Newton (2017)
Plot
Newton is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language black comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Amit V. Masurkar. The film stars Rajkummar Rao in the title role of a government servant who is sent to a politically sensitive area of central India on election duty. Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil and Raghubir Yadav appeared in prominent roles. The film was produced by Manish Mundra under Drishyam Films, known for the 2015 film Masaan. The film is Amit Masurkar's second feature after his debut with Sulemani Keeda in 2013. Newton had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The film secured eight nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (Critics) for Rao and Best Supporting Actor for Tripathi, while winning Best Film and Filmfare Award for Best Story. Rao won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor and the writers won the award for Best Screenplay. Newton was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Pankaj Tripathi won a special mention at 65th National Film Awards. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
Newton details
| Industry | Bollywood (Hindi) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Rating | Not rated |
| Director | Amit V. Masurkar |
| Status | Released |
| Language | hi |
| Record verified | 2026-09-21 |
| Source | Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · images: TMDB |
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What is Newton about?
Newton is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language black comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Amit V. Masurkar. The film stars Rajkummar Rao in the title role of a government servant who is sent to a politically sensitive area of central India on election duty. Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil and Raghubir Yadav appeared in prominent roles. The film was produced by Manish Mundra under Drishyam Films, known for the 2015 film Masaan. The film is Amit Masurkar's second feature after his debut with Sulemani Keeda in 2013. Newton had its world premiere in the Forum section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The film secured eight nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (Critics) for Rao and Best Supporting Actor for Tripathi, while winning Best Film and Filmfare Award for Best Story. Rao won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor and the writers won the award for Best Screenplay. Newton was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Pankaj Tripathi won a special mention at 65th National Film Awards. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
Who is in the cast of Newton?
Newton stars Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil, Raghubir Yadav and is directed by Amit V. Masurkar. The full credited cast is listed above.
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How long is Newton?
Newton runs 1h 46m (106 minutes).
Who directed Newton?
Newton was directed by Amit V. Masurkar.
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