Laxmikant Shetgaonkar
Laxmikant Shetgaonkar | |
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.jpg) Shetgaonkar in 2011 | |
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| Years active | 2004–2013 |
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| Awards | Yuva Srujan Puraskar (2009) |
Laxmikant Shetgaonkar is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his critically acclaimed Konkani films, Paltadacho Munis and Baga Beach.[1]
Early life
Shetgaonkar was born in Cuncolim, Salcete. While in Delhi, he developed a love for films after attending many film festivals.[2]
Career
Shetgaonkar's career began as an assistant director and screenplay writer in
International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Discovery. Set in Goa, the film is about a recently widowed forest ranger in a dwindling forest, who strikes up an unlikely relationship with a woman he finds lost and alone in the woods.[3][4]
In 2013, Shetgaonkar released Best Feature Film in Konkani award at the 61st National Film Awards.[5] After the awards, the Goa Legislative Assembly passed a resolution congratulating him for making the film about "a topic which needed much attention", and called it an "eye opener on the issues related to children on our beaches."[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title |
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| 2004 | Eka Sagar Kinaree (A Seaside Story) |
| 2009 | Paltadacho Munis (The Man Beyond the Bridge) |
| 2013 | Baga Beach |
References
- ^ "Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's next venture is 'Baga Beach'". The Hindu. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b Malkarnekar, Gauree (27 November 2016). "Espousing the cause of the Konkani film industry". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Lowe, Justin (14 October 2010). "The Man Beyond the Bridge: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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Chatte, Sachin (16 November 2018). "That one from Goa". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "61st National Film Awards For 2013" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
- ^ "Goa Assembly passes resolution hailing makers of 'Baga Beach'". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2018.