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| Directed by | John Upchurch |
| Written by | Mazahir Rahim Hamza Rahim |
| Story by | John Upchurch |
| Produced by | John Upchurch Mazahir Rahim |
| Starring | Ram Gopal Bajaj Pankaj Tripathi Samir Kochhar |
| Cinematography | Nouman Ahsan |
| Edited by | John Upchurch |
| Music by | Sunil Kaushik |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | USA India |
| Language | English |
Mango Dreams is a 2016 English-language drama film produced and directed by John Upchurch.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]As a child, Dr. Amit Singh survived the British partition of India. Since then, he has been running forward his whole life, running from the horrors of his past — his family murdered by Muslims and the personal guilt he feels for the death of his brother. Now, with the onset of dementia, Amit must return to his childhood home and confront the memories he has been trying to forget before dementia robs him of his last chance for peace. But before the journey home begins, Amit's son Abhi arrives from America to commit his father to a old age home.
Amit runs away and encounters Salim. Salim is a Muslim auto-rickshaw driver whose wife was raped and burned to death by Hindu rioters. Amit had earlier saved the life of Salim's son. Salim offers to drive the doctor anywhere as a way of repaying his debt. When Amit asks to be taken home, Salim cannot imagine how far he will end up going for the doctor or where the journey will lead them. Along the way, Amit and Salim forge an unforgettable friendship and help each other discover the peace they have been longing for.
Cast
[edit]- Ram Gopal Bajaj as Amit
- Pankaj Tripathi as Salim
- Samir Kochhar as Abhi
- Rohini Hattangadi as Padma
- Kamna Pathak as Impatient Passenger
- S M Zaheer as Prashant
- Naseeruddin Shah as Abhay
Reviews
[edit]Business Standard gave the movie 1.5 stars and wrote "If the truth be told, "Mango Dreams" is a cinematic equivalent of that nice well-behaved boy in class who wants to be the prefect every time. Utterly bereft of spontaneity and warmth, this could be one of Indie cinema's most shuddery products".[4]
Accolades
[edit]- 2016 Arizona International Film Festival - Special Jury Award for Bridging Cultures[5]
- 2016 Cebu International Film Festival - Humanity Award (Merit Award for Best in Content)
- 2017 London Asian Film Festival - Best Script[6]
- 2017 Telly Awards
- Cinematography: Nouman Ahsan, Amit Singh
- Directing: John Upchurch[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Khan, Saeed. "Another India-Pak 'shooting', but this time a film in Ahmedabad". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mango Dreams". Osho News. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "The Making of Mango Dreams". Filmiblogs.net. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ ""Mango Dreams" movie review by Business Standard".
- ↑ "2016 Arizona International Film Festival Awards". Arizona International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Mango Dreams". Asian Culture Vulture Facebook Page. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "38th Annual Telly Awards: 2017 Non-Broadcast Productions Bronze Winners". Telly Awards. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Mango Dreams at IMDb
- 2016 films
- 2016 drama films
- 2016 Hindi-language films
- 2016 Indian films
- Indian drama films
- French drama films
- Films set in Punjab, Pakistan
- Films set in Punjab, India
- Films set in Rajasthan
- Films set in Gujarat
- 2016 directorial debut films
- 2016 English-language films
- 2016 French films
- Films set in the partition of India
- English-language drama films