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Mee Sindhutai Sapkal
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Wikipedia article
'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal' (trans. I Am Sindhutai Sapkal) is an Indian Marathi film. The film was directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. The film stars Tejaswini Pandit, Jyoti Chandekar, Upendra Limaye, and Neena Kulkarni in leading roles.
Plot
The film is a biographical account of Sindhutai Sapkal, a woman who became a social activist after a traumatic life. Born in a poor, cattle grazing family in Wardha as Chindi (Ragamuffin), Sindhutai was first married off at the age of 10 to a man who was 20 years elder to her and then abandoned by her husband on charges of infidelity.
Traveling through the backwaters of Maharashtra, the Braveheart never abandoned hope and courage and ended up in San Jose on a fund-raising mission for her orphanage which still provides shelter to homeless kids.
Cast
* Tejaswini Pandit As Sindhu 23-40 Years
* Jyoti Chandekar As Sindhutai 60 Years
* Upendra Limaye As Shrihari Sapkal
* Neena Kulkarni As Bai
Awards
'Winner:'
*National Film Award Special Jury Award - Bindiya and Sachin Khanolkar, Anant Mahadevan
*National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Suresh Wadkar
*National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Best Adapted Screenplay) - Anant Mahadevan, Sanjay Pawar
*National Film Award for Best Screenplay (Best Dialogues) - Sanjay Pawar
References
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