Initially it was the title of the film that made us curious. And strangely, nobody knew the meaning because though it seems like a Marathi word, it isn’t. And then we saw the film at Mumbai Film Festival and loved it. It even featured in our best scenes of the year list.
The film has been written and directed by Nagraj Manjule. The makers have just released the official first trailer of the film. It perfectly captures the mood and the essence of the film. Have a look. And thankfully, it’s with English subtitles.
Official Synopsis
A mesmeric force pulls Jabya onto the other side. The rarest of rare Black Sparrow, he is told, is the cure to his problem. The hypnotic spell of the sparrow makes him wander relentlessly. Completely away from the magical world of Jabya, exists the callous reality of his parents who are working at the most oppressed level of the Indian Class Structure and assume him to do the same work which they have done all their life. The protagonist Jabya has to now struggle between his quest to find the magical sparrow and his parents’ expectations. Will Jabya be successful in his pursuit of the Black Sparrow? Will the magnetic power surpass the class differences between Jabya and Shalu created by centuries of customs.? Will Jabya break the fences and pass onto the other side?
Cast & Crew
Studio – Navalakha Arts and Holy Basil Combine
Director – Nagraj Manjule
Writer – Nagraj Manjule
Screenplay – Nagraj Manjule
Music – Alokananda Dasgupta
Producer – Nilesh Navalakha and Vivek Kajaria
Cast – Kishor Kadam, Chhaya Kadam, Somnath Avghade, Suraj Pawar, Rajshree Kharat,
Sakshi Vyavhare, Aishvarya Shinde, Pravin Tarde, Bhushan Manjule, Nagraj Manjule
– Click here to read our review note from MFF.
– Click here to read Varun Grover and Kushan Nandy’s take on their favourite scenes of the year, both from Fandry.
– Click here to visit film’s official FB page.
And do watch it. It’s releasing on 14h Feb.
F.i.g.h.t C.l.u.b 