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| Directed by | Khushboo Ranka Vinay Shukla |
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| Produced by | Anand Gandhi Khushboo Ranka Vinay Shukla |
| Starring | Arvind Kejriwal Manish Sisodia Yogendra Yadav Santosh Koli |
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| Edited by | Abhinav Tyagi & Manan Bhatt |
| Music by | Ola Fløttum |
Production companies | Friendly People, Memesys Culture Lab |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | India |
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An Insignificant Man is a 2016 Hindi/English Indian socio-political documentary co-produced and directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla and also co-produced by filmmaker Anand Gandhi.[2][3][4] and is about the rise of anti-corruption protests in India and the formation and rise to power of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).[5] The film received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and has gone on to have sold out screenings at major festival across the world including the BFI London Film Festival & Busan International Film Festival.
The documentary chronicles the rise of the AAP, which was an independent political faction that gained traction through campaigns against the corruption in Indian politics and was headed by political leader Arvind Kejriwal. It captures the day-to-day functioning of the AAP between December 2012 and December 2013, concluding with the Delhi elections.[6] The film released in India on 17 November 2017.[7] The film was earlier known as "Proposition for a Revolution".[8]
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- ^ IANS (31 March 2014). "'Ship of Theseus' team's next is 'Proposition for a Revolution'". Business Standard. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ IANS (31 March 2014). "After Ship of Theseus, Recyclewala Labs to make Proposition for a Revolution". First Post. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ IANS (31 March 2014). "After Ship of Theseus, Anand Gandhi's next titled Proposition for a Revolution". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Budhaditya (20 April 2014). "Talking about a revolution". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Nagpaul, Dipti (8 April 2014). "People at the Fore". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Documentary on Arvind Kejriwal, An Insignificant Man, to release on 17 November". hindustantimes.com/. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "'An Insignificant Man', A Documentary on Arvind Kejriwal, To Premiere at Toronto". Huffington Post India. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.