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1000 Rupee Note

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videorecording

1000 Rupee Note

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Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2014

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Budhi, a widow lives in a small village in Maharashtra, India. Her only son, a young farmer, has committed suicide. Though poor and left alone in the world, she leads a cheerful life. She is particularly fond of her neighbor, young Sudama with whom she shares the small pleasures of life. A local politician gives her a few 1000 rupee notes at an election rally. She and Sudama go shopping to the nearby market with her newfound wealth, but fate has other plans for them. Winner of the Silver Peacock for Best FIlm and the Special Jury Award at the **International Film Festival of India**. "*Keeping every minute detail of the story intact, the director has struck gold with his first film.*" - ***Times of India***

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