Chauranga(2015)
Chauranga is a 2015 Hindi drama film directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra. The cast includes Sanjay Suri, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Riddhi Sen, and Soham Maitra. The story is set in a rural Indian village where a 14-year-old Dalit boy named Santu falls in love with an upper-caste girl named Mona. His brother Bajrangi helps him write a love letter, which leads to violent consequences. The film explores caste discrimination, forbidden love, and the crushing of dreams. It won the Golden Gateway of India Award for Best Film at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. Chauranga was released worldwide on 8 January 2016.
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 8 January 2015
- Director
- Bikas Mishra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 6.8/10
Storyline
A 14-year-old Dalit boy named Santu lives in a village where caste divides everyone. He secretly loves Mona, an upper-caste girl he watches from a tree. When his brother Bajrangi helps him write a love letter, the village erupts in violence. Santu must choose between his love and his family's safety.
“Love knows no caste, but the world does.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Chauranga
Cast reunions in this film: Sanjay Suri & Onir (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Chauranga' means 'four colors' in Hindi, referring to the four main characters and their intersecting stories.
- It was shot in a real village in Jharkhand to capture authentic rural life and settings.
- The director Bikas Ranjan Mishra spent years researching Dalit communities before writing the script.
- The young lead actor Riddhi Sen won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role.
- The film was produced by actor-director Sudhir Mishra and actress-director Onir.
- It premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival in 2014 but had a theatrical release only in 2016.
- The story is inspired by true incidents of caste-based violence in rural India.