Dhai Aakhar

Dhai Aakhar is an Hindi-language family drama film starring Mrinal Kulkarni.^[1] It is based on the novel "Teerthatan Ke Baad" by Amrik Singh Deep.^[2] Praveen Arora nominated for Best Debut Director at Indian Panorama - Feature Films, Indernational FIlm Festival of India.^[3][4]

Dhai Aakhar
Poster of Dhai Aakhar
Directed by	Praveen Arora
Written by	Asghar Wajahat
Story by	Amrik Singh Deep
Starring	Mrinal Kulkarni Harish Khanna (actor) Rohit Kokate Smriti Mishra
Cinematography	Sandeep Gn Yadav
Edited by	V.S. Kannan Rahul Jaiswal
Music by	Anupam Roy
Production companies	Kabir Communications Aakriti Productions Pvt. Ltd. S.K. Jain Jamai
Distributed by	V K Films
Release dates	November 2023 (2023-11) (IFFI) 22 November 2024 (2024-11-22)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Production

The film Dhai Aakhar is produced by Kabir Communications, Aakriti Productions Pvt. Ltd., and S.K. Jain Jamai. It is directed by Praveen Arora, with the screenplay and dialogue written by Asghar Wajahat and the story based on Amrik Singh Deep’s novel. The music for the film is composed by Anupam Roy, with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. The film was shot in various locations across Uttarakhand, including Haridwar, Kankhal, Rishikesh, and Kimsaar.^[5] The movie is set to release in theaters on 22 November 2024.^[6]

Synopsis

Cast

• Mrinal Kulkarni as Harshita - the protagonist
• Harish Khanna as Sridhar - the writer & lover
• Rohit Kokate as Harshita's husband
• Prasanna Bisht as Bela
• Chandan Anand as Ranjeet
• Smriti Mishra as Sushma
• Neer Raao as Vineet
• Aadya Agrawal as Kanti - Child Artist

Accolades

This film was the official selection in the Indian Panorama and nominated in the competition section of Best Debut Feature Film of a Director, of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023.^[7] Dhai Aakhar had its world premiere at the prestigious IFFI 2023 on 25 November 2023.^[8] The Film was also the Official Selection at the 21st Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) 2023, Indian Panorama. The film was screened at the 21st CIFF on 16 December 2023 at PVR Sathyam. This film has won the Special Jury Award at the Cambodia International Film Festival 2024. The film festival is also selected for Tashkent International Film Festival 2024. The film was also officially nominated for the 9th Dehradun International Film Festival 2024.^[9]