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The Violin Player

  • 20152015
  • 1h 12m
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6.8/10
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Adil Hussain and Ritwick Chakraborty in The Violin Player (2015)
The Violin Player is the story of one day in the life of a Bollywood session violinist who finds expression in an unlikely place. The day unfolds to reveal startling truths about music, art, life and survival.
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The Violin Player is the story of one day in the life of a Bollywood session violinist who finds expression in an unlikely place. The day unfolds to reveal startling truths about music, art,... Read allThe Violin Player is the story of one day in the life of a Bollywood session violinist who finds expression in an unlikely place. The day unfolds to reveal startling truths about music, art, life and survival.The Violin Player is the story of one day in the life of a Bollywood session violinist who finds expression in an unlikely place. The day unfolds to reveal startling truths about music, art, life and survival.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
409
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  • Director
    • Bauddhayan Mukherji
  • Writers
    • Bauddhayan Mukherji
    • Monalisa Mukherji(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Adil Hussain
    • Ritwick Chakraborty
    • Nayani Dixit
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  • Director
    • Bauddhayan Mukherji
  • Writers
    • Bauddhayan Mukherji
    • Monalisa Mukherji(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Adil Hussain
    • Ritwick Chakraborty
    • Nayani Dixit
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    • 9User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations

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    Adil Hussain
    Adil Hussain
    • The Strangeras The Stranger
    Ritwick Chakraborty
    Ritwick Chakraborty
    • The Violin Playeras The Violin Player
    Nayani Dixit
    • The Actressas The Actress
    Sonam Stobgais
    • The Actoras The Actor
    Jayant Gadekar
    Jayant Gadekar
    • The Newspaper Manas The Newspaper Man
    Sumit Shetty
    • Violin playeras Violin player
    • Director
      • Bauddhayan Mukherji
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      • Bauddhayan Mukherji
      • Monalisa Mukherji(dialogue)
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    The Violin Player is the story of one day in the life of a Bollywood session violinist who finds expression in an unlikely place. The day unfolds to reveal startling truths about music, art, life and survival.
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      The story is partially based on a true story.

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    8/10
    Suspenseful and musically excellent
    I saw this film at the Nitte International Film Festival in Mangalore (India) because it has Adil Hussain in it and the trailer was intriguing. The film started off slowly (It's at the end that the beginning scenes made sense) but picked up quickly. The violin background made even the opening credits worth a watch. It is a suspenseful drama but the highlight for me was the music. It was so peaceful. The cliché mind expects something to happen in the next scene but you will be surprised. This film shows the practicality of financial problems of a poor family in the big world of Mumbai and uses music as a healer for everything bad we would come across in our life. The actors were brilliant and so were the locations. It was such a short length feature film that I was craving for more.
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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • O Violinista
    • Filming locations
      • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • Little Lamb Films
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      • ₹20,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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