Amoli (film) explained

Amoli: Priceless
Director:Jasmine Kaur Roy, Avinash Roy
Producer:Sameer Pitalwalla
Music:Tajdar Junaid
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Runtime:30 minutes
Country:India
Language:English
Hindi

Amoli: Priceless is a 2018 English-Hindi documentary film on commercial sexual exploitation of children.[1] [2] [3] [4] The film is directed by National Award-winning directors Jasmine Kaur Roy and Avinash Roy and produced by Sameer Pitalwalla.[5] The music was scored by Tajdar Junaid.[5] Vidya Balan narrated the documentary. The narration for the film is in English while the interviewees speak in Hindi. The film was released in May 2018.

The documentary was dubbed in several languages featuring the voices of: Rajkummar Rao (Hindi), Sachin Khedekar (Marathi), Jisshu Sengupta (Bengali)[6] Nani (Telugu), Kamal Haasan (Tamil), and Puneeth Rajkumar (Kannada)[7] lent their voices to the film.[5]

The film won the 66th National Film Award for Best Investigative Film. The jury citation for the award reads "For its gritty examination of why and how young girls are coerced into commercial sex work, destroying their lives and minds, and for depicting their courage to survive."[8]

Voice artistes

!Nararators!Languages!Notes
Vidya BalanEnglish
Rajkummar RaoHindiDubbed versions
Sachin KhedekarMarathi
Jisshu SenguptaBengali
NaniTelugu
Kamal HaasanTamil
Puneeth RajkumarKannada

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Have you seen my girl? . Sinha . Sayoni . 2018-05-19 . The Hindu. India . 2019-04-30.
  2. Web site: 'Amoli: Priceless' - A film that captures the magnitude of child trafficking in India . thenewsminute.com . . India . 2019-04-30.
  3. Web site: Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation . The New Indian Express. India . 2019-04-30.
  4. Web site: ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಳ್ಳಸಾಗಣೆ ತಡೆಗೆ ಕೈಜೋಡಿಸಿದ ಪುನೀತ್‌ . 2018-05-09 . The Times of India . . Karnataka, India . kn . 2019-04-30.
  5. Web site: Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar Rao lend voice to film on sexual exploitation titled Amoli: Priceless . 2018-05-06 . The Indian Express. India . 2019-04-30.
  6. Web site: These actresses only want to concentrate on films . . 2019-04-30.
  7. Web site: Puneeth Rajkumar lends his voice for 'Amoli: Priceless' . R . Shilpa Sebastian . 7 May 2018 . . India .
  8. Web site: 66th National Film Awards for 2018 announced. Press Information Bureau.