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Synopsis: A tender fable about childhood innocence amid the realities of war is set against the rugged landscape of Kashmir, so long a flash point for the territorial claims of neighboring India and Pakistan. The title character, an eight year old mountain boy, often hears distant gunfire. But it is not until he goes on a quest to reclaim his beloved donkey, which has been confiscated as payment of his poor family's debts, that he is drawn toward a violence he has no capacity to understand.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Santosh Sivan
Production: Contentino
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2008
97 min
52 Views


climb and get down from it.

Your Birbal didn't tell you this?

Give me. C'mon, drink this.

And you'll get well soon.

What are you looking at? I've

to handle all these troubles

How was it? c'mon, smile.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

Thank you. Let's go.

What is mightier? Brains or brawn?

Hey! What is mightier? Brains or brawn?

Brawn.

Who all are there in your home?

I'm all alone in this world.

O' donkey, she didn't ask you.

My aunt and my elder sister Jaya.

How much time you needed

for buying all these donkeys?

How much time we must have taken, Zafar?

Idiot! Around 4 years, dear.

years? - Yes.

Do you know why this place is so empty?

They all ran away.

Stop nonsense. These are

the homes of Kashmiri Pandit.

Quiet and deserted. All had to leave.

Friend!

Come.

Laska?

You know, TV reporters we

here. I saw. I was here.

Laska.

Once again you are hiding as always.

Zafar! Keep it here.

Hey!

Who is this Laska?

You'll know it soon.

He'll tell you soon.

An old friend. Who turned

away from the world of fear.

Who was deserted by his own.

And so now he neither

wants to talk to anybody..

.. nor would he talk.

Laska uncle! Panditji!

He lives with the memories.

With a hope that perhaps

the past days will be back.

Doesn't anybody stay here?

But if he is fearful, why

does he stay here alone?

He thinks it is better

to stay in his own home..

.. in this quiet place than

staying in refugee camps.

Zafar, you'll understand it

faster if you keep your mouth shut.

Uncle, I was going to

tell this same to Nadira.

But by the time you said it.

Mr. Suhan, who all stay in your home?

He has only a nephew.

All others were killed.

Come.

What are you doing?

C'mon. Hurry up.

C'mon. c'mon.

Get in.

C'mon. Go quickly.

C'mon.

Come on.

Shabir! You've come? Am I late?

Shabir, he is uncle Suhan.

He brought me here safely.

I'm zafar.

- Greetings!

Greetings!

May God bless you.

Thank you, uncle. Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Hurry up, Nadira. It's

the time of our wedding.

Mr. Zafar, it's the time of her wedding.

You heard her? It's her wedding time.

Hey!

Keep the goods quickly.

Keep the goods quickly.

Today the goods won't reach on time..

Because of these lazy people.

What have I done? We're

late because of this donkey.

No! I was ahead of your mules.

Oh! So you are challenging for race?

Race?

- Race.

There is only one way to go sooner.

Look, both of you will run a race.

What will we get?

What you'll get? 1 0-15

rupees more. What else?

And I'll get my Birbal.

No. you'll get Rs. 10. that's all.

But I want my Birbal.

All right. You'll get it. Let's go.

Uncle! I'll win. So l

want the mobile phone.

It is cheaper than the donkey.

Mobile? Small one or

bigger which opens up?

C'mon. Run the race.

Let's go.

The race is not easy.

But we'll have to win.

Otherwise how I'll be

able to take you back home?

Hey, get lost. My mobile is guaranteed.

Birbal! Oh!

We'll reach uncle Suhan's house soon.

Then the race gets over.

You'll just look on.

Birbal, if you want

to come home with me..

.. then you must come with me quickly.

C'mon.

Hey! I'm ahead.

Nadira!

Nadira! Nadira!

Oh!

Good! How is my child?

Had you gone to work today?

- Yes.

You served tea to people?

- Yes.

Have you made any friends?

No.

Oh! Now go out. Wait for a while.

You'll find your new friend soon.

Who is he?

