CHAI PANI ETC

Set in bureaucratic Lutyens’ Delhi and ancient exotic Jaisalmer, Chai Pani etc. is a bittersweet coming of age story, of earnest US returned filmmaker, Satya.

While subtle intense newbie, Zafar Karachiwala, as the idealistic Satya, struggles against official sloth, hypocrisy, corruption, and censorship, Konkona Sen ( National Award – Best Actress) brilliantly plays the two modern women who battle for his heart: the fun loving, ambitious fashion designer Radha and the elegant, sensitive Shanti, who works in a charity.

Adding to the chaos, is hilarious Sinia Duggal as Satya’s pushy aunt, who tries to trap him into a traditional marriage and hysterically funny Gaurav Kapur, as Satya’s cynical friend, who lives by the perverted rules of networks of power and patronage.

Format: 35mm Film, 1:1.85, Color,
Sound: Dolby Digital Surround
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Language: Hinglish & English subtitles
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festivals & press

AWARD

Special Jury Award, International Independent film festival, Brussels, Belgium

SELECTED

Competition Quintessence, Ouidah, Benin, Jan 2010.
Competition MIAAC, New York, USA – Nov 2008.
Competition International film festival Brussels, Belgium – Nov 2007
Competition Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, USA – Oct 2005
Competition Montreal World film festival – Aug 2005
Competition MAMI, Mumbai – Jan 2005
Special Projection International Film Festival of India, Goa – Dec 2004

press reviews

An entertaining comedy, it pulls its punches at contemporary Indian life with truth and Irony”

Subhash K. Jha – Financial World

Don’t just watch it, feel it and understand it.

Hari Govind Nair – The Statesman

“A Light hearted comment on the system”

Meenakshi Kumar – Hindustan Times

“Chai Pani etc does not offer any easy solutions”

Priyanka Gill – Tehelka

“It comes with dollops of good-natured, understated humour”

Zia Us Salam -The Hindu

credits

CAST

Konkona Sen Sharma Radha & Shanti
Zafar Karachiwala Satya
Gaurav Kapoor Harish
Arjun Kashyap Mr Fixit
Avijit Dutt Mr Bose
Bhaskar Ghosh Minister
Charu Dutt Chitrak Venkat
Deepak Srivastava Anil
Inder Misra Satya’s Father
Indu Vachani Mrs Kapoor
Manish Manoja Rawat Singh
Manoj Gupta Bhole Lal
Mayuri Misra Reena
Natasha Rastogi Minister’s PA
Pradeep Kapoor Mr Juneja
Sanjay Bhatia DG’s PA
Sinia Duggal Sheila Aunty
Shoumendra Bose Mr Baxi
Tejeshwar Singh Ravi Uncle
Yogesh Suri Ajay Kapoor

CREW

Writer Director Producer Manu Rewal
Co-Producers Hari Bhartiya & Tarun Sawhney
Music Sawan Datta & Manganiars of Rajasthan
Cinematography Pushan Kripalani
Sound Recording P D Valson
Editor Manu Rewal & Gurmmeet Singh
Production Designer Ayesha Punvani
Costumes Sonam Dubal & Ayesha Punvani
Still Photographs Charu Dutt Chitrak
Mixing K. Lakshmi Narayan
Assistant Director D.P. Singh
Casting Prabha Tonk & Mrighdeep Lamba
Line Producers Vandana Verma & Varsha Diwan
Production Companies Duniya Vision (India) pvt. ltd.
Triveni Entertainment & Digital Talkies

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