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STHALPURAN

Title: स्थलपुराण
Roman transliteration of title: Sthalpuran
English title: Chronicle of Space [Sthalpuran, from the Sanskrit sthalapurāṇam (स्थलपुराणम्), is literally a history or chronicle (purāṇa) of a place or site (sthala). Sthalapurāṇas are innumerable in India as accounts of legends surrounding a particular temple, or the region in which it is situated.]
Year of Release: 2020
Director: Akshay Indikar
Principal Boy: Neel Deshmukh as Dighu
Genre: Drama
Country of Production: India
Length: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Language: Hindi
Availability: No physical release as of time of writing, though a digital file is available with English subtitles.

Synopsis
In this lovely, contemplative masterpiece from Akshay Indikar, after the disappearance of his father and his family's move to a new village, eight-year-old Dighu seeks refuge from his loneliness in his imagination and diary entries.

An excellent review of the movie by film historian and critic Latika Padgaonkar can be read here (PDF opens in a new tab).

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