A story about a single woman and dreams for her daughter is in Hindi film ‘Nil Battey Sannata’.
The Hindi film was screened here on Thursday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. The film was screened under the film series ‘Ullas’ organized especially for children. Various children movies are showcased under Ullaas.
Featuring Swara Bhaskar, Ratna Pathak Shah and Ria Shukla in lead roles, the comedy drama film was directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari.
The film follows the story about Chanda Sahay, a school drop-out, a house maid is a single mother of a young girl named Apeksha played by Ria Shukla. The film's theme is a person's right to dream and change their lives, irrespective of social status.
Apeksha aka Apu is an unmotivated student who has managed to reach her SSC year in school despite her lack of interest in studying further. She struggles in mathematics alongside her friends, Sweety and Pintu.
Troubled by her daughter's indifferent attitude, Chanda narrates her dilemma to Dr Diwan (Ratana Pathak Shah), who suggests that she hire a math tutor for Apu.
With the encouragement of Dr Diwan, Chanda enrolls in Apu's school so that she can learn math and tutor Apu herself. This embarrasses Apu and she continuously ridicules her mother.
With various ups and downs in their relationship, finally Apu realizes her mistake.
With a scenic view of the Taj Mahal, Chanda motivates Apu to always follow her dreams. Few years later, Apu becomes an IAS officer and gives credit of her success to her mother.