Riwayat () is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Vijay Patkar and produced by Ajay Rane and Sanjay Patole. The film stars Khalid Siddiqui, Samapika Debnath, Saurabh Dubey and Salil Ankola in pivotal roles. The film is based on the issues of female foeticide in India. The film was screened at international film festivals and won several international awards.
Cast Khalid Siddiqui as Raja Desai Samapika Debnath as Anita Desai Salil Ankola as Deepak Desai Saurabh Dubey as Seth Girdhar Desai (Raja and Deepak's father) Narendra Jha as Kabeer Aditya Lakhia as Gangaram Sayaji Shinde Bikramjeet Kanwarpal Achint Kaur Rajendra Gupta Gauri Kulkarni as Radha
Critical reception The film received mixed reviews. Srijana Das Mitra from The Times of India rated the film 2 out of 5, praised the acting and criticised that the film should have "highlighted the issue only". Shaheen Parker from Mid-Day rated 1.5 out of 5 criticised the film's story and direction.
Accolades The film was selected officially at many film festivals, including Monaco Charity International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, CinefestOZ, and various film festivals in India. The film won five awards at different international film festivals. AwardsCeremonyResultRef(s) Awards For Excellence The Accolade Competition Special Jury AwardMonaco Charity International Film FestivalJury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)Cannes Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress - Gauri KulkarniMaverick Movie Awards Yellow Rose Award for Upcoming Film with World Premiere - Vijay PatkarJaipur International Film Festival
References
External links Riwayat at Broadway Cinema portal
Riwayat at the Rotten Tomatoes