Synopsis
NINE YEAR OLD GUL HASAN LIVES IN THE DESERT OF RANN OF KUTCH. ITS EXTREME VARIATIONS OF TEMPERATURE, ABSENCE OF WATER, OPEN SANDY PLAINS WITH NO VEGETATION, ITS SAND STORMS AND CRACKED AND PARCHED EARTH, PROVIDE THE INERT BACKGROUND TO GUL’S DREAMS, HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS. THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ALONG WITH URBAN AND MODERN INFLUENCES AND HAPPENINGS HAS A GREAT IMPACT ON HIS MIND, WHICH BECOME THE TAKE-OFF POINT FOR HIS FANTASIES. GUL’S JOURNERY SLIPS FROM REALITY TO FANTASY TO REALITY. THE FILM HAS WON MANY AWARDS GLOBALLY, INCLUDING BEST CHILDREN’S FILM AT THE 40TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS IN 1993.
