Tahaan(2008)
Hindi95 mins
Tahaan (2008) is a 95-minute Hindi film directed by Santosh Sivan. Starring Victor Banerjee, Ankush Dubey and Rasika Dugal. With an audience rating of 7.4/10, Tahaan stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2008.
Director:Santosh Sivan
Mood:
emotionaldarkuplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 5 September 2008
- Director
- Santosh Sivan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.4/10
Storyline
An eight-year-old boy in Kashmir lives with the distant sounds of war. When his family's donkey is taken to pay a debt, he sets out to get it back. His journey leads him into a violent conflict he is too young to understand.
“A boy's journey to save his donkey in a war-torn land.”
Film Details
7.4Rating
95Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date5 September 2008
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkuplifting
Themes
survivalfamilyidentityjustice
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.4/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
Trivia
- The film's young lead, Purav Bhandare, was discovered by director Santosh Sivan at a school in Mumbai.
- The donkey in the film, named Birbal, was a trained animal actor who had previously worked in other Indian films.
- Much of the movie was shot on location in the challenging and remote terrain of Ladakh, standing in for Kashmir.
- The film's soundtrack features a rare vocal performance by the famous composer, M.M. Kreem, in the song 'Zindagi'.
- Despite critical praise, the movie had a very limited theatrical release, focusing more on film festival circuits.
- Santosh Sivan, also the cinematographer, used natural light extensively to capture the valley's raw beauty and mood.
- The story subtly uses the child's perspective to comment on the cycle of violence, without showing explicit combat.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Tahaan
Actor-Actor2 films →