Deccani Souls
| Deccani Souls | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kaz Rahman |
| Produced by | Kaz Rahman |
| Written by | Kaz Rahman |
| Starring |
M.A. Siddiq Sathya Bhama H.K.S. Babu |
| Music by | Hédi Hurban |
| Cinematography | Kaz Rahman |
| Edited by | Kaz Rahman |
Production company |
Charminar Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country |
Canada India USA |
Deccani Souls is a 2012 art film written and directed by Kaz Rahman. It tells the story of three characters: Hamza, a traveller from an unknown land; Babu, a census collector and Siddiq, an urdu poet struggling with writer's block as they wander through Hyderabad and are unknowingly connected by the history of Operation Polo.[1][2]
Cast
- M.A. Siddiq as Siddiq
- Sathya Bhama as Sathya
- H.K.S. Babu as Babu
- Mr. Sultan as Mr. Sultan
- Mr. Syed as Mr. Syed
- Kaz Rahman as Hamza
Production
The film was shot in Hyderabad and Bidar in India and in Ontario, Canada.[3]
The details of Operation Polo mentioned in the film are taken from the Sunderlal report.[4][5]
Screenings
Deccani Souls was screened at The Hollywood Theater in Pittsburgh, USA.[6] on June 14, 2012. It was screened at the Transmissions Film Festival in New Delhi, India and was later screened to public at Cochin, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Hyderabad and Mumbai.[7]
The film was screened as part of the 31st Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh, USA in November 2012.[8]
References
- ↑ "A peep into the melancholic past of ‘Deccani Souls’". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "The tryst in the Hyderabad tale". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Filmmaker takes a trip through Hyderabad's history". Times of India.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "A film for all Deccani Souls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "Hyderabad: A Journey through 'Deccani Souls'". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/film-notes-a-local-connection-to-iron-man-3-639438/
- ↑
- ↑ Three Rivers Film Festival schedule
External links
- Deccani Souls at the Internet Movie Database
- Documenting the Invisible: An Interview with Kaz Rahman
- Hyderabad: A Journey through 'Deccani Souls'