Bokshu – The Myth

Indian English language movie

  • Steven Berkoff
  • Irrfan Khan
  • Heather Prete
  • David Millbern
  • Nandana Sen
  • Vineeth
CinematographyTorben FosbergEdited byA. Sreekar PrasadMusic byLouis Banks
Production
company
Arjun Creations
Release dates
2002
  • 22 May 2006 (2006-05-22) (Cannes Film Festival)
CountryIndiaLanguageEnglish

Bokshu – The Myth is a 2002 Indian English-language psychological thriller film[1] directed by Shyamaprasad and starring Steven Berkoff, Irrfan Khan, Heather Prete, David Millbern, Nandana Sen and Vineeth. The storyline is based on Ganga Prasad Vimal's novel Mrigaantak.[2][3][4][5][6] The film was released in film festivals.

Cast

  • Steven Berkoff as Professor Metcalf
  • Irrfan Khan as High priest
  • Heather Prete as Metcalf's daughter (anthropologist)
  • David Millbern as Metcalf's daughter's friend (anthropologist)
  • Nandana Sen as Rati
  • Harish Patel
  • Vineeth as Rati's lover
  • Ashok Mandanna
  • Surekha Sikri
  • Mita Vashisht
  • Khalid Tyabj

Production

The film was first shot in Hampi (which resembled the Jaled village in the Himalayas) for sixty days with a cave set erected by Thota Tharani.[7] The film was then shot at various locations in the Himayalas including Kedarnath.[2][7][8] Steven Berkoff's character transforms into a tiger.[8]

Reception

Deborah Young of Variety wrote that ""Bokshu, the Myth" hits every cliche in the book, yet still gets across some sense of the power of myth over human life".[9]

References

  1. ^ Variety International Film Guide. Variety. 2003. p. 200.
  2. ^ a b Warrier, Shobha (22 May 2002). "Why can't an Indian make a film in English?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ Rashtriya Sahara - Volume 10, Issues 7-10. Sahara India Mass Communication. 2002. p. 89.
  4. ^ Indian Summer: Films, Filmmakers and Stars Between Ray and Bollywood. Olivares. 2002. ISBN 9788885982680.
  5. ^ Cinema in India - Volume 3. National Film Development Corporation. 2003. p. 43.
  6. ^ Indian Panorama. Directorate of Film Festivals. 2002. p. 2.
  7. ^ a b Mendonca, Allen J. (10 April 2002). "Watch Out! Bokshu is here". The Times of India.
  8. ^ a b India Today International - Volume 2. India Today. April 2003. p. 36.
  9. ^ Young, Deborah (13 June 2006). "Bokshu, The Myth". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

External links

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