Ek Hazarachi Note

Ek Hazarachi Note (1000 Rupee Note) is a 2014 Varhadi and Marathi-language[2] Indian film directed by Shrihari Sathe[3] It stars Usha Naik, Sandeep Pathak and Shrikant Yadav[4] The film was released on 9 May 2014 to positive reviews, and won the Silver Peacock - Best Feature Film at the 45th International Film Festival of India.[5]

Ek Hazarachi Note
Directed byShrihari Sathe
Written byShrikant Bojewar
Produced byShrihari Sathe
StarringUsha Naik
Sandeep Pathak
Shrikant Yadav
Ganesh Yadav
Pooja Nayak
Devendra Gaikwad
CinematographyLeung Ming-kai
Production
company
Infinitum Productions
Release date
  • 9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)
Running time
90 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Cast
  • Usha Naik as Budhi, the old lady
  • Sandeep Pathak as Sudama, the goatherd
  • Shrikant Yadav as Sub-inspector
  • Ganesh Yadav as Uttamrao Jadhav, the politician running for re-election
  • Pooja Nayak as Sudama's wife
  • Devendra Gaikwad as Constable Shinde

Synopsis

During a political rally in a small village in Maharashtra, India, a poor old woman named Budhi receives a largess of several 1000 Rupee notes from a politician. She goes shopping to the nearby market town with her neighbor but fate has other plans for them.

Critical reception

Ek Hazarachi Note critical acclaim The Times of India gave 3 stars (out of 5) saying that Keeping every minute detail of the story intact, Shrihari has struck gold with his first film. The cinematography is classy and the background score helps magnifying the beaty of every scene and emotion on the actors’ faces. But the ace in the pack is Usha Naik whose mind-blowing performance is sure to evoke sympathy for her character in the viewers’ minds. Sandeep Pathak too delivers with excellence and it is good to see him moving away from his stereotyped comic roles.[6] Sankhayan Ghosh of Indian Express wrote that "In the film, rather than the protagonist taking drastic decisions, things happen to her. Indian rural society is passive and people in power control their lives. I found it challenging to tell the story of a passive protagonist," [7]

Awards
International
State Awards

References
  1. "1000 Rupee Note (Film)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. "Review: '1000 Rupee Note,' a Poor Widow's Blessing and Curse", by Helen T. Verongos, The New York Times, 22 September 2016.
  3. "Film Review: 1000 Rupee Note. A politician's charitable gift disrupts an elderly villager's life. Soft-spoken Indian drama packs an emotional punch." by Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International, 22 September 2016.
  4. "'1000 Rupee Note': Film Review. An elderly woman's life changes dramatically when she receives an unexpected windfall in Shrihari Sathe's debut feature", by Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 September 2016.
  5. "Betting a thousand on an indie". thehindu.com. 9 December 2014.
  6. "EK HAZARACHI NOTE MOVIE REVIEW". timesofindia.com. 23 April 2016.
  7. "Beyond the Buck". indianexpress.com. 5 January 2015.
  8. "Betting a thousand on an indie". thehindu.com. 9 December 2014.
  9. "Ek Hazarachi Note bags two awards at IFFI". timesofindia.com. 13 January 2017.
  10. "The most impressive films at PIFF". timesofindia.com. 16 January 2015.
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