Toronto, Sep 12 (Ians) Probably the best Indian movie to premiere at the on-going Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), young Marathi director Jayant Digambar Somalkar’s debut feature film ‘A Match’ — Sthal in Marathi — is literally a slap in the face of Indian patriarchy.
In fact, this strongly feminist film ends with a real slap in the face of one of the potential grooms by the protagonist after her repeated rejections on the pretext of being too dark-skinned, not too tall, and not too rich to meet dowry demands.
It is also a rare film with a cast of no actors. All its actors are real-life characters facing the camera for the first time in their life.
And it was shot in the director’s own village Dongargaon in Maharashtra and in his family home on a shoe-string budget.
The film is the powerful story of young girl Savita (played by...
In fact, this strongly feminist film ends with a real slap in the face of one of the potential grooms by the protagonist after her repeated rejections on the pretext of being too dark-skinned, not too tall, and not too rich to meet dowry demands.
It is also a rare film with a cast of no actors. All its actors are real-life characters facing the camera for the first time in their life.
And it was shot in the director’s own village Dongargaon in Maharashtra and in his family home on a shoe-string budget.
The film is the powerful story of young girl Savita (played by...
- 9/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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