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Vartak Nagar
Vartak Nagar
Directed by	Atul Taishete
Produced by	Amit Agarwal; Non Stop Entertainment;
Starring	Jimmy Shergill; Raghu Ram; Shweta Gulati;
Cinematography	Sudhakar Yakkanti
Edited by	Suvir Nath
Music by	Bobby-Imran
Production; companies	Adarsh Telemedia; Kunal Kohli Productions; Non Stop Entertainment
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Vartak Nagar is a Hindi language drama film directed by Atul Taishete.

Concept

The primary layer is a fun-filled nostalgic trip of the 80's, the glorious school days, the eccentric teachers, and the school pranks. The innocence of that age is captured through the carefree lives of Gajya, Satya, Raju and Savio. They live in Vartak Nagar which is located in Mumbai and attend an English medium school. The fathers of Raju and Satya work in Sitaram mills.^[1]

The second layer, which follows the animosity between the don BalaChavan and union leader Kunwar Singh, is a look at the gangster era in the 80s in the city of Mumbai. Bala Chavan is the ferocious gangster working for the mill ownerandKunwar Singhis an honest mill union leader who fights for the rights of workers.^[2]

Violent clashes between Bala Chavan and Kunwar Singh lead to an event which changes the lives of the four children protagonists. The boys suddenly find themselves in adult-like situations and evolve as true and lifelong friends in the process.^[3]

The Bombay mill strike of 1982 is the driver for the story of Vartak Nagar. The catalyst used to make these two worlds collide is the historical Textile mill strike of Mumbai, considered the one landmark event which transformed Mumbai from an Industrial town to a commercial city.^[4]

The film is an entertaining roller coaster ride and promises to help us relive our carefree childhood days. The film also takes a hard look at how a seemingly small event snowballed into the longest running strike in history eventually converting the textile mills into swanky malls in the city of Mumbai two decades later.

Vartak Nagar is a funny and violent "Coming of age period film" about the childhood we share, the trust we take for granted, the promises we break and evolve as true friends in the process.^[5]

The film was screened at Cinequest Film Festival (San Jose, California) and received a great response.

Cast

Jimmy Shergill as Bala Chavan
Raghu Ram as Kunwar Singh
Shweta Gulati as Mona alias Lal Pari
Jayesh Kardak as Satyanarayan Moorthy alias Satya
Ashitosh Gaikwad as Raju Thorat
Shantnu Rangnaker as Gajanan Shenoy alias Gajya
Mohak Meet as Savio Fernandes

References

^ "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". newsfeed.India. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Might Is Right". indianexpress. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". filmyfriday. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Film on Bombay mill strike heads to Cannes, Venice". The Times of India. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys and their loss of innocence". veooz. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

