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Varying Form of Title: | Alternative title in English: Valu, the wild bull Subtitle in English: Wild bull
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Other authors / contributors: | Kulakarṇī, Umeśa Vināyaka, direction.
Koṭhārī, Gaṇapata, production.
Dhākaḍe, Maṅgeśa, music.
Everest Entertainment (Firm)
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Provenance: | Purchase.
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Notes: | Copyright notice on container: Everest Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Discs 1-2 together in one container. Originally released theatrically in 2008. Summary taken from http://www.expressindia.com Saṅgīta, Maṅgeśa Dhākaḍe. Atul Kulkarni, Bharati Achrekar, Mohan Agashe, Dipak Alegaokar, Ashwini Giri. In Marathi.
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Summary: | Valu is about a small village in Maharashtra, which finds itself in fear of a destructive wild bull. Two city officials arrive to catch the bull, which they find far more tricky than they anticipate. They travel with a documentary film maker from the city, which films their mission. The camera interests and involves the village folk far more than cornering the bull. After many adventures of their own and with the village elders and inhabitants, they finally succeed. The film looks at village life on many levels, ranging from political rivalry, family tensions, forbidden love, all of which is observed with wit and subtlety. What emerges are aspects of the human mind: on one side a sense of curiosity, mystery, competitiveness and friendship, and on the other, abrasive egos, the blinkered one-sidedness of religion, and the tenacious will and need to survive ..."
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