Award-winning ‘Goshta Arjunchi’ to feature in Pune short film festival on June 5
The movie is part of a six-part youth-centric short film series. Hamid Dabholkar's NGO Parivartan Trust collaborated with Rakhadi Studio last year to launch the short film series.
In 'Gostha Arjunchi', a youth in his early 20s, is shown to have started consuming alcohol and one late evening when he returns home is shocked to see his mother destroying the bottle. `Goshta Arjunchi’ from a six-part youth-centric series of short films in Marathi has made it to prestigious festivals and will now be screened at the 12th Pune short film festival on June 5.
The film is part of the series ‘Goshta Aahe Pruthvimolachi’ that touches upon various situations – social, cultural and familial – which can affect the mental health of youngsters. Hamid Dabholkar’s NGO Parivartan Trust collaborated with Rakhadi Studio last year to launch the short film series.
With mental health issues among youth on the rise, Dabholkar connected with Pune-based filmmaker Anupam Barve and others to make short films. Barve, who directed ‘Gosht Arjunchi’, told The Indian Express that mental well-being is a sensitive issue and these films are an attempt to trigger and encourage youth to begin engaging in conversations about their mental health and wellbeing. “This can happen through conversations with experts, friends and family,” said Barve, who is an associate professor of film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.
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