna Sen's Finest Works |first=Richard |last=Kuipers |website=Variety |date=11 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020082326/https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-rapist-review-aparna-sen-1235085900/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Recipient/ Nominee
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|2021
|[[26th Busan International Film Festival]]
| [[26th Busan International Film Festival#A Window on Asian Cinema|Kim Jiseok award]]
| ''The Rapist''
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/the-rapist-film-busan-kim-jiseok-award/ |title=Aparna Sen's 'The Rapist' Nominated For Busan's Kim Jiseok Award |work=She The People |date=6 September 2021 |access-date=6 September 2021 |first=Charvi |last=Kathuria |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906101039/https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/the-rapist-film-busan-kim-jiseok-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/10/15/busan-film-fest-aparna-sen-the-rapist-wins-top-award.html |title=Konkona-starrer 'The Rapist' wins top award at Busan film fest |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=15 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |publisher=Onmanorama |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020041710/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/10/15/busan-film-fest-aparna-sen-the-rapist-wins-top-award.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3|2022
|rowspan=3|[[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]]
| Best film
| ''The Rapist''
| {{Nom}}
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffm.com.au/nominee.html |title=IFFM Awards Nominations |website=The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Best Performance (Female) Feature
| [[Konkona Sen Sharma]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Best director
| [[Aparna Sen]]
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/heres-the-complete-list-of-winners-for-iffm-awards-2022-11062251.html |title=Here's the complete list of winners for IFFM Awards 2022 |date=16 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |work=Firstpost |language=en |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816085913/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/heres-the-complete-list-of-winners-for-iffm-awards-2022-11062251.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[International Film Festival of Kerala]]
|
|
| Special Screening
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt14412532}}

{{Aparna Sen}}
{{Kim Jiseok Award}}
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[[Category:2021 films]]
[[Category:2021 drama films]]
[[Category:2021 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2021 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Aparna Sen]]
[[Category:Films shot in Delhi]]
[[Category:Films about rape in India]]

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