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Meel Patthar
2020 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meel Patthar (transl. Milestone) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written, edited and directed by Ivan Ayr and produced by Kimsi Singh.[1] Starring Suvinder Vicky and Lakshvir Saran in major roles, the story follows a truck driver who tries to cope with the tragic death of his wife.[2] The film premiered in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2020.[3][4] It was also screened at the 25th Busan International Film Festival and the Pingyao International Film Festival.[5][6] Meel Patthar won the Best Film award while Vicky was given the Best Performer Award in the Asian feature film category at the Singapore International Film Festival.[7] Netflix acquired the distribution rights of the film and it was released worldwide on the platform on 7 May 2021.[8]
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Cast
- Suvinder Vicky as Ghalib
- Lakshvir Saran as Pash
- Akhilesh dwivedi as mr. Gil Son
Production
The film is partially in Punjabi language as the protagonist is Punjabi who is working in the New Delhi region.[9] It was shot in January and February in 2020.[10] Ayr said that the film "tells you where you are and how much further you have to go." Further explaining: "Like how we say there is a significant moment or milestone one has crossed, that is there in the film. He gets to a certain milestone which he is unaware of and certain things begin to happen which makes things uncertain."[9] After the nationwide lockdown was imposed, Ayr got the film edited and sound-mixed from a remote location. The film was shot in a village in Haryana.[11] To get into how truck drivers operate, Ayr spent time with several one of them for the research in Delhi and Chandigarh.[11] Both the actors took truck driving lessons for their role.[10]
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Reception
Meel Patthar received mostly positive response from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[12]
Namrata Joshi noted that the film "offers a brooding look at lives constantly on the move, yet always paused."[13] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote: "This sublimely multi-layered film embraces the personal struggles of its characters with as much passion as it portrays the manifestations of the social inequities that are an intrinsic part of their existence."[14] Stutee Ghosh of The Quint said, "A cinematic milestone, Ivan Ayr's Meel Patthar is a moving portrait of a man lacerated by the truth of life."[15] Baradwaj Rangan praised the film and wrote: "This moving tale of a trucker paints a portrait of an ecosystem where everything and everyone appears to be a metaphor for disuse, neglect, ageing."[16] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express called the film "a poignant, lyrical look at the life of a truck driver."[17]
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