Ek tha Bhujang

Summary 'Ek tha Bhujang' is a story of a 10 years old boy wanting to play the role of Lord Krishna... the hindu GOD, in the school drama. There's only one thing that stops him from getting this role. He is a muslim boy. The teacher who is directing the drama believes that a muslim boy should not play the role of Hindu GOD. Since the drama is about Lord Krishna's battle with a large snake, Kabir invents a lie in form of Bhujang which means a large snake in hindi. How that lie gets bigger than him and how he faces his fears to get the role is what "Ek tha Bhujang" is all about. View more details

Ek tha Bhujang

Directed : Mohinder Pratap Singh

Written : Mohinder Pratap Singh

Stars : Pritma Manohar Sandeep Kailey Yashit Duggal Siddant Gupta

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Jun 12, 2015

Countries of origin : India

Language : Hindi

Filming locations : Karnal, Haryana, India

Production companies : Children's Film Society of India

Summary 'Ek tha Bhujang' is a story of a 10 years old boy wanting to play the role of Lord Krishna... the hindu GOD, in the school drama. There's only one thing that stops him from getting this role. He is a muslim boy. The teacher who is directing the drama believes that a muslim boy should not play the role of Hindu GOD. Since the drama is about Lord Krishna's battle with a large snake, Kabir invents a lie in form of Bhujang which means a large snake in hindi. How that lie gets bigger than him and how he faces his fears to get the role is what "Ek tha Bhujang" is all about. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Jun 12, 2015

Countries of origin : India

Language : Hindi

Filming locations : Karnal, Haryana, India

Production companies : Children's Film Society of India

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