A special screening of Chhattisgarhi movie Gaanje Ki Kali, portraying situation of women and answer to atrocities and malpractices, was organised at Ashima Mall on Sunday.
Based on a story by renowned author Amrita Pritam, the film is about a carefree girl Aghaniya, her struggle when she gets married to a man twice of her age and later she falls in love with Hem Singh but he is already married and her fight to defend her rights.
The film has received accolades at national and international film festivals.
Movie director Yogendra Choubey with his first venture in cinema is a seasoned theatre artist impresses in the transformation of the medium as he manages in transformation with ease. Choubey said that it was hard to produce such film in Chhattisgarhi where the cinema hall owners shy to release and hard to find distributors in the region. The reason is the replicas of Bollywood made in Chhattisgarh cinema.
Initially he faced problems due to his background from theater but slowly with understanding the art of film making he managed and with the help of friends, the film was completed in a low budget.
Replying on selection of Amrita Pritam’s story he said that being a Chhattisgarhi it was a natural inclination and most importantly Pritam learned Chhattisgarh for writing these works and made the selection simple. The declutching of woman under the male dominance is portrayed with firmness. The lead character which is a woman holds success in taking stand to fight with dignity defying the dominant force which wants her to give up till the last defines the strength of the character. The film narrates suffering of pain and love of woman.