In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.
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| Tannishtha Chatterjee | ... |
Rani
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| Radhika Apte | ... |
Lajjo
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| Lehar Khan | ... |
Janaki
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Priyanka Khan | ... |
Janki's mother
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Dinesh Pradhan | ... |
Janki's father
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| Farrukh Jaffar | ... |
Janki's grandma
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Kanwar Jagdish | ... |
Janki's grandpa
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| Riddhi Sen | ... |
Gulab
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Tarun Jasor | ... |
Gulab's friend 1
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Praveen Choudhary | ... |
Gulab's friend 2
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Prince Gehlot | ... |
Gulab's friend 3
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Nancy Nisa Beso | ... |
Naobi
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Anuradha Adwani | ... |
Champa's mother
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| Sumeet Vyas | ... |
Kishan
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Ramesh Ji | ... |
Kheema Bhai Village head
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| Sayani Gupta | ... |
Champa
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Shyam Panwar | ... |
Deputy Village head
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Shilpi | ... |
Village Woman 1
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Pooja Joshi | ... |
Village Woman 2
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Kusum Awasthi | ... |
Village Woman 3
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Hansa Tiwari | ... |
Village Woman 4
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Kavita | ... |
Village Woman 5
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Neelu Pathak | ... |
Devi Ben
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Ajay Gehlot | ... |
Champa's father
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Bharat V. | ... |
Village men 1
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Manohar | ... |
Village men 2
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Naveen Borana | ... |
Village men 3
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Kamla Devi | ... |
Amma
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Deepak Gawde | ... |
Announcer at the drama tent
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| Chandan Anand | ... |
Rajesh
(as Chandan K. Anand)
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| Surveen Chawla | ... |
Bijli
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Karandeep Singh | ... |
Prostitute / Rapist
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Dadhey Pandey | ... |
Sharma (The Boss)
(as Dhadhi Pandey)
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| Mahesh Balraj | ... |
Manoj (Lajjo's Husband)
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Devendra | ... |
Pimp
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Chetan Sharma | ... |
Heera
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| Adil Hussain | ... |
Mystic lover
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| Tanaya Sachdeva | ... |
Rekha
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V.N. Sharma | ... |
Money lender
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Manish | ... |
Dish Man
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Pawan Jam | ... |
Shankar (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Leena Yadav | ||
Written by
| Supratik Sen | ... | (additional material) |
| Leena Yadav | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Aseem Bajaj | ... | producer |
| Russell Carpenter | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ajay Devgn | ... | producer |
| Pavwan Droliaa | ... | executive producer |
| William Horberg | ... | co-executive producer |
| Rohan Jagdale | ... | producer |
| Anupama Mandloi | ... | associate producer |
| Anil Nair | ... | associate producer |
| Anirudh Tanwar | ... | executive producer (as Aniruddh Tanwar) |
| Gulab Singh Tanwar | ... | producer |
| Kevin Tent | ... | co-executive producer |
| Vivek Tewari | ... | supervising producer |
| Heidi Vogel | ... | associate producer |
| Hughes Winborne | ... | executive producer |
| Leena Yadav | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hitesh Sonik | ||
Cinematography by
| Russell Carpenter | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Kevin Tent | ||
Editorial Department
| Zach Fine | ... | first assistant editor |
| Skip Kimball | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Ladd Lanford | ... | project manager: Technicolor |
| Julian McDougald | ... | digital intermediate producer: Technicolor |
| Bob Schneider | ... | digital intermediate editor: Technicolor |
| Vijay Sethia | ... | assembly editor/senior assistant |
Casting By
| Mukesh Chhabra | ||
Production Design by
| Amardeep Behl | ||
Art Direction by
| Pradip Redij | ... | (art direction) |
| Aman Vidhate | ... | (as Aman Mohan Vidhate) |
Costume Design by
| Ashima Belapurkar | ... | (as Aashima Belapurkar) |
