Natkhat (2020)
नटखट
One evening, seven-year-old Sonu casually alludes to a ghastly act that he committed in school. Horrified and determined to correct his course, his doting mother Surekha decides that she won’t let him go down the same path as the other machismo-obsessed men in his family. Through her bedtime stories, she teaches Sonu the true virtue of equality.
- Date of release
- 2020-06-02
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 33m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Shaan Vyas
Casting
- Vidya Balan — Surekha
- Raj Arjun — Sonu's father
- Atul Tiwari — Sonu's grandfather
- Sparsh Shrivastava — Sonu's uncle
Interesting facts
Natkhat is a 2020 Indian short film directed by Shaan Vyas and written by Vyas and Annukampa Harsh. It stars Vidya Balan as a mother educating her young son about gender equality. It premiered on YouTube as part of the We Are One: A Global Film Festival.
Production
Natkhat was filmed in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, and the interior scenes were filmed in Mumbai. A majority of the cast members had no prior acting experience. Sanika Patel, a girl, was cast in the leading role of Sonu.
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