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The Blue Umbrella is a film of genre Drama directed by Vishal Bhardwaj released in USA on 11 december 2005 with Pankaj Kapur
The Blue Umbrella (2005)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 december 2005
Length 1h30
Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Rating72%
The Blue Umbrella (Hindi: Chatri Chor) is a 2005 Indian drama film based on the novel, The Blue Umbrella, by Ruskin Bond and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. It starred Shreya Sharma and Pankaj Kapur in lead roles. The music was by Bhardwaj and lyrics were penned by Gulzar.
Synopsis
The story is set in a small village near Banikhet, Himachal Pradesh and revolves around a young girl Biniya and village's only shop owner Nand Kishore Khatri. Biniya lives with her mother and elder brother. One day she comes across a blue color Japanese umbrella while herding her family cows. The umbrella is revealed to be belonging to a group of Japanese tourists. Biniya develops a liking for the umbrella and trades it with her bear claw necklace called Yantra with the Japanese tourists. Wearing a bear claw necklace is considered to be auspicious and bring good luck. For that she is scolded by her mother. Everyone in the village is amazed by the beauty of the umbrella and Biniya acquires a celebrity like status. This makes some people jealous of her. The shopkeeper Khatri and Lajvanti (wife of village school teacher) covet for such an umbrella but find themselves unable to buy due to its high cost. Lajvanti even hints toward the possibility of stealing Biniya's umbrella. Khatri tries to buy it from Biniya but she refuses.Actors
Pankaj Kapur
(Nandakishore 'Nandu' Khatri)
Deepak Dobriyal
(Robot Owner)
Shreya Sharma
(Biniya)
Shriya Saran
(Binya's friend)
Rahul Kumar
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