Makeup Department
| Preetisheel Singh D'souza | ... | makeup and prosthetic design (as Preetisheel Singh) |
| Sasmita Dash | ... | hair stylist |
| Amit Kamble | ... | makeup artist |
| Sushil Kumar | ... | makeup artist |
| Asmita Sawant | ... | hair stylist |
| Karandeep Singh | ... | makeup artist |
| Clover Wootton | ... | key makeup artist / make up and hair designer |
Production Management
| Rajeev Acharya | ... | co-supervising producer |
| Deepak Gawade | ... | line producer / production manager |
| Arum Iqbal | ... | assistant production manager |
| Pawan Jam | ... | unit manager |
| Dinesh Pawar | ... | unit production manager |
| Vivek Tewari | ... | co-supervising producer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shubhagat Chowdhury | ... | third assistant director |
| Pratyusha Gupta | ... | first assistant director |
| Shoaib Khan | ... | second second assistant director (as Shoib Khan) |
| Sukriti Rahul Sharma | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Rahul Ravindran | ... | second assistant director |
| Nav Nirman Singh | ... | trainee assistant director |
Art Department
| Divya Aggarwal | ... | assistant production designer |
| Rana Bhai | ... | assistant prop buyer |
| Prashant Dalvi | ... | sign and prop artist |
| Santosh Kaneri | ... | moulding designer |
| Virendra Kumar | ... | construction manager |
| Sharad Lad | ... | property master |
| Raju Londhe | ... | stand by painter |
| Vithal Londhe | ... | head painter |
| Surendra Lotekar | ... | art propsman |
| Sarvesh Mainkar | ... | prop buyer runner |
| Mayur Mulam | ... | assistant art director |
| Pradeep Ranjit | ... | prop buyer runner |
| Zodinliana Sailo | ... | assistant to production designer |
| Shubham | ... | storyboard artist |
| Divakar Singh | ... | art commando |
| Indersen Singh | ... | lead tapestry |
| Vinayak Tandel | ... | production assistant art department |
| Uday Vartak | ... | head welder |
| Vaibhav Verma | ... | assistant art director |
| Bhushan Vidhate | ... | standby art director |
| Pradeep K. Vishwakarma | ... | stand by carpenter/painter |
Sound Department
| Yogesh Gurav | ... | boom operator |
| Sanjay Joil | ... | sound utility (as Sanjay Ballu Joil) |
| Ryan Juggler | ... | assistant sound editor / first assistant sound editor |
| Yagmur Kaplan | ... | sound effects editor |
| Shijil p Nair | ... | foley recordist & mixer (as Shijil Thennoor) |
| Paul N.J. Ottosson | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor |
| Mark Pappas | ... | foley editor |
| Mohammad Iqbal Paratwada | ... | foley artist |
| Satyabhan Patel | ... | adr engineer |
| Anthony Prochaska | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Allwyn Samuel | ... | foley editor |
| Christopher Sheldon | ... | sound effects editor |
| David Stevens | ... | production sound mixer |
| Robert Troy | ... | dialogue editor |
Visual Effects by
| Jayesh Chavan | ... | senior compositor |
| Zach Fine | ... | visual effects producer |
| Denny Lawrence Laloo | ... | visual effects producer |
| Intekhab Mahmood | ... | senior compositor |
| Jagdeesh Nair | ... | motion graphics |
| Sreyas Nair | ... | Digital Designer |
| Naveen Paul | ... | vfx creative head |
| Vijay Pratap | ... | senior compositor |
| Ranadheer Reddy | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Ashwin Singh | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Shaikh Sohel | ... | senior compositor |
Stunts
| Javed Eijaz | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Javed Karim | ... | action director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Shahnawaz Alam | ... | lighting technician |
| Palraj Ambedkar | ... | lighting technician |
| Sujit Anand | ... | set photographer |
| Subala Kishor Baboo | ... | key grip |
| Aseem Bajaj | ... | c cam operator |
| Naresh Bhosle | ... | c camera first assistant |
| Russell Carpenter | ... | a cam operator |
| Raju Anjanna Gadam | ... | lighting technician |
| Atish Gaonkar | ... | a camera first assistant |
| Rajaram A Irale | ... | electric supervisor |
| Vijay Jaiswal | ... | data handler |
| Rahmani Naz | ... | gaffer |
| Raju-Gadam | ... | best boy |
| Sajid Shaikh | ... | key grip |
| Shivbadan Singh | ... | data handler |
| Shakeel 'Tiger' Sultan Beg | ... | b camera: gaffer |
| Anshumaan Singh Thakur | ... | additional photography / b cam operator / camera operator / gaffer |
| Sunil Wankhede | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Astha Arora | ... | casting assistant |
| Aakash Bhojwani | ... | casting assistant |
| Mamta Vaishnav | ... | extras casting coordinator: jodhpur |
| Vaibhav Vishant | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Aasia Abbas | ... | wardrobe mistress |
| Manisha Garg | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Shailesh Lotlekar | ... | costumer |
| Narender Mohan | ... | costume assistant |
| Anil Prajapati | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Gazi Khan Barna | ... | folk music arrangements / folk musician / traditional singer |
| Sunidhi Chauhan | ... | playback singer |
| Bhawari Devi | ... | folk singer |
| Richard Ford | ... | music editor / score consultant |
| Chinmay Harshe | ... | song mixing & mastering |
| Harshdeep Kaur | ... | playback singer |
| Dilshat Khan | ... | musician: Saarangi |
| Swanand Kirkire | ... | song lyrics |
