Chhello Show
Chhello Show (Gujarati: છેલ્લો શો, transl. Last Film Show) is 2021 Gujarati coming-of-age drama film directed by Pan Nalin. It stars Bhavin Rabari, Bhavesh Shrimali, Richa Meena, Dipen Raval and Paresh Mehta in lead roles.[1] The film premiered at the 20th Tribeca Film Festival on 10 June 2021.
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| Directed by | Pan Nalin |
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| Written by | Pan Nalin |
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| Music by | Cyril Morin |
| Cinematography | Swapnil S. Sonawane |
| Edited by | Shreyas Beltangdy, Pavan Bhat |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Gujarati |
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PlotEdit
A nine-years-old Samay from Chalala, a village in Saurashtra in Gujarat state of India entered a cinema hall projection booth by bribing Fazal, a cinema projector technician, and watched several films through summer. He became engrossed with cinema for life.[1][2]
CastEdit
- Bhavin Rabari as Samay
- Bhavesh Shrimali as Fazal, projectionist
- Richa Meena as Baa, Samay's mother
- Dipen Raval as Bapuji, Samay's father
- Paresh Mehta as cinema manager
- Vikas Bata as Nano
- Rahul Koli as Manu
- Shoban Makwa as Badshah
- Kishan Parmar as ST
- Vijay Mer as Tiku
- Alpesh Tank as Mr. Dave, teacher
- Tia Sebastien as Leela Mila
ProductionEdit
The film is semi-autobiographical as Nalin was born and brought up in Adtala village in Saurashtra.[2] Six village boys from local communities of the region were cast. The film was shot in villages and railway station in Saurashtra. He also brought old celluloid Hindi films and a technician to run projectors.[1] The cast is mostly made of child actors. Dilip Shankar, Nalin's friend and casting director, assisted Nalin in casting the child actors. The film was shot in March 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. The post-production was completed during the pandemic.[3] The film is produced by Dheer Momaya's Jugaad Motion Picture, Nalin's Monsoon Films and Marc Duale's Stranger88 in co-production with Virginie Lacombe's Virginie Films and Eric Dupont's Incognito films.[1]
The film focuses on hope and innocence. It also highlight ending culture of single-screen cinema and 35mm celluloid films in India.[1]
ReleaseEdit
The film premiered at Spotlight section of the 20th Tribeca Film Festival on 10 June 2021. It was the first Gujarati film selected for the festival section.[1][4][5] The film will be released in Germany, Spain, Japan, Israel and Portugal.[6]
ReceptionEdit
Prahlad Srihari of Firstpost called the film "an ode to movie-going, as movie-making".[7] Tanzeem Pardiwalla of Mashable India rated it 5 out of 5. She praised the direction, cinematography, theme, story and performances.[8]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Pan Nalin's Gujarati film Chhello Show to open Tribeca Film Festival's Spotlight section". Firstpost. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ramachandran, Naman (2021-04-22). "Pan Nalin's 'The Last Film Show' Marks Return to Big-Screen Experience at Tribeca Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ↑ Pandya, Sonal (10 June 2021). "Heart of Chhello Show is the jugaadu spirit, says filmmaker Pan Nalin". Cinestaan. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ Rathod, Vaishali. "Pan Nalin: The premiere of 'Chhello Show' at the Tribeca is great news for Gujarati and Indian cinema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ↑ Pandya, Sonal (11 June 2021). "Chhello Show trailer: A boy is transformed by the magic of cinema". Cinestaan. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ Ramach, Naman; ran (2021-06-09). "Tribeca Title 'The Last Film Show' Racks up Global Sales, Reveals Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ↑ Srihari, Prahlad (2021-06-14). "Tribeca Film Festival 2021: Pan Nalin's Last Film Show is an ode to how we interact with cinema as kids". Firstpost. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Pardiwalla, Tanzeem (2021-06-15). "Tribeca 'Last Film Show' Review: A Visually Stunning Love Letter To Cinema". Mashable India. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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External linksEdit
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