Cineman
Anand a voluntarily retired teacher, has started a movement to show films to school children in remote villages. Taking seriously the power of film as a medium and its impact on children, Anand continues to work to promote film literacy despite public opposition. Anand and his Children's Film Club have been running an innovative initiative to teach children through cinema for the last 10 years. Noticing his work, a young filmmaker named Omkar meets Anand to make a documentary of his work. Through the process of making the documentary, Anand's struggle to bring the right cinema to these children is highlighted. One day, while showing a movie in a school in a remote village, suddenly the lights go out and the children get to see only half of the movie. There Anand meets 9 year old boy named Ankur who is very talkative, mischievous and intelligent. While talking, Ankur tells the story of a half-watched movie.from here things take an interesting turn and the story goes straight to “Hollywood” in America. The journey, which started out of love for the medium of cinema takes different turns and takes travelers along to create a bridge to connect two different ends together.
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Umesh Mohan BagadeDirectorAnahut (Short), Chaukat (Short)
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Umesh Mohan BagadeWriterAnahut (Short), Chaukat (Short)
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Sumit PatilProducerVishay Hard
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Umesh Mohan BagadeProducerAnahut (Short), Chaukat (Short)
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Sarita Ganesh PasteProducer
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Kishor KadamKey Cast"Anand "Fandry, Natarang
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Ricky WoodKey Cast"david"Gone Girl
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Prithviraj ChavanKey Cast"Ankur"
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Richard kleinKey Cast"Richard "RRR
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Sidharth BadiKey Cast"Omkar"
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 44 minutes
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Completion Date:August 31, 2024
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Production Budget:65,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:United States, India
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Language:English, Marathi
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.35
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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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30th Kolkata International Film FestivalKolkata
India
December 9, 2024
Indian premier
In Competition section -
Third eye International film FestivalMumbai
India
Jury Mention Award for child Actor -
Ajanta Ellora International Film FestivalSambhaji Nagar
India
India Focus (Special screening ) -
Pune International Film Festival 2025Pune
India
February 14, 2025
His current profile mostly revolves around concept writing and direction. For last 7-8 years he has been working for various films, TVCs, short films and documentaries. Also he has worked as a columnist for Times of India - Maharashtra Times news paper.
Beauty of conveying a story through audio-visuals and the magic of delivering a message through creative medium of films has always fascinated and inspired him. While pursuing these interests he finally ended up choosing this path as his profession.
His last short film "Anahut" won prestigious Filmfare Best Film Audience Choice Award in 2018. Another short film ‘Chaukat’ also got selected in Indian panorama of Internationa film festival of India 2016. Both films were also screened in various prestigious film festivals across the world.
Through his own production house - Addventure Productions, he has worked as a producer, director and writer for a number of television commercials.
Cinema, as an impactful audio-visual medium, influences children aged 6-15. Promoting good movies to them can instill positive morals. It’s essential to bring quality cinema to all, including rural areas.