Gudiyaa
A family drama about an Indian American family struggling to find the balance between the traditional Indian values of the parents and of the kids who are raised in the American culture. This struggle of cultural identity leads to conflicts causing Ajay and his Gudiyaa (as he lovingly calls his daughter, Roshni) to take tough decisions in situations that lead to strong consequences in her life.
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Prerna Saraff ChauhanDirector
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Peter Waqar GillDirector
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Prerna Saraff ChauhanWriter
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Manish ChauhanProducer
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Amruta PanthKey Cast"Roshni"
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Uday KrishnaKey Cast"Dev"
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Sangeeta AgarwalKey Cast"Sangeeta"5'o clock shadow
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Sri MirajkarKey Cast"Ajay"5'o clock shadow
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Chetna GolaKey Cast"Asha"
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Fatima RaziKey Cast"Reena"
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Eesha ChauhanKey Cast"Eesha"Cocktail Diaries
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Shweta ShankarKey Cast"Monica"
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Trevor GroteKey Cast"Trevor"
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama
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Runtime:26 minutes 26 seconds
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Completion Date:May 20, 2019
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Pune Short Film FestivalPune
India
June 8, 2019
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Manish ChauhanCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
Prerna is an entrepreneur who grew up in Northern Virginia and provides Talent Acquisition and Employment Branding services to the Department of Defense as well as the small to mid-size government contracting firms in the DC Metro Area.
Prerna is a co-founder of Take A Stand Films and has always been acting as well as becoming a filmmaker.
As a woman of color and a mother of two lovely daughters, social causes are especially close to her heart and she aims to create films that address issues that are relevant in the community.
If our film can help even one person say “so what if people will talk, we don’t care log kya kahenge” we have done our job.
Yes this topic has been done many times before however, ours shows the change in the father’s perspective which is usually missing in such scenarios. Thanks for watching!