Rebellious Flower

Rebellious Flower
Rebellious Flower
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Krishan Hooda
Written by	Jagdish Bharti
Based on	Early life of Osho
Produced by	Jagdish Bharti
Starring	Prince Shah; Shashank Singh; Mantra; Indal Singh
Cinematography	Neeraj Tiwari
Edited by	Ganesh Sapkal
Music by	Amano Manish
Release date	15 January 2016;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rebellious Flower is a 2016 Hindi-language biographical film directed by Krishan Hooda. The directorial debut written and produced by Jagdish Bharti is based on the early years of Rajneesh Osho.^[1] The film won the Special Mention Jury Award at the 12th Salento International Film Festival, Italy.^[2]^[3]^[4] This is the first biopic on the early life of Osho Rajneesh and it is supported by the Osho Foundation. The film was released on 15 January 2016.^[5]^[6]

Plot

Rebellious Flower is inspired by the life of spiritual guru Rajneesh Osho. The plot is based on several incidents from his childhood and young life. Child Raja embarks on a journey within himself to understand the universal truth. He meets three mentors - Magga baba, Pagal baba, and Masto baba, who guide him through his journey and help him find the true essence of being^[7]

Cast

Prince Shah – Child Raja
Shashank Singh – Young Raja
Mantra - Magga Baba, Pagal Baba and Masto Baba
Kirti Adarkar - Nani
Bachchan Pachera - Nana
Indal Singh - Baba
Shaneel Sinha - Librarian Vidya Sagar^[8]

Awards and accolades

Winner Inspirational Feature - Cinema World Fest Awards 2017, Ontario, Canada
Winner Best Original Score - Fimucinema 2017, Canary Islands, Spain
Winner Best Director Jury Award - Salento International Film Festival 2015 Italy^[9]
Winner Best Debutant Director - LCIFF - Lake City International Film Festival 2015, India^[10]
Finalist - Rishikesh Art and Film Festival, India^[11]
Finalist - ISFFI - International Spiritual Film Festival^[12]
Semi Finalist - SIFF - Southeastern International Film Festival, Georgia, USA^[13]
Semi Finalist - California International Film Festival and Davis Chinese Film Festival, California, USA
Official Selection - Nisville Movie Summit 2017, Serbia
Official Selection - Grand Indiewise Convention 2017, Miami Florida, USA
Official Selection - Lumiere Cinemavvenire Film Festival 2015, Rome, Italy
Official Selection - 10th Tel Aviv Spirit Film Festival, Israel^[14]
Official Selection - Wiper Film Festival 2015, New York, USA

References

^ "Film on Osho gets Special Mention Jury at Salento International Film Festival". Indian Television Dot Com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ "Special mention Jury award at Salento International film festival, Tricase, Italy". Indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ "Rebellious Flower Official Selection at Film Festival". Osho News. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "REBELLIOUS FLOWER – A BIOPIC ON OSHO GETS ENTRY IN SIFF 2015". Pandolin.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "'Rebellious Flower', biopic inspired by Osho to release in Jan". Business-Standard. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Film on Osho Rajneesh to release in January". theemergingworld.in. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "On the path to wisdom - Pune Mirror". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ Hooda, Krishan (15 January 2016), Rebellious Flower, retrieved 3 April 2016
^ "Rebellious Flower – A biopic on Osho wins at Salento Film Festival,". India Infoline. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "LCIFF Official Website". LCIFF. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Rishikesh Art and Film Festival, India Official Website". Rishikesh Art and Film Festival. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "ISFFI Official Website". ISFFI. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "SIFF Official Website". SIFF. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Spirit Film Festival Official Website". Spirit Film Festival. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

External links

[1] "Film on Osho gets Special Mention Jury at Salento International Film Festival". Indian Television Dot Com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[2] "Special mention Jury award at Salento International film festival, Tricase, Italy". Indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

[3] "Rebellious Flower Official Selection at Film Festival". Osho News. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[4] "REBELLIOUS FLOWER – A BIOPIC ON OSHO GETS ENTRY IN SIFF 2015". Pandolin.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[5] "'Rebellious Flower', biopic inspired by Osho to release in Jan". Business-Standard. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[6] "Film on Osho Rajneesh to release in January". theemergingworld.in. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[7] "On the path to wisdom - Pune Mirror". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[8] Hooda, Krishan (15 January 2016), Rebellious Flower, retrieved 3 April 2016

[9] "Rebellious Flower – A biopic on Osho wins at Salento Film Festival,". India Infoline. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[auto-10] "LCIFF Official Website". LCIFF. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[11] "Rishikesh Art and Film Festival, India Official Website". Rishikesh Art and Film Festival. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[12] "ISFFI Official Website". ISFFI. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[13] "SIFF Official Website". SIFF. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[14] "Spirit Film Festival Official Website". Spirit Film Festival. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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v t e Rajneesh movement
People	Rajneesh Ma Anand Sheela Pratiksha Apurv Ma Prem Hasya David Berry Knapp Jane Stork Philip Toelkes
Locations	Antelope, Oregon Pune Rajneeshpuram The Dalles, Oregon Wasco County, Oregon
Incidents	1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot
Legal cases	Byron v. Rajneesh Foundation International (1985)
In media and culture	My Life in Orange (2004) Breaking the Spell: My Life as a Rajneeshee and the Long Journey Back to Freedom (2009) Rebellious Flower (2016) Wild Wild Country (2018) Searching for Sheela (2021)
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