Dhanak

<p>Every morning Pari (Hetal Gada) and Chotu’s (Krrish Chhabria) long walk to school begins with a coin toss outside their hut. The winner will decide if the story that will be told on the way to school that day will be one about a film or a film. The siblings are rivals in their love for the two stars. Pari is devoted to Shah Rukh and Chotu worships Salman Khan (down to wearing a replica of the star’s trademark silver bracelet with a blue stone). Ten-year-old Pari holds her precocious eight-year-old brother’s hand throughout the journey to school and back. She’s not just his friend and sister but, since Chotu is visually impaired, also his guide. With just months to go before Chotu turns nine, Pari feels the pressure to fulfill her promise to her brother – that he will have his eyesight back before his ninth birthday. She finds some hope when she spots a poster of Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) encouraging eye donations. She begins to write him letters addressed to his home, Mannat, in , which go unanswered. Eventually, they realize that he is not in Mumbai but in a village in for a film shoot portraying a Rajput prince. Convinced that a meeting with SRK is all it would take to get Chotu his eyes back, the children set off alone on a 300 km journey traversing testing terrain. was entirely shot in , and , , India. The film was premiered at the (Berlinale). was also screened at the , and the . It was released nationwide in India on 17 June 2016. The film won the for Best Children’s Film, and Special Mention for the Best Feature Film by the Children’s Jury for Generation Kplus at . The film has garnered the Best Film Award in the main category-Children’s Feature Film Competition, , and the Best Film Award at the Montreal International Children’s Film Festival (FIFEM). The film won at the . All songs were composed and produced by . The lyrics were by Manoj Yadav, Mir Ali Husain and .</p>