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Dada ji ki Diary

Relations are based on feelings and emotions and feelings are directly connected to the heart.
A grandfather holds his grandchild’s hand for a while and their heart for a lifetime. Only a grandfather is always willing to suffer just to cheers his little grandchild .There is a unique bond of love between grandparents and grand child.
In our film “DADA JI KI DIARY “ grandfather of Suraj , writes a Diary before dying in which all the memories related to suraj and dadaji were written.

  • Shri Devender Dhaka
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  • Smt Rajesh Dhaka
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  • Smt Ruchika Chaudhary
    Special Thnaks
  • Ram Prasad Mandal
    Director
  • Ram Prasad Mandal
    Writer
  • Ram Prasad Mandal
    Story,Screenplay,Dialouge
  • Ravinder Dhaka Telefilms
    Production House
  • Ravinder Dhaka
    Producer
  • Ravinder Dhaka
    Key Cast
    Suraj
  • Sharan Makkar
    Key Cast
    Dada Ji
  • Shreya Vinod
    Key Cast
    Girlfriend
  • Menka H
    Key Cast
    Mother
  • Dalip Gulati
    Key Cast
    Father
  • Tanay Vishal
    Key Cast
    Younger Suraj
  • Durgesh Vishwakarma
    Music Director
  • Vicky Singh
    Editor
  • Ravikant Reddy
    Cinematographer
  • Gautam Aatavle
    Lyrics Writer
  • Gufi
    Singer
  • Rahul Deo Verma
    Cheif Assistant Director
  • Manoj Kumar
    1st Assistant Director
  • Smriti Mala
    Assistant Director
  • Avinash
    Assistant Director
  • Dinkar Sadhwekar
    Assistant Cinematographer
  • Mahesh Kumar
    Assistant Editor
  • Munna Poojary
    Sound Engineer
  • Jaspreet Kaur
    Sound Recordist
  • Raj Giri
    Production Manager
  • Anil Ojha
    Production Assistant
  • Raj Kumar Ganayarapu
    DI colorist
  • Madhu Sudan
    Poster Designer
  • Sumit kamat
    Camera Attendent
  • Manoj Kumar
    Camera Attendent
  • Vijay Soni
    Camera Attendent
  • Chandan Soni
    Camera Attendent
  • Krishna Dev
    Camera Attendent
  • Devendra Thakur
    Make Up and Hair
  • Rekha
    Make Up and Hair
  • Vijay Kumar
    Art Director
  • Rahul Kushwaha
    Assistant Art Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Full HD (1920*1080)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Canada,s World International Film Festival
    Quebec
    Canada
    Offical Selection
  • Ichill International Film Festival
    Manila
    Philippines
    January 27, 2017
    Best Actor- Finalist (Grandson Suraj)
  • International Short Film Festival Kolkata
    Kolkata
    India
    January 28, 2017
    Semi- Finalist
  • Pick ur flick international film festival
    Gurgaon
    India
    Official- Selection
  • Alternative International film festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Music Finalist
  • Plumeria Short Film Festival
    Kerela
    India
  • Near Nazareth Film Festival
    Afula
    Israel
    Semi Finalist
  • WhataShort Independent Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    Official Selection
  • Carribbean Film Festival

    Bahamas
    Semi- Finalist
  • Cardiff International Film Festival
    New Wales
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Lebanon International Short Film Festival
    Nabatiyeh
    Lebanon
    December 17, 2017
    Lebanon Premier
    Official Selection
  • Canada Shorts Film Festival
    New Brunswick
    Canada
    December 9, 2017
    Canada Premier
    Honourable Mention
  • Dehradun International Film Festival
    Dehradun
    India
    November 4, 2017
    Uttarakhand Premier
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Ravinder Dhaka Telefilms
    Country: India
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Ram Prasad Mandal

Ram Prasad Mandal born at small village of Jharkhand, his father Teklal Mandal is a farmer, his Mother Sarswati Devi is a house wife.
He did graduation in History (hons) from R.S.P College Jharia, Dhanbad. He used to write story and poetry from childhood.
In 2008 he moved to Delhi for his dream. He did theater and street plays in Delhi. He has written a Novel and Study about Cinema. In 2010 he moved to Mumbai and started working as an assistant director in films and T.V Serials. He has been working since seven years in Bollywood with different Production company.
In 2016 he has written & Directed Three Short Films.
1. Beggars, 2. Dada ji ki diary, 3.Switch off. All three films have been selected in 50 International film Festivals. He got best Childrens film Award for Beggars film. And Best Asian Film Award for Switch off film. Ram Prasad Mandal was invited by Al - Nahj International film festival (Iraq) to represent young film makers.

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Director Statement

This is a story of Generation Gap
Very often we have become modern , and because of that we continue to forget our roots and that is very terrible.The roots of our families is still our Grandparents. To make their families better and modern every grandparents sacrifices their desires and hopes.But when they need our support in their oldage , very often people hurt them or their expectations.
During Childhood , grandfather answers every silly question of his grandson with smile and happiness , instead of scolding him ,But during oldage of grandfather he never gets any answer with smile from his grandson . Every human being needs to take a look inside themselves and towards their memories , then only they will realise the importance of their Grandparents. No matter how heartless life will become but we should not hurt our grandparents.