"'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". newsfeed.India. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
"Might Is Right". Indian Express. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
"'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". Filmy Friday. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
"Film on Bombay mill strike heads to Cannes, Venice". The Times of India. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[1] "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". newsfeed.India. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[2] "Might Is Right". indianexpress. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[3] "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys". filmyfriday. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[4] "Film on Bombay mill strike heads to Cannes, Venice". The Times of India. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[5] "'Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys and their loss of innocence". veooz. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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-'''''Vartak Nagar''''' is a 2015 [[Hindi language]] [[drama film]] directed by first-time director Atul Taishete.
+'''''Vartak Nagar''''' is a [[Hindi language]] [[drama film]] directed by Atul Taishete.
 ==Concept==
+The primary layer is a fun-filled nostalgic trip of the 80's, the glorious school days, the eccentric teachers, and the school pranks. The innocence of that age is captured through the carefree lives of Gajya, Satya, Raju and Savio. They live in Vartak Nagar which is located in Mumbai and attend an English medium school. The fathers of Raju and Satya work in Sitaram mills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rss-newsfeed.india-meets-classic.net/2014/09/06/vartak-nagar-tells-the-story-of-four-boys/ |title='Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys |publisher=newsfeed.India |date=6 Sep 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>
-''Vartak Nagar'' is a [[coming of age]] film that follows four boys as they negotiate [[Mumbai]] in the 1980, set against the backdrop of [[Great Bombay Textile Strike|1980s mill strikes]]. Violent clashes associated with the strikes lead to an event which changes the lives of the four protagonists. The boys suddenly find themselves in adult like situations and evolve as true and lifelong friends in the process.
+The second layer, which follows the animosity between the don BalaChavan and union leader Kunwar Singh, is a look at the gangster era in the 80s in the city of Mumbai. Bala Chavan is the ferocious gangster working for the mill ownerandKunwar Singhis an honest mill union leader who fights for the rights of workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/might-is-right/ |title=Might Is Right |publisher=indianexpress |date=19 March 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>
+Violent clashes between Bala Chavan and Kunwar Singh lead to an event which changes the lives of the four children protagonists. The boys suddenly find themselves in adult-like situations and evolve as true and lifelong friends in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmyfriday.com/bollywood-news/vartak-nagar-tells-the-story-of-four-boys |title='Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys |publisher=filmyfriday |date=7 Sep 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>
-==Cast==
-* [[Jimmy Shergill]] as Bala Chavan
-* [[Raghu Ram (actor)|Raghu Ram]] as Kunwar Singh
-* [[Shweta Gulati]] as Mona alias Lal Pari
-* [[Shantanu Rangnekar]] as Gajanan Shenoy alias Gajya
-*[[ Ashitosh Gaikwad]] as Raju Thorat
-* [[Jayesh Kardak]] as Satyanarayan Moorthy  alias Satya
-* Mohak Meet as Savio Fernandes
+The Bombay mill strike of 1982 is the driver for the story of Vartak Nagar. The catalyst used to make these two worlds collide is the historical Textile mill strike of Mumbai, considered the one landmark event which transformed Mumbai from an Industrial town to a commercial city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIKM/2014/03/10&PageLabel=21&EntityId=Ar02102&ViewMode=HTML |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221243/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIKM/2014/03/10&PageLabel=21&EntityId=Ar02102&ViewMode=HTML |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2016 |title=Film on Bombay mill strike heads to Cannes, Venice |work=The Times of India |date=3 March 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>
+The film is an entertaining roller coaster ride and promises to help us relive our carefree childhood days. The film also takes a hard look at how a seemingly small event snowballed into the longest running strike in history eventually converting the [[textile mill]]s into swanky malls in the city of Mumbai two decades later.
-==TAKES==
-ATUL TAISHETE’s TAKE (Director)
-Vartak Nagar tries to create the Bomaby of the 80s while attempting to mix genres ranging from a coming of age action film to a gangster drama while trying to trace the history of how the industrial town of Mumbai became the commercial hub called Bombay.
+Vartak Nagar is a funny and violent "Coming of age period film" about the childhood we share, the trust we take for granted, the promises we break and evolve as true friends in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veooz.com/news/oHTWcm~.html|title='Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys and their loss of innocence |publisher=veooz|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>
+The film was screened at [[Cinequest Film Festival]] ([[San Jose, California]]) and received a great response.
-KUNAL KOHLI’s TAKE (Producer)
-Vartak Nagar is that special film which will make everyone nostalgic about their childhood, especially the carefree school days. It is that special film which I longed to produce with full conviction.
+==Cast==
+* [[Jimmy Shergill]] as Bala Chavan
+* [[Raghu Ram]] as Kunwar Singh
+* [[Shweta Gulati]] as Mona alias Lal Pari
+* Jayesh Kardak as Satyanarayan Moorthy  alias Satya
+* Ashitosh Gaikwad as Raju Thorat
+* Shantnu Rangnaker as Gajanan Shenoy alias Gajya
+* [[Mohak Meet]] as Savio Fernandes
+==References==
-AMIT AGARWAL’s TAKE (Producer)
+{{reflist|2}}
-Vartak Nagar is one of those rare films which has the potential to be a huge commercial hit, garner critical acclaim and also perform well internationally. I had absolutely no hesitation in backing the film.
-JIMMY SHEIRGILL’s TAKE (Actor)
-The character of Bala Chavan was amazingly well fleshed out and something which I had never done before. I really enjoyed bringing out the menace of Bala Chavan on screen.
-RAGHU RAM’s TAKE (Actor)
-The character of Kunwar Singh as an honest and upright union leader with a heart of gold attracted me to Vartak Nagar. I love the way Kunwar Singh has been portrayed as a man with the right amount of empathy and toughness.
-SHWETA GULATI’s TAKE (Actor)
-Mona is a quirky character so much like the script of Vartak Nagar. Mona is funny and sexy and it was fun to play the heartthrob of Vartak Nagar.
-== Sources ==
 * {{cite web|url=http://rss-newsfeed.india-meets-classic.net/2014/09/06/vartak-nagar-tells-the-story-of-four-boys/ |title='Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys |publisher=newsfeed.India|accessdate=22 April 2015}}
 * {{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/might-is-right/ |title=Might Is Right |work=Indian Express |date=19 March 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}
-* {{cite web|url=http://www.filmyfriday.com/bollywood-news/vartak-nagar-tells-the-story-of-four-boys |title=‘Vartak Nagar’ tells the story of four boys |work=Filmy Friday|accessdate=22 April 2015}}
+* {{cite web|url=http://www.filmyfriday.com/bollywood-news/vartak-nagar-tells-the-story-of-four-boys |title='Vartak Nagar' tells the story of four boys |work=Filmy Friday|accessdate=22 April 2015}}
-* {{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIKM/2014/03/10&PageLabel=21&EntityId=Ar02102&ViewMode=HTML |title=Film on Bombay mill strike heads to Cannes, Venice |work=The Times of India |date=3 March 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}
+* {{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIKM/2014/03/10&PageLabel=21&EntityId=Ar02102&ViewMode=HTML |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221243/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIKM/2014/03/10&PageLabel=21&EntityId=Ar02102&ViewMode=HTML |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2016 |title=Film on Bombay mill strike heads to Cannes, Venice |work=The Times of India |date=3 March 2014 |accessdate=22 April 2015}}
 [[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
+[[Category:Indian drama films]]