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Jwaar Bhata

Through Conversations and observations, the film speaks about the dogma, desire and despair present in Temple Kalighat. The film throws light on the beliefs and practices of people, coming to the ghat and their existing unbreakable bonding with the ghat. It also speaks about “How ghat turned into an Immortal Piggy Bank for some devotees and children
“JWAAR-BHATA” are the two specific names for the direction of flowing of Ganga river in Kalighat Temple.

  • RISHAV ROUSHAN
    Director
  • RISHAV ROUSHAN
    Writer
  • RISHAV ROUSHAN
    Producer
  • VAISHAK MANOHARAN
    Producer
  • AJIT SARDAR
    Key Cast
    "AJIT"
  • BABU SONA
    Key Cast
    "BABU SONA"
  • VAISHAK MANOHARAN
    CAMERA
  • RISHAV ROUSHAN
    CAMERA
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Hindi bengali
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 8, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Satyajit Ray Film and Television institute
  • CMS,INTERNATIONAL CHILREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF)
    LUCKNOW
    India
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • The Lift-Off Sessions
    Pinewood Studios SL0 0HN
    United Kingdom
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    PINEWOOD STUDIOS
    United Kingdom
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Intimalente/Intimatelens film festival
    via Jenco, 13 Caserta, CE 81100
    Italy
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Global University Film Awards
    Hongkong
    China
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Jinju English Film Festival
    Jinju City
    Korea, Republic of
    July 30, 2022
    HONERABLE MENTION
Director Biography - RISHAV ROUSHAN

Rishav Roushan, a filmmaking student, pursuing post graduation Diploma in Electronics and Digital Media from Satyajit Ray Film and Television institute Kolkata. He had also pursued screenplay writing at Film and Television Institute of India Pune.
After joining SRFTI Kolkata, he started making films and documentaries as a student project in SRFTI and had also done some shorts independently. Moreover, he assisted many notable filmmakers mostly his alumni from SRFTI in the Kolkata industry.

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Director Statement

First Documentary of my life. Its my very first attempt for understanding the medium. I shot this documentary as an exercise just after a masterclass by a documentary Filmmaker "Ranu Ghosh" along with my batchmate Vaishak Manoharan.