''Bub'' () is an Indian film in

Kashmiri language Kashmiri ( ) or Koshur (Kashmiri: , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic languages, Dardic branch spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Kashmir Valley and surrounding hills o ...

directed by

Jyoti Sarup Jyoti Sarup (born 20 August 1954 in New Delhi) is a National Award winning Indian film/serial director and producer, most known for directing the television series, ''Buniyaad'', and films like '' Chorni'' (1982) and '' Bub''(2001) . Biograp ...

. It was released in

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on 1 December 2001. It is the third Kashmiri film, the preceding one was released 38 years previously. The film won the

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry ...

at the 49th National Film Awards. The film is based on the

Wandhama Massacre The 1998 Wandhama massacre refers to the killings of 23 Kashmiri Hindus in the town of Wandhama in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir, India on 25 January, 1998. The massacre was blamed on the militant outf ...

, where several

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were killed by militants before Republic Day on 26 January and focuses on a family that was massacred.

Cast

K. K. Raina K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor and award-winning script writer, who is best known for his roles as ''Juror #8'' in the 1986 film '' Ek Ruka Hua Faisla'', a remake of 12 Angry Men, and Byomkesh Bakshi's ...

... Shiban Lal * Kuber Sarup ... Vinod * Virendra Razdan ... Vinod's uncle *

Raju Kher Raju Kher (born 11 September 1957) is an Indian actor and director. He has acted in many television serials and films. He directed the television serial ''Sanskaar'' in 1999. He is the brother of actor Anupam Kher. Personal life Raju Kher was ...

... Neighbor * Yogesh Kilam ... Shiban's younger brother * Meenakshi Koul ... Neighbor's daughter

Reaction

''Bub'' was greeted with a positive response from the media.

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

said that the film "describes the pain of a Kashmiri boy who lost his parents" and it also "gives an insight into the various aspects of Kashmiri society, culture".
Article in ''The Hindu'' Radio Kashmir praised the performances, saying "Mr. K.K.Raina, whose character runs throughout the movie, has done an excellent job". Praising the newcomer it said, "The young Kuber Sarup, 14 years old, does a very superb restrained part".

Awards

* National Film Awards, National Award *

References

2001 films Kashmiri-language films Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners Films set in Jammu and Kashmir Kashmir conflict in films National Film Development Corporation of India films {{India-film-stub