Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, Blue Umbrella is an endearing story of an innocent, small town girl who lands up with a beautiful possession, the blue umbrella, and the world around her changes. The story unfurls with the discovery of a vibrant blue umbrella by Biniya (Shreya Sharma), an eleven-year-old girl from an idyllic mountain village in North India. She has never seen anything more striking and beautiful. Neither has Nandkishore Khatri (Pankaj Kapoor).
Nandkishore Khatri runs a small tea stall in the village. He is a miserly old man who has a fondness for pickles and swindling kids off their little possessions. Nandkishore is smitten helplessly by the beauty of the umbrella and goes to remarkable lengths to acquire the blue umbrella, but fails miserably. He has given up all hope and declares that he will forsake it and move on. What follows is a journey of Biniya and Nandkishore to a discovery which is bitter sweet and wisdom far beyond The Blue Umbrella.
The Blue Umbrella has recently bagged the National Award for the Best Children's Film.