Nagesh, who is known for his films like Iqbal, Dor and Hyderabad Blues, is ecstatic. When asked Nagesh Kukunoor, he says, "I had promised myself that I would never attend the Berlinale till one of my films make it to the festival. I cannot believe this has actually happened!"
Like his National award winning film, Iqbal; Dhanak also potrays a central character with a disability, but in a dramatically diverse setting. The film is about an eight-year-old blind boy whose 11-year-old sister promises him that he will get his vision back before he turns 10. The film follows the duo on a life-changing journey through the sand dunes of Rajasthan.
Nagesh says, Dhanak celebrates life, unlike his last film, Lakshmi, which was about a teenage prostitute, he adds, "One day, while working on another film, the story of a blind boy and a little girl flashed through my mind. And I instantly knew I had to make this film. As cliched as it sounds, this story came from within me."
According to the sources, in the film Shah Rukh Khan has done a cameo. On which the filmmaker mysteriously says, "SRK's stardom is vital to the story and marks a conclusive end to the children's journey, Beyond that, I can't say much."