Children’s film ‘Bhaago Bhoot’ was screened here on Thursday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. The movie was screened under its regular series of movie screenings ‘Ullas’. The series is especially organised for children to enjoy the fun-filled movies.
The film is directed by Sai Paranjpye who is a writer, director and playwright and is one of India’s most creative minds. She also served as the chairperson of Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI).
The movie Bhago Bhoot surrounds the life and adventures of few kids who enter the haunted village nearby their town.
Nanu is unruffled by rumours of a ghost in the forest near his village. He leads his classmates on an expedition to see the ghost. When strange noises emanate from the forest the other kids run away. Nanu tries to climb a tree to wait for the ghost, but falls down.
When he awakens, he finds a strange looking man standing above him. The man is Bhago, a social recluse who takes a promise from Nanu not to reveal his identity. The two become friends and Nanu brings him food and reads him stories from his school books while Bhago teaches him about the plants, birds and animals in the forest.
Once Bhago saves three people in the forest, but Nanu is credited for the same. When the villagers decide to felicitate him, he is in a dilemma whether to accept it or to reveal the truth by breaking his promise to his best friend.