Private Project

PHAD- A Maharashtrian Folk Art

The documentary “Phad” is based on the great folk tradition of Maharashtra known as “Tamasha” and on the life of its artists. These artists were born on-stage, brought up on stage and have carried forward the baton inherited from their parents and grandparents, selflessly. This art, that can be traced back to nearly 250-300 years, and its artists are still living the lives of the illiterate and the abandoned for generations together.

  • Dhananjay Khairnar
    Director
  • Dhananjay Khairnar
    Writer
  • Sunil Chandurkar
    Producer
  • Dhananjay Khairnar
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    फड
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 24, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Marathi
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 6th My Mumbai International Short Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    October 20, 2018
    Mumbai Premier
    Best Cinematography Award
  • 2nd Annabhau Sathe International Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    October 28, 2018
    Pune Premier
    Best Documentary Award
  • 7th Smita Patil International Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    December 8, 2018
    Pune Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 11th Jaipur International Film Festival
    Jaipur
    India
    January 22, 2019
    Rajasthan Premier
    Official Selection
  • 7th Kolhapur International Film Festival
    Kolhapur
    India
    February 10, 2019
    Kolhapur Premiere
    Best Documentary Award
  • Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award
    Mumbai
    India
    Official Selection
  • Ahmednagar International Short Film Festival
    Ahmednagar
    India
    March 9, 2019
    Best Director
  • Indie Meme Film Festival
    Austin
    United States
    April 14, 2019
    Semi Finalist
  • National Documentary and Short Film Festival
    Thrissur
    India
    March 16, 2019
    Jury Mentioned
  • Pimpri Chinchwad International Short Film Festival
    Pimpri Chinchwad
    India
    March 16, 2019
    Best Documentary
  • Pratibimb National Short Film Festival
    Ahmednagar
    India
    February 9, 2019
    Best Documentary
Director Biography - Dhananjay Khairnar

DHANANJAY KHAIRNAR completed his education from Diploma in Computer Engineering. But his dream of becoming a good storyteller and hence he started to make the short films. After making one short film and two documentaries in 2017, he completed the 'Film Appreciation Course' from the "Film and Television Institute of India" (FTII) this year. While working on different subjects, the film medium seems to be very effective to reach those stories correctly. He made first short film “4/30” about “Women Mensuration Cycle” in Jan 2017. The film is selected by deferent festivals like Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival- Delhi, Nasik International Film Festival- Nasik, Goa Short Film Festival- Goa, Pune Short Film Festival-Pune. Then Jun 2017 he worked on second project, a Short Documentary ‘Antayatra’ about “a woman who serves the dead bodies”. This Documentary select for ‘People Choice Price’ in the contest of ‘Its Happened Only In India’. And now his third project is Marathi documentary film “PHAD - A Maharashtrian Folk Art” which is based on Maharashtrian Folk Art, “Tamasha”

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Director Statement

The roots of this distinctive folk art from can be traced back to 250-300 years. This art from gave birth to many artists who also gain popularity out of it. Unfortunately, what the society didn't give them till date is respect, like any other human being...
So i think this documentary is the small part of the change thinking about this artist..