5 Best Marathi Short Films of 2020
- Prashna (Question) |Santosh Ram | 2020
Prashna (Question ) is a 2020 Marathi short film Directed and written by Santosh Ram and Produced by Dr. Dipali Garje Sanap, Dr. Ganesh Sanap . The Film is selected in Nineteen Film Festivals , Winning 12 Awards.
Synopsis : Ganga and her husband Rajkumar work as seasonal sugar cutting Labourers on a contract basis. They have to migrate from place to place for the work leaving behind their Native Village. Their only son Ganesh has to accompany them be- cause Nobody is there at home to take care of him. This is a problem for Ganesh’s educational progress as he is absent every year for Three Months. How Ganga, a Third Standard educated woman overcomes the problem of Ganesh’s Education as well as finds a way of acquiring knowledge for her own Progress.
2. Khisa (Pocket ) |Raj Pritam More|2020
Khisa (Pocket) is a 2020 Marathi Language short film directed by Raj Pritam More with Kailash Waghmare , Meenakasi Rathod, Shruti Madhudeep, Sheshpal Ganvir, Vedant Shrisagar the lead roles. The movie is officially selected at 51st International Film Festival of India.
Synopsis : This is the story of a young boy who lives in a remote village in Maharashtra. He decides to get a large pocket stitched for his school shirt, in which he keeps all his precious belongings: petals, coins and marble. He is proud of a pocket. It sets him apart from others his age, whose pockets are not only smaller in comparison but also ordinary and similar to each other in appearance. The little boy does not understand the politics of symbolism that adults engage in, and his pocket soon becomes a point of contention amongst elders in the village.
3. Bhet ( Meeting ) | Ganesh Shelar|2020
Bhet is a marathi short film Directed By Ganesh Shelar , Written by Ganesh Shelar ,Monika Ubale Shelar and produced by Vishal Kulkarni. It is officially selected and won many Awards in Film festivals around the world .
Synopsis : The story is about 24 years old girl ‘Kusum, who recently lost her grandmother who she was very close to.Her Family seems to have accepted her grandmother’s death but kusumn is still deeply affectedby it and doesn’t want to accept of her passing. The story leads to such events that give Kusuma realization that is inexpressible.
4. Don Jagatala Kavi (Poet in Two Worlds) |Swapnil Vasant Lata Kapure|2020
Don Jagatla Kavi (Poet In Two Worlds) is a Marathi Short Flim which is an adaption of Balaji Sutar’s short story directed by Swapnil Vasant Lata Kapure. It won many Awards in Film festivals around the world .
Synopsis : Raja is an unemployed youth who fails to secure a job. His passion for writing poetry adds to the fury of his father who expects Raja to at least work in their own soya bean farm. Once, Raja gets an invitation for a lit-fest in the city and a whole new world is unleashed to him. It is a platform where Raja expects his poetry to be appreciated. But at this very hour, the village is going through some unexpected incidences which make the whole surroundings hostile, especially to the farmers. Such unpredictable background has always pulled Raja back from stepping ahead. This time Raja prefers to chase his dreams, abandoning his rural and agrarian burdens. But this choice ensnarls him into the bitter reality of both these worlds.
5 . Saapshidi (Snakes And Ladders) | Mayura Dolas |2020
Saapshidi is a marathi language film Directed by Mayura Dolas . It is officially selected and won many Awards in Film festivals around the world .
Synopsis : Saapshidi is a story of chance — and internalised oppression. Eleven-year-old Amruta has become so accustomed to the habitual uncertainties her dominant father has ingrained into her life that, for every dice she throws in a game of snakes and ladders, she’s come to believe a serpentine attack is imminent.
