A Prayer for Rain (2014)
A Prayer for Rain (2014)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Martin Sheen
Warren Anderson
Mischa Barton
Eva
Kal Penn
Motwani
Rajpal Yadav
Dilip
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Leela
Joy Sengupta
Roy
Lisa Dwan
Marika
Satish Kaushik
Chief Minister
Manoj Joshi
Dr. Chandra
Martin Brambach
Ted
Vineet Kumar
Choudhury
David Brooks
Shane
Akhil Mishra
Napolean
Kailash Kher
Kailash Kher
Om Prakash
Rakesh
Ravi Kumar
Director / Writer
Smanto R. Roy
Producer
Ravi Walia
Producer
Anil Chandel
Cinematography
Jean-Marc Selva
Cinematographer
Charlie Wuppermann
Director of Photography
Urvashi Chugani
Casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Casting
Chris Gill
Editor
Pradeep Singrole
Casting
Sukant Panigrahy
Production Design
Ravindar
Production Design
Vivek Jadhav
Art Direction
Agnes Goveas
Set Decoration
Sylvain Nahmias
ProductionDesigner
Sujata Sharma
Costume Design
Charanjeet Singh
Casting Associate
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 5, 2014
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
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Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is a 2014 Indian English-language historical drama film directed by Ravi Kumar. Based on the Bhopal disaster that happened in India on 2β3 December 1984, the film stars Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Fagun Thakrar. Benjamin Wallfisch composed the film's music. Kumar's idea for making a film based on the Bhopal disaster came after he read a book about it. Shot over a period of 18 months, it was originally scheduled for a late 2010 release. However, the lack of responses from distributors kept delaying the release.
In April 2013, a new trailer was released and the film received a market screening at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on 16 and 19 May. It was also screened at Pan Asia, Dingle and the Tokyo International film festivals. Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain was released in the United States on 7 November 2014 and in India on 5 December 2014. A private screening of the film was held at the youth assembly in the United Nations on 7 August 2014.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the actors' portrayal of their respective characters but found the film underwhelming. A few organisations fighting for the rights of the victims of the tragedy blamed the film for presenting the facts in a distorted manner. Kumar and Sheen denied these allegations. The Madhya Pradesh government exempted the film from paying tax.