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Shukranu

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Shukranu
Promotional poster
Directed byBishnu Dev Halder
Written byBishnu Dev Halder, Ravi Kumar, Sudhir Singh
Starring
CinematographySayak Bhattacharya
Edited byDevendra Murdeshwar
Music byHarish Sagane, Advait Nemlekar
Production
company
Distributed byZee5
Release date
  • 14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Shukranu is an Indian film directed by Bishnu Dev Halder, starring Divyenndu, Shweta Basu Prasad and Sheetal Thakur. The film is produced by Reliance Entertainment.[1]

Synopsis

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Shukranu is a fictional story based on true incidents. During Emergency in 1976 an estimated 6.2 million men were subjected to forced sterilization.[2] 2 thousand of them lost their lives due to botched operations. Set in Delhi/UP/Haryana, Shukranu is a comic take on the darkest phases of Indian democracy through the encounters of a would-be groom who is forcefully sterilized just days before his much-awaited marriage.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "ZEE5 Original Shukranu Movie is Very Entertaining, Pleasantly quirky & Funny". Dekhnews. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Shukranu to Recount India's Sterilisation Drive During Emergency". news18. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ZEE5's original film Shukranu to be a humorous take on sterilisation". indianexpress. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ "ZEE5 announces new film titled 'Shukranu'". zeenews.india.com. 5 December 2019.
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