The story of a 12-year-old boy and his desire to get a bicycle was seen in a movie ‘Dubhashi’. The 1999 children’s film was screened at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum here on Thursday. The movie was screened under Ullas series of children’s films.
Directed by K Hariharan, the story revolves around Gopal Rao, a 12-year-old boy who is intelligent, an extrovert, confident and has a flair for languages. His father Rama Rao is a clerk-cum-translator who has retired. The Film explores the undying spirit of a young boy and how helps the family cope with the day-to-day crisis, he motivates his brother, co-operates with his father and acts as a source of inspiration.
Gopal's dream is to have his own bicycle. Rahgu's bicycle is damaged in a road accident. Raghu and Rama Rao tell Gopal that the Government has put up a policy that all old bicycles would be taken over by the government and will be replaced by new cycles.
One day while searching for firewood, Gopal find out the part of the broken cycle and realizes that his father and brother have lied to him. He then decides to rebuild the cycle on his own.