The Ordinary People

Munuren, a 17 yr old tribal girl from the state of Jharkhand in India, is an exceptional hockey player in her area. She gets selected for a hockey camp that is being organised in the nearby town. Her family has no funds to buy her a hockey kit, the one thing that is non negotiable for participation in the camp.
They try to help her achieve her dreams through all possible ways & this forms the crux of this film.

  • Kanika Verma
    Director
    Sting (Dansh)
  • Avinash Das
    Director
  • Anish Ranjan
    Writer
    Sting (Dansh)
  • Kanika Verma
    Writer
  • Avinash Das
    Writer
  • Anish Ranjan
    Producer
    Sting (Dansh)
  • Kanika Verma
    Producer
  • Aditya Srivastava
    Key Cast
    "SOMA"
  • Usha Jadhav
    Key Cast
    "Sonamani"
    Dhag, Mai Ghat
  • Akanksha Pingale
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 36 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    500,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kanika Verma, Avinash Das

Kanika is a film maker with a masters in Philosophy from Lady Sriram College, University of Delhi, India. She has worked extensively in the social and agricultural sector, organic faming in Northeast India. She has trained in film making with acclaimed film director, Hansal Mehta.
Kanika has produced and directed feature films. Her Debut film "DANSH" has featured in over 13 film festivals including Osian Film festival 2005, Mumbai International film festival, Palmsprings International Film festival, Bangkok International film festival.

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Director Statement

The film is set in a beautiful tribal village of Jharkhand, India, still embedded in tribal ethos. It tries to transport the audience into a world where neighbours are well-wishers, animals are friends and the forest is the benefactor. But, it is also a "conflict zone" and this impacts their daily lives in many ways. The film pivots around the teenager Munuren, and her family who want to send her to a hockey camp being held in the nearby town.
Can a person from the tribal world dare to dream like a person in the modern world? Are these worlds so distinct? Have influences not permeated from the contemporary world to the tribal world? Do these influences travel one way only? Can we not pick ethos from the Adivasis(forest dwellers)?
The film, with an engaging plot-line of the struggles, sorrows and triumphs of this family will compel the audience to think beyond.