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GUTHLEE LADDOO-
India/Hindi/105 minutes/Director – Ishrat R. Khan/2022
Debutant director Ishrat R. Khan’s Guthlee Laddoo is a film about the pathetic state of education and the caste ridden society in rural India.The protagonist, a young Dalit boy Guthlee, is keen to go to school but is denied admission as his parents belong to the Chuhra caste who are traditionally manual scavengers and drain cleaners.
Guthlee's sharp intelligence and determination to get educated succeeds and the film ends on a happy note and optimism. The image of Guthlee flying into freedom with his hands spread wide, face flush with the happiness of his triumph will linger long in the minds of the audience. Guthlee bagged widespread recognition, the most notable among them being the Hiralal Memorial Award for the Best Film in Indian Languages at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.