''Quest'' (Marathi title: ''Thang'') is a 2006 bilingual English and Marathi Indian drama film directed by

Amol Palekar Amol Palekar (born 24 November 1944) is an Indian actor, director and producer of Hindi and Marathi cinema. Early life and education Palekar was born to Kamlakara and Suhasini Palekar in a Marathi language, Marathi speaking middle-class family ...

, starring

Mukta Barve Mukta Barve (; Marathi language, Marathi: ) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of seven Maharashtra S ...

, Rishi Deshpande,

Mrinal Kulkarni Mrinal Kulkarni (née Deo; born 21 June 1971) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in several films and television productions. She is best known for her role as Mirabai in Doordarshan's '' Mirabai'' and as a fairy on Star Plus ...

in lead roles. The film is last part of the trilogy on sexuality, which includes ''

Daayraa ''Daayraa'' (translation: ''The Square Circle''; sometimes spelled as ''Daayra'') is a 1996 Bollywood film, directed by Amol Palekar, starring Nirmal Pandey and Sonali Kulkarni. The screenplay was by award-winning journalist and novelist, Timer ...

'' (''The Square Circle'', 1996) and '' Anahat'' (''Eternity'', 2001). It is an urban story of a woman who discovers that her husband is homosexual. It was premiered at the

Brisbane International Film Festival The Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival held in Brisbane, Australia. Organised by the Screen Culture unit at Screen Queensland, the festival has taken place since 1992, with the program including features, doc ...

(BIFF) on 5 August 2006. This is first English language film made by Palekar. Both the version in Marathi and English were shot simultaneously, and the shooting was completed in 25 days. At the

54th National Film Awards The 54th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 2006. Three different committee ...

, it won the

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

Cast

* Rishi Deshpande as Aditya *

Vijaya Mehta Vijaya Mehta (born 4 November 1934), is a noted Indian Marathi film and theatre director and also an actor in many films from the Parallel Cinema. She is a founder member of Mumbai-based theatre group, Rangayan with playwright Vijay Tendulka ...

* Shishir Sharma *

Sachin Khedekar Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in Hindi, Marathi and Telugu films. His well-known films include '' Kaksparsh'', '' Astitva'' and Shyam Benegal's '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgot ...

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* * English-language Indian films 2006 films 2006 drama films 2000s Marathi-language films Films directed by Amol Palekar Best English Feature Film National Film Award winners Films scored by Anand Modak Indian LGBTQ-related films 2006 LGBTQ-related films {{2000s-Marathi-film-stub