Two Marathi films, Mukta and Metkut, were recently premiered in Sydney. Written and directed by Anand Tamboli and Deepti Madi and produced by 3DOTS Studios they shine a light on local stories about Indian-Australian women.
The screening was attended by Director of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Sydney Niyati Mehta, Dr Rajiv Rattan, Dean of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists and Atul Pethe, a well-known Indian Marathi actor and director among a houseful audience.
Marathi is spoken by over 22000 Indian-Australians and is counted in the top 10 languages spoken by speakers who also have high English proficiency according to the latest ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) census in 2021.
The writer and director of the movie Anand Tamboli told The Australia Today how the team decided to make movies in Marathi.
“The themes in both the films are fairly common stories of several Indian women living in Australia. Showing these stories to the wider audience in Australia, and then taking them to the global audience was the goal. Given our immediate reach within Marathi community, we decided to make these films in Marathi. However, in hindsight, we feel that these would have been equally powerful in any other language, had we tried.”
“My vision is to make film making possible in Australia for the Indian diaspora and tell our local stories to the world”, added Anand.
The two films:
MUKTA
Mukta is one of the hardworking ones. So, when the time comes to fulfil a commitment on a busy day, she must step up. The question is, will she. What must happen for that, and how?
31 mins | Marathi (with English subtitles)
Cast: Hemangi Kale, Aseem Parab, Abeer Godbole, and Vrinda Avasare
Directors: Anand Tamboli & Deepti Madi
Story, Screenplay & Dialogues: Anand Tamboli & Deepti Madi
METKUT
When Sayali joins a new company after a long maternity break, things are not the same as they were earlier. Will she adjust? And who else needs to change? The story of Sayali is about what each of us expects from others.
30 mins | Marathi (with English subtitles)
Cast: Ruchita Bhave, Sachin Bhave, Aaditya Patankar, and Kedar Kothurkar
Directors: Anand Tamboli & Deepti Madi
Story, Screenplay & Dialogues: Anand Tamboli & Deepti Madi
The film Mukta is also available on Amazon Prime US and UK.
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