Chetan Deshmukh

The Purushottam Karandak — a real-life inter-college festival in which theater students compete head-to-head — becomes an ideological battleground in this bold,brilliant exploration of the creative impulse. IFFLA alum Kranti Kanade leaves no radical idea or experimental flourish behind as he tells the story of Chetan, an aspiring young writer who dreams of winning the competition but struggles to find his own artistic voice. After Chetan clashes with his tyrannical acting professor, he enlists his own group of misfits to perform a play against his college’s official team. If only he could come up with a great story and keep his own temper and libido in check. And should true art even be placed in a competition, where one vision is declared the best?

When a Police Academy cuts Trees illegally, a concerned Family confronts them only to learn it is non-cognizable offense without penal provision. They approach a Tree Activist who saves trees by all means. The community gathers under the tree at night to protect it from felling but it is not that simple.

The story of a proud woman, her poetic vindication of unfair social insult, and her inevitable sad destiny. A very culture-specific film dipped in a local festival of rural women.

12 yr old Mahek wants to be the best in everything, but she doesn't know what she's best at. To complicate things further, an old magic-less modern fairy walks into her life. Will Mahek ever realize her true strength?

1986 India. A boy desperately wants to see the soccer world cup match between Argentina and England on TV but his Father won't allow him