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Water (2013)

2h 6m

Running Time

Water (2013)

Name: Water
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-10-06

2h 6m

Running Time

Plot.

Jal revolves around a young man named Bakka, who is gifted with a special ability to find water in the desert. With the backdrop of water scarcity, the film tells a complex and intriguing story of love, relationships, enmity, deceit and circumstances that bring about the dark side of human character.

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Cast & Crew.

Purab Kohli

Bakka

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Kajri

Kirti Kulhari

Kesar

Mukul Dev

Puniya

Ravi Gossain

Rakla

Saidah Jules

Kim

Yashpal Sharma

Tourist Guide

Gary Richardson

Richard

Elena Kazan

Rose

Rahul Singh

Kisna Prasad

Girish Malik

Director

Bickram Ghosh

Composer

Sonu Nigam

Composer

Sunita Radia

Cinematographer

Protim Khaound

Editor

Details.

Release Date
October 6, 2013

Original Name
Jal

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 6m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2023-11-15

Wiki.

Jal (transl. Water) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language drama film set in the Rann of Kutch, India, and follows an overconfident water diviner Bakka who tries to solve the drought problems in his village, but faces unforeseen circumstances when he tries to help a female bird watcher save flamingos. The film is directed by Girish Malik and is his debut film as a director.

The film was premiered and received special mention at the "New Currents" section of the Busan International Film Festival 2013 and in the "Indian Panorama" section of the International Film Festival of India.

The film released in India on 4 April 2014. One World Films has collaborated with DAR Motion Pictures for the distribution of Jal in India. The film has received the National Film Award for Best Special Effects for the year 2013 at the 61st National Film Awards.Jal was also short-listed as an Oscars 2014 contender in the Best Picture Category and the Best Original Score Category. The film advanced in the top 114 films in the Best Original Score Category.