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Synopsis: A tender fable about childhood innocence amid the realities of war is set against the rugged landscape of Kashmir, so long a flash point for the territorial claims of neighboring India and Pakistan. The title character, an eight year old mountain boy, often hears distant gunfire. But it is not until he goes on a quest to reclaim his beloved donkey, which has been confiscated as payment of his poor family's debts, that he is drawn toward a violence he has no capacity to understand.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Santosh Sivan
Production: Contentino
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2008
97 min
52 Views


But I'll come back for

sure to take back my Birbal.

Today you've no escape. Come to mother!

Mother, look at him; he took

all the money from the box!

Could I do so? Zoya

is in a habit of joking

How could Birbal and I live separately?

I will have to bring him home.

Money? -This is interest money.

This is not interest money;

this is for my Birbal!

This isn't enough even

for one day's fodder.

.. for that useless.

- He is not useless!

Now say where is my Birbal?

- We sold him.

What; sold him!?

- Yes, that old man took him.

By now he might have

reached the mountain.

Mountain?

- Yes.

Hey kid salesman, where

are you rushing to?

That useless old man sold Birbal!

- Useless old man?

If you think that when time comes..

.. one has to bow down even to a donkey.

Then you are mistaken.

I'm not going to do so!

But I also know that where

words fail kicks work.

You've stopped 1 0 times

within 10 feet distance.

Four.. four.. four.. four..

- Uncle, throw the ball.

Uncle is your father! I am Suhan Dar.

Ball? Here it goes.

- Sixer!

Mr. Dar.

- What you said?

Mr. Dar.

- Now who the hell are you?

I am not who the hell. I am Tahaan.

Mr. Tahaan, what you want?

I can make him move.

- He can make him move.

How?

Why covering this ear?

Donkey listens with one ear

and let's out with the other.

For the first time I see a

donkey influenced with bribe.

What false promise you

whispered in his ears?

Nothing. Look, Mr. Dar

he can do a lot of work.

He just needs a guide;

and I'm there for that.

I'll make him move even faster than ponies.

- Is it?

Your donkey will go ahead of ponies?

If it doesn't happen so,

then you don't pay anything.

One minute. When did I say

that I will take you along?

No.. no..

- Hey!

Don't go closer to him.

Nature has given two

eyes to donkeys at such..

.. a place so that they could

see all the four of their legs.

So they know when to kick.

- Is it, my hidden talent?

Uncle Dar. Hey uncle.

- Yes?

Give this letter to her.

- Love letter.

This envelope is scented.

Scent of love. Children, what is this?

- Love letter!

Love letter.

- Come on, uncle you are just..

You are just. Hey!

Look what he did.

- He eats letters also?

Ladies hair pin!

Come on, do your work.

Yes, say.

- Sir, when will we reach home?

Hey, it's a very long journey.

.. it will be night

by the time we return.

Did you tell your family or not?

- No.

Then tell your family. Tell his family

Tell his father, tell his

mother, tell the whole village.

Come on, go from here!

But you wait for me. I'll come shortly.

Hey! I'll wait for you. I'll

wait for something to happen.

I'm just waiting for so many years.

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Santosh Sivan

Santosh Sivan ASC, ISC (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and has to date completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC) and is the most awarded Director of Photography (DOP) in India. Santosh became the first Cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to be honored with American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five National Film Awards – including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2014, he has received eleven National Film Awards, and twenty one international awards for his works. In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. more…

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