I Am Sindhutai Sakpal

I Am Sindhutai Sapkal
Film poster
Directed by	Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Produced by	Bindiya Khanolkar Sachin Khanolkar
Screenplay by	Ananth Narayan Mahadevan Sanjay Pawar
Starring	Tejaswini Pandit Jyoti Chandekar Upendra Limaye Neena Kulkarni
Music by	Ashok Patki
Cinematography	K. Rajkumar
Edited by	Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Release dates	30 October 2010 (2010-10-30) (South Asian Film Festival)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

I Am Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi: मी सिंधुताई सपकाळ; Mee Sindhutai Sapkal) is an Indian Marathi film. The film was directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. The film stars Tejaswini Pandit, Jyoti Chandekar, Upendra Limaye, 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 12 to a man who was 20 years elder to her and then abandoned by her husband on charges of infidelity.

Travelling 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.^[1]

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: ^[2]

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

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