Doctor Rakhmabai is a 2016 Marathi-language biographical drama film, produced by Swapna Patker and directed by Anant Mahadevan. It stars Tannishtha Chatterjee as Doctor Rakhmabai and the music was composed by Rohan-Rohan. The film follows the real life story of Doctor Rakhmabai and how she won one of India's first divorce cases and then travelled to the UK to get her medical degree to become India's first female practicing doctor.
Cast
- Tannishtha Chatterjee as Doctor Rakhmabai
- Prasad Oak as Dr. Sarkharam Arjun
- Kavita Lad as Jayantibai
- Santosh Juvekar as Dadaji
- Alexx O'Nell as Dr. David
- Bharat Dabholkar as Grandfather
- Sharad Ponkshe as Narayan Dharmaji
- Elena Kasnatcheewa as Dr. Edith
- Bhaktimahednra Pawar as Rakhmabai 11 years old
- Kristen Peterson as Rakhmabais Lawyer
- Aditi Sarangdhar as Vidya Oza
Film Festivals
- 2017 IndoGerman Filmweek (DCSAFF)
- 2017 Dallas Fort/Worth South Asian Film Festival (DFWSAFF)
- 2017 Marathi International Film Festival (MIFF)
- 2017 Jagran Film Festival (JFF)
- 2017 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)
- 2018 Lonavala International Film Festival India (LIFFI)
Awards and nominations
References
External links
- Doctor Rakhmabai at IMDb
