Khazana
Khazana tells the story of the newly wed bride Vaidehi, who after undergoing mental, emotional and ultimately physical abuse, takes a stand and sets out to take revenge on those who have destroyed her. Revenge is served!
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Rahul NathDirectorForeign, Compromise
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Rahul NathWriterForeign, Compromise
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Nik/Nak ProductionsProducerForeign and Compromise
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Ulka Simone MohantyKey CastDoggoned
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Ahmed LucanKey CastHomeland
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Shruti TewariKey CastLove aaj Kal
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Reem KademKey CastThunder Run
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Bahram KhosravianiKey CastArgo
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Rahul NathKey CastHappy Endings
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Sonam Arvind DhageKey CastPosey
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Laikh TewariKey CastShaya
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 12 minutes
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Completion Date:July 15, 2014
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Production Budget:100,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Black Magic
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Private Screening in Los Angeles for Cast and Crew
August 23, 2014
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Rahul Nath is a British actor/writer/director/choreographer/dancer who has managed to master several careers and shine in each discipline.
After having spent his initial years in India, he transitioned over to the UK, where he studied and practiced as a general dentist, before leaving it all behind for the world of entertainment.
Being a relatively new transplant in Los Angeles, he has attained a high level of success that has involved, national campaigns for major products such as State Farm Insurance, Intel, Virgin America and Bank of America and also acted in major pilots for NBC and FOX.
His dancing ability has taken him to soaring heights, that have included him working with Academy Award nominees and even being awarded 'The Best Bollywood Dancer in Los Angeles' by Los Angeles Magazine
His recent credits have pushed him further into the limelight after he won a major starring role, opposite A-list Bollywood superstar, Saif Ali Khan, in the yet to be released 'Happy Ending', where he also shares the screen with dancing sensation Govinda
Khazana marks the first feature by Rahul Nath after his two previous short movies, Foreign and Compromise, both of which were received very well at Film Festivals, winning award status for Rahul as a director and writer
Khazana was an idea that came to me at the end of 2011. I wanted to always make a movie that showed the troubles that women in our Indian culture go through and the amount of abuse that they undergo.
I remember as a child growing up, I would see a lot of verbal abuse being carried out on women that were in our community, and what used to shock me the most, was that it was accepted by everyone that witnessed it, and even more shocking no one would step forward to offer any support to these women. Probably the most shocking factor in all of this, is that the community talk, would be directed against these women, saying things like: 'Well it is her fault, she must have done something wrong' and that too being said by other women.
In my time in London, I knew of a very wealthy family that abused their daughter in laws on a regular basis, be it verbal, emotional and also physical. This family has so much power and control over everyone that I could never understand why they had upper hand.
On one occasion, I had gone to their house to return something that my family had borrowed from them and as the door of the house opened, there stood a battered and bruised daughter in law. It was very obvious that someone had hit her in probably one of the most vicious ways possible
When she told me what had happened, I said to her we need to go to the police, and she replied ' not the police, I cant bring shame to my family.' After a heated discussion with me, about how she did not want to go to the police, she asked me 'If you were in my position, what would you do?'
I then realized, it is very easy for an outsider to give advice and tell those being abused on what to do, because we are not in that situation and we see only a small portion of it and in the reality of things, what individuals would really leave everything and spend their time helping out these battered women? Probably no one if your lucky.
And with regards to the answer to her question, on what I would do? I thought about what I would do and with that came the story of Khazana
This has been an incredible experience and I truly thank the cast and the crew for their extended help in making this movie
Rahul Nath