''Dhag'' (, meaning ''Blaze'') is an Indian

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directed by

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. The story of the film is of a young boy wanting to break the successions of traditional jobs in his low caste family. The film was released on 7 March 2014, by DAR Film Distributors. Initial Public Relation activity was done by

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then its marketing and PR for the film was done by Newsmax Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. The film was released in national and international

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. The film has won in a total of 47 awards which includes 3 awards at the

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for

Usha Jadhav Usha Jadhav is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Marathi and Hindi language films. She is best known for her role in the 2012 Marathi film '' Dhag'' for which she won National Film Award for Best Actress at the 60th National Film ...

and a Special Jury mention for performance by a child actor for Hansraj Jagtap.

Plot

Dhag is the story of Krishna, his mother and their seemingly ambitious aspirations for Krishna, against the backdrop of their socio-economic standing. Raised by a father who cremated people for a living, Krishna’s mother always wanted him to pave a path for himself that takes him away from the sorrows and hardship of his legacy. While his father’s untimely death opens the gates of opportunity for young Krishna, the plight of his widowed helpless mother reels him back to his origins. Dhag captures the moments, trials and tribulations of young Krishna along the journey.

Cast

as Yashoda, Krishna's mother * Hansraj Jagtap as Krishna *

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as Shripati, Krishna's father *

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* Suhasini Deshpande * Neha Dakhinkar

Awards

National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

- Shivaji Lotan Patil **

- Usha Jadhav ** Special Jury mention - Hansraj Jagtap * Maharashtra Times Sanmaan Awards ** Best Director (film) - Shivaji Lotan Patil ** Best Actress (film) - Usha Jadhav ** Best Supporting Actor (film) - Upendra Limaye ** Best Child Actor (film) - Hansraj Jagtap ** Best Screenplay - Nitin Dixit

References

External links

* 2012 films Films featuring a Best Actress National Award–winning performance Films whose director won the Best Director National Film Award 2010s Marathi-language films {{2010s-Marathi-film-stub