Kajarya movie is a 2015 Bollywood docu-social-drama film directer is Madhureeta Anand while Producer are Tilak Sarkar,Madhureeta Anand,Celine Loop.
Kajarya movie revolving around the issue of female infanticide. It is a thriller about two women – The first is Kajarya played by Meena Hooda, a woman who lives in the village and has the job of killing babies and the other is an opportunistic journalist from New Delhi played by Ridhima Sud.The film shooting done mostly in Haryana.
Kajarya movie was released commercially in India on 4 December 2015 with mostly positive reviews and also liked the audience. The film was one of the three Indian films selected to be premiered at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival, 2013 that celebrated the 100 years of Indian cinema.
- Directer : Madhureeta Anand
- Producer : Tilak Sarkar,Madhureeta Anand,Celine Loop
- Writer : Madhureeta Anand
- Starring : Meenu Hooda,Ridhima Sud,Kuldeep Ruhil,Shashi Bhushan
- Music : Richard Horowitz
- Cinematographer : Alok Upadhyay
- Editor : Anuradha Chandra, Shyamal Karmakar, Manas Mittal
- Casting Director : Ashish Verma
- Production Design : Amardeep Behl
- Art Direction : Shabd Kumar, Dharminder Singh Singha
- Costume Design : Urvashi Bhargava
- Assistant Director : Hans Abhishek, Tarun Jain, Sonam Mishra
- Genres : Social-Documentary-Drama
- Release date : 4 December 2015
- Running time : 132 Minute
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
Kajarya movie trailer :
Kajarya movie star cast :
- Meenu Hooda as a Kajarya
- Ridhima Sud as a Meera Sharma
- Kuldeep Ruhil as a Banwari
- Shashi Bhushan as a Shambhu
- Karishma Mathur as a Shanti
- Sudheer Chobessy as a Girdhari
- Nasir Ali as a Sub-Inspector
- Manoj Bakshi as a Gourav Bhatnagar – Police Inspector
- Tanaji Dasgupta as a Priest’s Assistant
- Sudhanva Deshpande as a Editor
- Priyankar Tanwar Isha as a Lady Constable
- Shakeel Qureshi as a Priest
- Savita Rani as a Uma
- Raj Shree as a Meera’s Mother
- Kamal Vinayak as a Meera’s Father
- Sumeet Vyas as a Nikhil
Songs / Music :
The film’s Background score composer is Richard Horowitz, who is a Golden Globe Award winner and an Academy Award nominee.
Kajarya movie reviews :
This film reviews are mostly positive from critics and appreciates the makers for making the film on non-glamours subject.
Critics reviews :
- Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 4 star from 5 star stated that, “Kajarya is a powerful and important film that finds vestiges of genuine humanity in an area of impenetrable darkness. But it offers no false hopes. This film is for discerning audiences who have a stomach for the bitter truth.”
- Mohar Basu of The Times of India rated 2.5 star from 5 star and stated that, “Kajarya is a lethal film that has its heart in the right place. It is both engrossing and abhorrent, addressing the issue of female infanticide with an astute understanding of the subject.”
- Namrata Joshi from The Hindu appreciated the director for her earnest and sincere effort but also criticized the film for being low on intensity. The critic also stated that, “There are many stories that lie hidden in the depressing newspaper headlines. The art is in giving them a compelling, emotional shape on screen. Madhureeta Anand succeeds but marginally so in Kajarya.”
- Shubha Shetty-Saha of Mid-Day rated 3.5 star from 5 star and writes that, “Dark, straight narration with excellent performances work for the film. It is a sincere attempt to bring forth an issue that is very much a part of this country and the one we must be really worried about.”
- Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter noted Kajarya to be “disturbing and engrossing” and stated that, “A chilling social study of infanticide is brought to life through the viewpoint of two women.”
- Mehul S Thakkar of Deccan Chronicle gave the lowest 2 star from 5 star and noted that, “The film is not easy to the eye and is disturbing”. The critic appreciated the acting performances of all actors but criticized the inconsistent screenplay saying that it made the film “less engaging”.
Awards and nomination :
The film was seen by Eve Ensler (writer of The Vagina Monologues) and was greatly appreciated by her. The film has an all-new star cast of trained actors and explores the issue of female foeticide and related women’s issues.
- The film released at The Dubai International Film Festival as one of the 3 Indian films that had its world premier there.
- The Film’s also release in Europe at Geneva at The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights where Kajarya was one of the 8 films in competition.
- The film was the opening film at Elles Tournet in Brussels, a prestigious women’s film festival.
- In addition, the film was selected at The Montreal World Film Festival.
- Kajarya also won the “Best Foreign Film Award” at The Silk Road Film Festival in Xian, China. The festival had 140 films and Kajarya was the only Indian film to win an award.
- The film has since traveled to 10 other film festivals in America and Europe.
- Kajarya was screened in Los Angeles at both The Lady Film Festival and The LA Femme Film Festival.
Box office collection :
- Screens : 30
- First Day : —-
- First Weekend : —-
- First Week : 3 lakh rs.
- Total Nett Gross : 3 lakh rs.
- India Gross : 3.12 lakh rs.
- Overseas Gross : $—
- Worldwide Gross : 3.12 lakh rs.
- Kajarya Budget : —-
- Kajarya Verdict : Disaster
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