Hansa is a 2012 independent feature film in Hindi written, directed and produced by Manav Kaul. The directorial debut film[1] is set in an unnamed Himalayan village where the protagonists Hansa and his elder sister Cheeku search for their missing father. Upon its release the film received critical acclaim.[2][3]
It was made at a low cost of 700,00 Indian rupees (approximately USD 12,739, as of 2012, the time of making the film).[4] The film was shot in a village in Uttarakhand, India.[4][5]
During an interview aired on The Lallantop, an Indian online news channel, director Manav Kaul mentioned that the film is available for free viewing on YouTube.[6][7]
Plot summary
The movie revolves around a young boy, Hansa, and his sister, Cheeku. Their father has mysteriously disappeared while their mother is pregnant and about to deliver. The father has mortgaged their home against unpaid debts, and now it is left to young Cheeku to save her home. She is at the receiving end of a powerful villager's lecherous advances while young Hansa is too restless and distracted to pay attention to all the trouble his sister is facing. For Hansa his troubles revolve around a small red tennis ball which has got entangled high in a large tree and a five rupee coin stolen from a local bully.
^ abcRavindran, Nirmala (13 August 2012). "Chinwag with... Manav Kaul". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^Gupta, Shubhra (4 January 2013). "Hansa". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.