MASAAN
synopsis
Benares, the holy city on the banks of the Ganges, reserves a cruel punishment for those who play with moral traditions. Deepak, a young man from a poor neighborhood, falls hopelessly in love with a young girl from a different caste. Devi, a young student who’s gone off the rails, is tortured by feelings of guilt following the disappearance of her first lover. Devi’s father Pathak, a victim of police corruption, has lost his moral compass because of money, while a young boy, Jhonta, is in search of a family. These characters are all seeking a better future, whilst buffeted between the demands of modern life and an attachment to tradition. And their paths are about to cross…
international title: | Masaan |
original title: | Masaan |
country: | India, France |
sales agent: | Pathé International |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Neeraj Ghaywan |
film run: | 103' |
release date: | FR 24/06/2015, CH 24/06/2015, NL 6/08/2015 |
screenplay: | Neeraj Ghaywan, Varun Grover |
cast: | Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal |
cinematography by: | Avinash Arun Dhaware |
film editing: | Nitin Baid |
art director: | Ranjit Singha |
costumes designer: | Sunita Kapoor |
music: | Bruno Coulais |
producer: | Mélita Toscan du Plantier, Marie-Jeanne Pascal, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl, Manish Mundra, Shaan Vyas |
co-producer: | Olivier Père, Jérôme Seydoux, Sophie Seydoux |
production: | ARTE France Cinéma, Pathé Films, Macassar Productions, Sikhya Entertainement (IN), Phantom Films (IN) |
distributor: | Pathé Distribution, September Film Distribution Netherlands, CINEMA |