Rickshawala
Review of Rickshawala: Of Hearts and Hues
Movie: Rickshawala (Biigg Bang) Cast: Avinash Dwivedi (Manoj), Kasturi Chakraborty, Sangita Sinha (Anuradha) Direction: Ram Kamal Mukherjee Production: Assorted Motion Pictures Ratings: 3.5 stars Like Kolkata and its myriad-hued cultural nuances, Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s cinematic creations also find its soul in stories that find deep-roots in human consciousness. It’s like the slow dance of a distressed damsel, shrouded in webs of melancholy, the perky smile lighting up the sky. After Cakewalk and Seasons Greetings, journalist turned storyt | Click Here...
Good News: Director Ram Kamal’s Rickshawala wins ‘Best Shorts’ competition in U.S.A, read details
United States of America, June 19 – Indian feature filmmaker Director Ram Kamal Mukherjee, has won a prestigious Award of Excellence, from The Best Shorts Film Competition for Rickshawala. The award was given for Ram Kamal Mukherjee's exciting production, under the banner of Assorted Motion Pictures. "Director Ram Kamal delivered high quality project with compelling story line, well researched document with outstanding technical and performance craft. Special mention to male protagonist Avinash Dwivedi for paying tribute to legendary Indian actor Om Puri through his craft", says the Fest | Click Here...
Assorted Motion Pictures’s Rickshawala to premier on BIIGGBANG
With the thought to bring entertainment anytime, anywhere, Biiggbang Amusement announces its first collaboration with Assorted Motion Pictures with internationally acclaimed award-winning film, Rikshawala.The short-film entices its audience to think and throws light on an often overlooked vocation the Riksha-pullers. The film is laced with undertones of realism and portrays a simplistic sense of storytelling, similar yet distinct from Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s former projects. Set in the backdrop of the city of joy, Kolkata,Rikshawala features talented actors like Avinash Dwivedi, Sangita Sin | Click Here...
Ram Kamal’s Rickshawala selected at 11th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
Author turned filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee's film Rickshawala, has been selected at 11th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival to be held in New Delhi. Rickshawala won Best Human Rights Films at Cardiff International Film Festival, Best Director at International Film and Television Entertainment Award in Australia and Best Director at Rajasthan International Film Festival this year. "I am thankful to eminent jury members and founder director Rambhul Singh for selecting our film Rickshawala for this prestigious film festival. It reinforces my faith in hard work and good content," says director Ra | Click Here...
Ram Kamal wins Best Director International for his film Rickshawala at Global Film and Music Festival 2020 in USA
It's raining awards for author turned filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee. The director who created ripples with his Hindi film Season's Greetings, a tribute to Rituparno Ghosh early this year, is gearing up for his next release Rickshawala. The film has been selected and awarded at many prestigious festivals and awards, and now Ram Kamal bagged the Best Director International for Rickshawala at Global Film and Music Festival in Virginia at USA. He was nominated along with other filmmakers from France, Iran and Australia. The virtual award was held on 22nd December in Virginia, which was a | Click Here...
Ram Kamal Mukherjee film Rickshawala wins at Cardiff International Film Festival, to stream in India soon
After breaking all possible records with his directorial debut Cakewalk (VOOT) with Esha Deol and his super successful film Season's Greetings (ZEE5) with Celina Jaitly Haag and Lillette Dubey, author turned filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee created history at Cardiff International Film Festival 2020 by winning Best Film on Social Message award this year. This year CIFF2020 went virtual due to Pandemic and even then they had almost 3000 films from various parts of the world. The jury members including British and American actors, technicians and directors, went crazy selecting 90 odd fil | Click Here...
Cardiff Calling: Rickshawala travels to UK!
After winning hearts at Spain and Melbourne International Film Festival, now author turned filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee's film Rickshawala has been selected at the prestgious Cardiff International Film Festival 2020. This will be the United Kingdom premiere of Mukherjee's critically acclaimed film. Founded by Rahil Abbas Sayed, Andrea Moignard and Cheryl Ingram, Cardiff International Film Festival is an international event which is supported by the Welsh Assembly and Cardiff Council. In 2019, it was again hosted in the historical Pierhead Building in the heart of Cardiff Bay, Wales. This y | Click Here...
Director Ram Kamal’s Rickshawala travels to Melbourne and Madrid
After winning the hearts of critics and audience worldwide for his film Season's Greetings, now author turned director Ram Kamal Mukherjee is gearing up for his third feature film Rickshawala, set in the heartland of Kolkata. The Indian film has been selected at the prestigious ImagineIndia International Film Festival in Madrid, Spain, and also been selected at 11th International Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The film stars Bollywood actor Avinash Dwivedi and Sangita Sinha in the lead role. The film already fetched Best Actor and Best Director award at 13th Ayodhya International | Click Here...
Corona Effect: Ram Kamal receives ‘Best Director’ award for ‘Rickshawala’ through courier
Instead of hosting a grand ceremony, the organizers decided to courier the trophy to winners keeping the Corona Virus in mind. Director Ram Kamal Mukherjee was surprised to receive a courier a day before the 21 days lockdown announcement from Cafe Irani Chai International Festival with a note from Festival Director Mohan Das. "Keeping the ongoing Corona Virus and health concern of all the winners, we have decided to courier the certificates and trophies to the winners," says Mohan Das. Ram Kamal Mukherjee won the Best Emerging Director for his bilingual Bengali/Hindi feature film Ric | Click Here...
Rickshawala, actor Avinash Dwivedi bagged best actor award in 13th Ayodhya International Film Festival
Actor Avinash Dwivedi, Bollywood actor and immensely talented dancer has won Best Actor award for his first Bengali film Rickshawala, directed by Ram Kamal Mukherjee, in Ayodhya International Film Festival in Lucknow today. "Rickshawala is very close to my heart not only because I have won the award but it is one of the finest projects which portrays the dying culture of Kolkata, City Of Joy. I have played the role of a rickshaw puller and got to know closely about their life and day to day struggle to keep alive the traditional vehicle of Kolkata. And I am so blessed to be a part of this | Click Here...
Ram Kamal to direct Rohit Roy and Ritabhari for Broken Frame
After directing successful shorts like Cakewalk and Seasons Greetings, now author turned director Ram Kamal Mukherjee will be wielding a megaphone for Rohit Bose Roy and Ritabhari Chakraborty for his third Hindi film Broken Frame. Based on the collection of his short stories Long Island Iced Tea, the film deals with martial ordeals of a couple in today's time. "I am happy to have Rohit and Ritabhari as the lead couple in my film. This story has been appreciated by many of my colleagues and friends from the film fraternity. I always wanted to make this film, and I am happy that finally, it's | Click Here...
Avinash Dwivedi, Kasturi Chakraborty and Sangita Sinha in Ram Kamal’s Bengali debut film Rickshawala
After one month of vigorous hunt, director Ram Kamal Mukherjee signed Mumbai based Bhojpuri actor Avinash Dwivedi to play lead in his Bengali debut Rickshawala. "I had almost given up, that's when I met Avinash at a friend's birthday bash and somehow I felt that he looks exactly like Manoj (the character) from my film," says Ram Kamal Mukherjee. Avinash is a student of theater and worked in many commercials and critically acclaimed Bhojpuri film Naachhniya. "I was completely taken aback when Dada (Ram Kamal) approached me for a Bengali film. Though I have lived some part of my life in Benga | Click Here...