| Neeti Mohan | ... | playback singer |
| Paras Nath | ... | musician: flute |
| Pranam Pansare | ... | score & mix engineer |
| Kalpana Patowary | ... | playback singer |
| Bharti Singh | ... | musician: sarod |
| Hitesh Sonik | ... | musician: Mandolin / musician: guitar / musician: ukelele |
| Tanuj Tiku | ... | composer: additional music |
| Iqbal Warsi | ... | musician: Israj |
Script and Continuity Department
| Vasundhara Koshy | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Arun Nair | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Amit Awasthi | ... | Regional Distribution Head |
| Erika Canchola | ... | production attorney |
| Sameer Chopra | ... | marketing head (as Samir Chopra) |
| Roshni D'Souza | ... | creative editor: visual promotions (as Roshni Dsouza) |
| Dilip Dighe | ... | senior publicity manager (as Dileep Dighe) |
| Monica Donati | ... | press attache: france |
| Sajeevan George | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Parull Gossain | ... | publicist |
| Christian Jeune | ... | french adaptation: original version with subtitles |
| Parveen Kumar | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Ashley Lobo | ... | choreographer |
| Harsh Parmar | ... | production assistant |
| Elsa Ramo | ... | legal services |
| Chad Russo | ... | legal services |
| Ashish Sehgal | ... | production coordinator: los angeles unit |
| Amish Shah | ... | senior marketing executive |
| Mayank Pratap Singh | ... | directors assistant |
Thanks
| Zeynep Özbatur Atakan | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Michael Barnathan | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Laura Bickford | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Tracey Bing | ... | thanks |
| Pavwan Droliaa | ... | the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contribution to the making of this movie |
| Divya Jagdale | ... | angel of destiny |
| Kajol | ... | grateful acknowledgment (as Kajol Devgan) |
| Zohar S. Lokhandwala | ... | very special thanks |
| George Ovashvili | ... | the director wishes to thank |
| Sonal Sawant | ... | the filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks: for their contribution to the making of this movie |
| Cathy Schulman | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Maxine Williamson | ... | the producers and director wish to thank |
| Vijay Pal Maj Gen Yadav | ... | Dedicated To |
| Vimla Yadav | ... | dedicated to |
Production Companies
- Shivalaya Entertainment (a production of)
- Blue Waters Motion Pictures (in co-production with)
- Airan Consultants (in association with)
- Ashlee Films (in association with)
- Marylebone Entertainment (in association with)
Distributors
- ABC / Cinemien Filmdistributie (2016) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- ABC / Cinemien Filmdistributie (2016) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- ABC / Cinemien Filmdistributie (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Babilla Ciné (2016) (Colombia) (theatrical)
- Isaan Entertainment (2016) (Spain) (theatrical)
- MFA+ FilmDistribution (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- MFA+ FilmDistribution (2016) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Reliance Entertainment (2016) (India) (theatrical)
- Thimfilm Filmverleih (2017) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Premium Cine (2021) (Spain) (video)
- Seville International (2015) (World-wide)
- Wolfe Releasing (2015) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI) (camera equipment provided by)
- Ashlee Films (production services)
- Bank of California (bank)
- Future Works (foley at)
- IFI Techsolutions (Digital Marketing Advisers)
- Light n Light (grip and lighting equipment)
- Monal Group (subtitles: french adaptation: original version with subtitles)
- People of Jailsamer (thanks)
- Ramo Law (legal services)
- Saarthie Entertainment (Producer)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (sound post-production)
- Sunny Super Sound (additional ADR)
- Technicolor (digital intermediate)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
'Parched' is a story about women set in the heart of parched rural landscape of Rajasthan, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women Rani, Lajjo, Bijli and Janaki. We see them unapologetically talk about men, sex and life as they struggle with their individual boundaries to face their demons and stage their own personal wars. Written by Anonymoud |
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| Taglines | All it took was the first act of courage. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,700,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend India | INR6,200,000, 24 Sep 2016 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film got controversial for some nude scenes of Radhika Apte. See more » |
| Goofs | When Radhika Apte is topless in front of Tannishtha Chatterjee, Apte can be seen with no hairs in her underarms which is unusual for a lady of such an orthodox village. See more » |
| Soundtracks | MAI RE MAI See more » |
| Quotes |
Bijli:
Motherfucker ! Who invented these cuss words ? I bet it was a man. Why is a woman getting fucked in every cuss ? Motherfucker ! Sisterfucker ! It's time the men got fucked ! Sonfucker ! Unclefucker ! Fatherfucker ! Brotherfucker ! See more » |