Quest (2006 film)
Quest (Marathi title: Thang) is a 2006 bilingual English and Marathi Indian drama film directed by Amol Palekar, starring Mukta Barve, Rishi Deshpande, Mrinal Kulkarni in lead roles. The film is last part of the trilogy on sexuality, which includes Daayraa (The Square Circle, 1996) and Anahat (Eternity, 2001). It is an urban story of a woman who discovers that her husband is homosexual.[1][2] It was premiered at the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) on 5 August 2006.[3]
| Quest | |
|---|---|
| Marathi | Thang |
| Directed by | Amol Palekar |
| Produced by | Padma Vellaturi Rao Uma Ganesh Vahini Vijay Saradhi |
| Written by | Sandhya Gokhale |
| Starring | Mukta Barve Rishi Deshpande Mrinal Kulkarni |
| Music by | Anand Modak |
| Cinematography | Debu Deodhar |
| Edited by | Amitabh Shukla |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English Marathi |
This is first English language film made by Palekar.[4] Both the version in Marathi and English were shot simultaneously, and the shooting was completed in 25 days.[3]
At the 54th National Film Awards, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.[5][6]
Cast
- Mukta Barve
- Rishi Deshpande as Aditya
- Mrinal Kulkarni
- Vijaya Mehta
- Shishir Sharma
- Sachin Khedekar
References
- "Palekar's Quest: The inside story". CNN-IBN. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- Rajeev Masand (29 September 2006). "Quest is a boring saga". Moneycontrol.com, CNBC-TV18. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- "Amol Palekar has no regrets". Rediff.com movies. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- "Amol Palekar's first English feature QUEST". glamsham.com. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- "54th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- "54th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 24 March 2012.