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HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD 'Devaki' raises women's issues20th Nov 2005 12.32 IST By Agencies 'Devaki', a bilingual movie depicting the ignominious status of women in the Indian society will be released in theatres globally in January next year. Based on a real-life incident, the movie, directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, made both in Hindi and English, showcases the lives of two women coming from strikingly different backgrounds, and seeks to show that irrespective of social conditions, literacy levels and economic status, women are still treated as "commodity" in Indian society. 
While the portions depicting the rural backdrop are in Hindi with English sub-titles, the story track with urban backdrop is in English with Hindi sub-titles. Starring Bollywood actor Suman Ranganathan in the title role and Perizaad Zorabian as the other protagonist, Devaki had its world premiere at the Osian Cinefan Asian Film Festival in July this year. Since then it has travelled to Montreal Fest, Tamecula International Film Festival in California, Idaho International Film Festival in US and Rio De Janeiro International Film Festival in Brazil. It was also nominated for the best feature film at Sao Paulo International Film Festival in Brazil, Ashville International Film Festival and Global Knight Malta International Film Festival in US. After having participated in nine major international film festivals, 'Devaki' is now heading for the Florida Global Peace Film Festival. Bandopadhyay said the film was based on a real-life incident where a tribal woman named Devaki was sold for Rs 5,000 in an open auction in Pandhana, a sub-division of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh, on January 4, 2003. Devaki and other girls of the Bhil tribe were put up for sale at a function attended by a minister. This was the cover story of The Week magazine, the film's director said and added that this incident inspired him to depict the story on screen. Related Suman Ranganathan Perizaad Zorabian Devaki | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ Deepika-Ranbir not signing films just for the heck of it ~ Aamir Khan joins Shahrukh Khan's Temptation ~ Madhuri Dixit keeps PIA passengers entertained ~ 'Robot' renamed 'Enthiram' ~ Sherlyn Chopra's outrageous bikini causing panic ~ Hijack – Movie Review ~ A Wednesday – Movie Review ~ Salman Khan becomes teetotaller for a month ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Bollywood to lend helping hand for flood-ravaged Bihar ~ Bombay HC issues notice to Shahrukh Khan over Mannat ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES A Wednesday, Hijack, Rock On, Chamku, Phoonk, C Kkompany, Mukhbir, Singh Is Kinng, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Drona , Kidnap , Aashayein , Karzzzz MUSIC Rock On , Bachna Ae Haseeno celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Sikander Kher | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | more... POPULAR WALLPAPERS Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Salman Khan | Aishwarya Rai | Shahrukh Khan | Akshay Kumar | Kareena Kapoor | Ranbir Kapoor | Priyanka Chopra | Kajol | Mallika Sherawat | Rani Mukherjee | Hrithik Roshan | Vidya Balan | Amrita Rao | Genelia D'Souza | Sneha Ullal | Riya Sen | Preity Zinta | Bipasha Basu | Minissha Lamba | Ayesha Takia | Imran Khan | Nigar Khan | John Abraham | Sherlyn Chopra | 
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