A Hindi movie ‘Radio Comes to Rampur’ depicting the happiness of villagers was screened at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Musem. The film was screened here on Thursday under Ullas film screening series.
The film was directed by Asha Dutta. It was a fun movie wherein the audience got an opportunity to watch how in little things the villagers find happiness.
The film surrounds the radio that enters in a village and what follows is a series of comic situations.
There was a time when one radio would become the star attraction of an entire village. Radio Comes to Rampur is not only nostalgic of those innocent times, but weaves a funny story around it. The village of Rampur is abuzz with the anticipation of the wonder box – radio, that the landlord of the village wants to buy.
The excitement, frenzy and the absence of knowledge about what a radio really is becomes the focal point of the village and every hilarious incident that takes place in it.
When the landlord’s brother finally does bring the radio, the collision of anticipation with reality, leads to a rib-tickling anticlimax. The film humours children with the vision of a time hard to imagine.
Asha Dutta is a graduate in cinematography from FTII. She has been part of many short and documentary films, including ‘Chatpat Chunmum’ for CFSI. She has also been associated with two international Children’s Film Festivals and has worked on a feature film ‘Meri Kahani’, produced by NFDC.