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VCD/DVD of Marathi film 'Shwaas' released on www.dvdvcdplaza.com. Shwaas (Breath) is India's official entry for the Oscars for the 77th academy awards.

(PRWEB) December 22, 2004 -- VCD/DVD of Marathi film 'Shwaas' released on www.dvdvcdplaza.com. Shwaas (Breath) is India's official entry for the Oscars for the 77th academy awards.

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Shwaas is being released on VCD and DVD for the first time after its hall release in 2003. The VCD has been priced at Rs 125 and the DVD has been priced at Rs 349.

Trivia

This is the firs Marathi film to win the National Award for Best Feature film after a gap of fifty years. Shyamchi Aai" won the inaugural National Award in 1953. The film is the official Indian entry to the Oscars in the Foreign Film Category. The film is based on a short story inspired by a true incident.

The film was made on a shoestring budget of Rs. 60 lakhs, a sum that the director and his friends scraped together.The film has evoked such a tremendous response, that several institutions like the Sidhi Vinayak Temple Trust, leading Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, cricketing icon, Sachin Tendulkar and many others either contributed or raised funds to help the production team in marketing the film at the Oscars.

The film single handedly revived the hopes of the Marathi film industry, once the cradle of Indian cinema. An industry, which boasted of such stalwarts like Dadasaheb Phalke, V. Shantaram and Baburao Painter to mention a few.

DVD Synopsis

Inspired by a short story by Madhavi Gharpure, based on a true incident 12 years ago this touching heartwarming film is about a villager (Arun Nalwade) helping his grandson, Paarsha (Ashwin Chitale in a stunning performance that won many awards), come to terms with his illness that would rob him of his eyesight. When he brought his grandson to the town hospital, little did he know that his grandson was a victim of happen stance. He is one in a million victim of a rare retinal disease. The only way out is surgery. It would save the childs life, but leave him blind. The harried town doctor (Sandeep Kulkarni) is forced to abandon his usual standoffish attitude and explain to the child about the loss of his sight. A sympathetic social worker Asawari (Amruta Subhash) helps the grandfather steady himself and support the child right through. When the grandfather disappears with his ward, the hospital is in an uproar. No one wants to take the responsibility. The grandfather has taken Paarsha on a trip through a park, a temple and fair to show him sights he would never see again. It is the story of common people with common sense who come to terms with tragedy with grace. It might bring both a tear and a smile.

SHWAAS (Marathi) 2003 Colour

Prod.    Kathi Pictures

Dir.    Sandeep Sawant

Mus.    Bhaskar Chandavarkar

*ing    Arun Nalwade, Ashwin Chitale, Sandeep Kulkarni, Amruta Subash

National Award Winner

Best Feature Film; Best Child Actor -- Ashwin Chitale.

Maharashtra State Awards 2004

Best Film; Best Director -- Sandeep Sawant; Best Story, Best Actor -- Arun Nalwade;

Best Child Actor -- Ashwin Chitale

Maharashtra Times Sanmaan 2004

Best Film; Best Direction; Best Screenplay & dialogues; Special Jury Award -- Best

Child Actor; Best Cinematography

Star Screen Awards

Best Actor -- Arun Nalwade

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