The Fable (film) explained

The Fable is a 2024 film directed by Raam Reddy, starring Manoj Bajpayee,^[1] Hiral Sidhu, Priyanka Bose, Tillotama Shome, Awan Pookot^[2] and Deepak Dobriyal. Like Thithi (2016). The film is an Indian-American co-production, jointly produced by Pratap Reddy and Sunmin Park, under Prspctvs Productions and Maxmedia, respectively.

The Fable is the first Indian film to Win Best Film at the 38th Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom.^[3] It has also won the Special Jury Award at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024. The film premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024. It will compete in the festival's Encounters segment, which features 14 other titles from around the globe. It is only the second Indian film in the last 30 years to premiere in one of the key competitive sections of the Berlin International Film Festival.^[4]

Filming

The film was shot in 16mm film at a remote village in Uttarakhand, India

Release

The film premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2024. It was also selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024, where it competed in the South Asia Competition section and won the Special Jury Prize.^[5]

Cast

• Manoj Bajpayee as Dev
• Priyanka Bose as Nandini, Dev's wife
• Deepak Dobriyal as Dev's manager
• Tillotama Shome as Radha
• Hiral Sidhu
• Awan Pookot
• Adit Sharma

Awards and Film festivals

!Year!Country!Festival!Category!Award

2024	Germany	74th Berlin International Film Festival	Encounters
	India	MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024	South Asia Competition	Special Jury Award
		International Film Festival of Kerala	Kaleidoscope
	Spain	SEMINCI film festival
	The United Kingdom	Leeds International Film Festival	Feature Film Competition	Winner[6]
	France	Festival des 3 Continents - Nantes		Nominated[7]
	Singapore	Singapore International Film Festival[8]

External links

• • Web site: The Fable . 2024-01-22 . . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: PTI . 2024-01-22 . Manoj Bajpayee-starrer 'The Fable' in Encounters segment of Berlinale 2024 . 2024-01-22 . . en . 2024-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240124123224/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/manoj-bajpayee-starrer-the-fable-in-encounters-segment-of-c-2859324 . live .
2. Web site: 2024-01-22 . 'The Fable': Manoj Bajpayee Starrer To Have Its Premiere At 74th Berlin International Film Festival . 2024-01-22 . . en . 2024-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240123005527/https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/movies/the-fable-manoj-bajpayee-starrer-raam-reddy-74th-berlin-international-film-festival-encounters-category-1658589 . live .
3. Web site: 2024-11-15 . Manoj Bajpayee Starrer The Fable Becomes The First Indian Film To Win Best Film At the 38th Leeds International Film Festival UK . 2024-11-17 . Outlook India . en.
4. News: 2024-01-22 . Manoj Bajpayee's 'The Fable' is only the second Indian film in the last 30 years to premiere in Berlinale . 2024-01-22 . The Times of India . 0971-8257 . 2024-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240126182658/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/manoj-bajpayees-the-fable-to-premiere-at-berlinale/articleshow/107057247.cms?from=mdr . live .
5. Web site: 2024-10-24 . Rhythm of a Flower by Amit Dutta won the Golden Gateway Award and Nocturnes by Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan won Silver award at the closing ceremony of MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 . 2024-10-24 . Firstpost . en-us.
6. Web site: LIFF 2024: Jury Winners Announced . 2024-11-16 . www.leedsfilm.com . en.
7. Web site: The Fable . 2024-11-27 . Festival des 3 Continents.
8. Web site: 2024-10-22 . The Fable - SGIFF . 2024-11-30 . sgiff.com . en-US.