Shahiri

'Shahiri' is a documentary movie which shows the glorious history of transforming tradition of Marathi folk balladry since around last 10 centuries. Who were called as a ‘Shahir’ in which era, is shown in this movie. It showed us various ideologies through the folk songs. It even got changed from time to time according to many social & political changes in India. The folk art in India contributed a lot in revolutionary movements. So, we can see that the art & movements depended on each other on various occasions.
This documentary movie 'Shahiri' shows more than 20 phases of Marathi folk balladry where sometimes it was suppressed by the then rulers and many times it got patronized by the common people. This is a culture which nurtured the democracy with its brave voice.
You'll see the beginning of Marathi ballads, various forms of folk arts in Maharashtra, tradition of ancient saints, monarchs, freedom struggles, social reformers, rebels, artist troupes, modern forms of traditional genres, the notable artists of this culture, casteism, racism, poverty, songs of equality & brotherhood, songs of oppressed untouchable communities, international politics, satire, nationalism, Gandhi, Hinduism, Communism, Buddhism, Ambedkarism, the struggle for human rights, freedom of speech, etc. and all that with the music!