Rebellious Flower is a 2016 Hindi-language biographical film directed by Krishan Hooda. The directorial debut written and produced by Jagdish Bharti is based on the early years of Rajneesh Osho.[1] The film won the Special Mention Jury Award at the 12th Salento International Film Festival, Italy.[2][3][4] This is the first biopic on the early life of Osho Rajneesh and it is supported by the Osho Foundation. The film was released on 15 January 2016.[5][6]
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| Directed by | Krishan Hooda |
| Written by | Jagdish Bharti |
| Based on | Early life of Osho |
| Produced by | Jagdish Bharti |
| Starring | Prince Shah Shashank Singh Mantra Indal Singh |
| Cinematography | Neeraj Tiwari |
| Edited by | Ganesh Sapkal |
| Music by | Amano Manish |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editRebellious Flower is inspired by the life of spiritual guru Rajneesh Osho. The plot is based on several incidents from his childhood and young life. Child Raja embarks on a journey within himself to understand the universal truth. He meets three mentors - Magga baba, Pagal baba, and Masto baba, who guide him through his journey and help him find the true essence of being[7]
Cast
editAwards and accolades
edit- Winner Inspirational Feature - Cinema World Fest Awards 2017, Ontario, Canada
- Winner Best Original Score - Fimucinema 2017, Canary Islands, Spain
- Winner Best Director Jury Award - Salento International Film Festival 2015 Italy[9]
- Winner Best Debutant Director - LCIFF - Lake City International Film Festival 2015, India[10]
- Finalist - Rishikesh Art and Film Festival, India[11]
- Finalist - ISFFI - International Spiritual Film Festival[12]
- Semi Finalist - SIFF - Southeastern International Film Festival, Georgia, USA[13]
- Semi Finalist - California International Film Festival and Davis Chinese Film Festival, California, USA
- Official Selection - Nisville Movie Summit 2017, Serbia
- Official Selection - Grand Indiewise Convention 2017, Miami Florida, USA
- Official Selection - Lumiere Cinemavvenire Film Festival 2015, Rome, Italy
- Official Selection - 10th Tel Aviv Spirit Film Festival, Israel[14]
- Official Selection - Wiper Film Festival 2015, New York, USA
References
edit- ^ "Film on Osho gets Special Mention Jury at Salento International Film Festival". Indian Television Dot Com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Special mention Jury award at Salento International film festival, Tricase, Italy". Indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Rebellious Flower Official Selection at Film Festival". Osho News. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "REBELLIOUS FLOWER – A BIOPIC ON OSHO GETS ENTRY IN SIFF 2015". Pandolin.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "'Rebellious Flower', biopic inspired by Osho to release in Jan". Business-Standard. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Film on Osho Rajneesh to release in January". theemergingworld.in. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "On the path to wisdom - Pune Mirror". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Hooda, Krishan (15 January 2016), Rebellious Flower, retrieved 3 April 2016
- ^ "Rebellious Flower – A biopic on Osho wins at Salento Film Festival,". India Infoline. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "LCIFF Official Website". LCIFF. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Rishikesh Art and Film Festival, India Official Website". Rishikesh Art and Film Festival. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "ISFFI Official Website". ISFFI. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "SIFF Official Website". SIFF. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Spirit Film Festival Official Website". Spirit Film Festival. Retrieved 17 December 2015.