Go and wait for him.

Who is it?

It is not a simple race. A

mule is racing with donkey.

Let me see.

Baba, you had said there

is a donkey and a mule.

But only a boy can be seen.

Yes, I had said it, but..

Donkey! Huh!

Zafar! Idiot!

Hey, c'mon.

- Baba!

Don't worry. Don't worry.

He will be pleased with you

only if you touch him with love.

Now Zafar will get a kick from me.

But dear Yasin, this donkey

is not a common donkey.

This has stood first in the race.

How could the idiot reach?

The donkey was lucky. Nothing else.

You know who gets the

credit for this victory?

Who?

Tahaan.

From today this lovely friend is yours.

Mine?

- Yes.

This is wrong.

You had said that you'd give

me the donkey when I win.

Had I said that I'll

give you the donkey?

You are talking as if

this was your donkey..

.. and I forcibly took it.

You won just a race and

you want the donkey? Huh!

If this useless Zafar

had not got involved..

.. with a girl on the

way, could your donkey..

.. have reached here before the mule?

No. but you had said that if

I win you'd give me my Birbal.

Oh stupid, I'd said it to encourage you.

Or would you and this lazy

Zafar have reached here on time?

But I reached here before time.

So what do you think, had

Zafar reached here on time..

.. would have I given

him this mobile phone?

Somebody come and talk

to him. Explain it to him.

Get lost.

Go.

You told lies. You are a liar.

Yes, I'm a liar, so?

Uncle..

You've taken his donkey from him?

What?

What are you looking at?

Go and see if he goes

home safely or not.

Go!

Hey! Where are you running, idiot!

Huh! Hey!

I was almost dead running after you.

And then there's such ice fall!

You didn't take your Rs. 10.

the old man won't give later.

You should have taken it now.

I don't want money. I want my Birbal.

Your brain has become

like that of a donkey..

.. while running after the donkey.

You know how much a donkey costs?

You'll have to make 1000 such rounds.

Only then perhaps you'll

be able to buy one.

Yes.

You do this. take this

Take it.

Look, we don't even have

a donkey in our fate.

Take it. Take it.

I want Birbal.

Hey! Where are you running to?

Hey, Tahaan!

Why are you crying?

I'm your friend. Idris.

Won't you tell your friend?

I lost everything.

What do you mean you lost everything?

Birbal.

I'd gone to bring him back.

Birbal.. who Birbal?

Birbal. My donkey. He is like my bother.

Lalaji took away everything.

What if you get back your Birbal?

How will you bring him? By stealing?

No. why should I steal? I'll ask Baba.

Baba! Baba who?

He is one who has

solution to every problem.

So let's go to him.

Not now. We'll go tomorrow.

Where will you meet me tomorrow?

Perhaps tomorrow I'll come to your home.

My home?

Look, don't tell anybody

about our friendship.

I'll go. Remember it.

Don't tell anybody.

Idris! Idris!

Baba can really get back my Birbal?

He surely can.

Is he any magician? He knows magic?

No.

Will I have to work for him?

No.

Will he give me money?

No.

Then why would he do this for me?

He does this for everybody.

But he'll ask a question to you.

A question? To me? What question?

Like, who owns these mountains,

valley and this jungle

Is that so?

Who do they belong to?

It is your job to find this out.

Brother ldris, I'll come back.

But this girl came with her parents.

She looked very eager

to talk to junior boss.

She has brought the sweets from Mumbai.

I saw your junior boss. He

had put on such a fine dress.

Shut up! Why is he my junior boss?

You do this, you eat all this sweet.

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Santosh Sivan

Santosh Sivan ASC, ISC (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and has to date completed 45 feature films and 41 documentaries. He is a founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC) and is the most awarded Director of Photography (DOP) in India. Santosh became the first Cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to be honored with American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) membership. As a cinematographer, he has won five National Film Awards – including four for Best Feature Film Cinematography. As of 2014, he has received eleven National Film Awards, and twenty one international awards for his works. In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. more…

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