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Kshitij A HORIZON

KSHITIJ is the story of a 12-year –old girl’s struggle to continue her education in the face of severe adversity. Poverty forces her family to leave their village and go to a neighboring town to do back breaking labour in sugarcane fields.
The girl, Vacchi , continues to quietly find time to study amidst days filled with hard toil, much to the irritation of her father a simple farmer who has very little sympathy or understanding for her aspiration.
Vacchi faces all these obstacles with a quite positivity that finds a way to solve all these problems as they occur. Her efforts however, bring her closer and closer to a confrontation with her father.

  • Manouj Kadaamh
    Director
    Chief AD for Movie SHWAAS. ( India's official entry to Oscars.)
  • Manouj Kadaamh
    Writer
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  • Navroz Prasla
    Producer
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  • Karishma Mhadolkar
    Producer
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  • Upendra Limaye
    Key Cast
    Jogwa,Page3,Mukta, Bangarwadi
  • Vaishnavi Tangde
    Key Cast
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  • Kanchan Jadhav
    Key Cast
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  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 35 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 27, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    185,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Marathi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digittal
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Manouj Kadaamh

DIRECTORS BIOGRAPHY

Mr.Manouj Kadaamh is a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Mumbai had written several one act plays and also was co-writer for several TV serials.

DIRECTORS FILMOGRAPHY

 Co-writer of T.V Serial Raju Raja Rajasahab on Sahara.
 Co-writer for Mere Aangne Mein on Sony T.V.
 Co-writer of T.V Serial Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar on B4U.
 Worked as chief assistant director at Shop 24x7 TV channel.
 Chief Assistant director for Marathi Movie “SHWAAS”.
 Technical Director of Marathi Movie “SPANDAN”’.
 Creative director of Marathi Movie “SECOND INNING” and “AARAMBH”.
 Writer & Director of Marathi Movie “KSHITIJ”.

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Director Statement

Directors Note.
On reading the story, I was captivated by this girl who is so determined, quietly and unostentatiously, to continue her education in the face of extreme odds.
She is very talented at mathematics, but her talent is in danger of being buried forever due to poverty, migration, days filled with hard toil and a father hostile towards her aspirations.
More concerned with trying to eke out a lining for his family, the father simply doesn’t grasp the importance of education in the life of his daughter.
It was clear at the outset that the film should be understated. Excessive drama in story telling as well as in the performances was to be avoided. Real locations (village, sugarcane fields, and factory) were essential in order to make the images feel authentic. Another challenge was to work with child actors and to guide them to achieve a certain depth in their performances without restoring to loud and needless drama.
One hopes that one has succeeded to some extent at least.