Prashna ( Question)
Ganga and her husband Rajkumar work as seasonal sugar cutting Labourers on a contract basis. They have to migrate from place to place for the work leaving behind their Native Village. Their only son Ganesh (Age 10 Years ) has to accompany them because Nobody is there at home to take care of him . This is a problem for Ganesh’s educational progress as he is absent every year for Three Months. How Ganga , a Third Standard educated woman overcomes the problem of Ganesh’s Education as well as finds a way of acquiring knowledge for her own Progress.
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Santosh RamDirectorVartul ( Circle ) , Galli ( The Lane )
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Santosh RamWriterVartul ( Circle ) , Galli ( The Lane )
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Dr . Dipali Garje -SanapProducer
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Dr. Ganesh SanapProducer
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Ganesh chandrakant Jadhav Ganesh's Mother : Anjali chandrakant Jadhav Ganesh's Father : Rajkumar Devidas MundeKey Cast"Ganesh "
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Anjali chandrakant JadhavKey Cast"Ganga"
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Rajkumar Devidas MundeKey Cast" Ganesh's Father"
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Pooja Anil RathodKey Cast"Pooja "
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Anil Tarachand RathodKey Cast"Anna"
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Parmeshwar DevkateKey Cast"Groom "
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Saddam Madar ShaikhKey Cast" Teachers 1 "
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Vishwanath WardheKey Cast" Teachers 2 "
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Santosh RamKey Cast"Sugarcane Farm Owner"
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Project Title (Original Language):Prashna
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:23 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:March 5, 2020
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Production Budget:12 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Marathi
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Shooting Format:Digital 4k
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Filmfare Awards 2020Mumbai
India
January 28, 2020
Indian
Shortlisted For -
Pimpri Chinchwad International Short Film Festival 2020.Pune
India
September 3, 2020
Indian
official selection -
Roshani International Short Film Festival Aurangabad 2020.
India
official selection -
3rd Vintage International Film Festival 2020
India -
Sprouting Seed International Short Film Festival
India
Best Short Film Special Honourable Mention -
FIORENZO SERRA FILM FESTIVAL ,Italy 2020
Italy -
3rd Vintage International Film Festival 2020Kolhapur
India
October 28, 2020
Indian
Best Short Film Award -
3rd Vintage International Film Festival 2020Kolhapur
India
October 28, 2020
Best Cinematography Award -
Vishwarang International Film Festival 2020Bhopal
India
November 26, 2020
Official Selection -
22nd Madurai Short and Documentary Film Festival 2020Madurai
India
December 12, 2020
Official selection -
Indic film Utsav 2020Hydrabad
India
November 13, 2020
Official competition section selection -
2nd Shades International Film Festival 2020Indore
India
December 20, 2020
Official Competition selection -
3rd Sangli National Film Festival 2020Sangli
India
December 5, 2020
Best Cinematography -
3rd Sangli National Film Festival 2020Sangli
India
December 13, 2020
Best Cinematography at 3rd Sangli National Film Festival 2020 -
ICA – International Cultural Artifact Film Festival 2020.Pune
India
Official Selection -
4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival 2021.Pune
India
Official Selection -
Bettiah International Film Festival 2020.Bettiah
India
December 24, 2020
Best Social Film at Bettiah International Film Festival 2020. -
4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival 2021.Pune
India
February 11, 2021
Best Short Film Award -
4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival 2021.Pune
India
February 11, 2021
Best Director Award -
4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival 2021.Pune
India
February 11, 2021
Best Screenplay Award -
4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival 2021.Pune
India
February 11, 2021
Best Sound Design Award -
4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival 2021.Pune
India
February 11, 2021
Best Cinematography Award -
9th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2021.Chennai
India
March 3, 2021
Official Selection -
Ujjaini Short Film Festival 2021.Ujjain
India
March 6, 2021
official selection -
14th SiGNS International Short Film Festival Kerala 2021.14th SiGNS International Short Film Festival 2021
India
March 22, 2021
SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM -
6th Bengal International Short Film Festival 2021Kolkata
India
April 9, 2021
Best Film -
The Filmingo International Short Film FestivalMumbai
India
June 27, 2021
official selection -
8th Siliguri Short and Documentary Film Festival 2021.Siliguri , Kolkata
India
August 28, 2021
Best Cinematography Award -
Suchitra Suvarna ChalanachitrotsavaBengaluru
India
August 28, 2021
official selection -
4th South Asian Short Film FestivalKolkata
India
November 15, 2021
Official Selection -
The 13Th Edition Of International Documentary And Short Film Festival Of Kerala (IDSFFK) 2021.Trivandrum
India
Official Selection -
Gandhara Independent Film Festival 2021Karachi
Pakistan
November 5, 2021
Official Selection -
UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival 2021Florence
Italy
October 21, 2021
The Iris Award for Special Mention (Writing) -
The 19th Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film FestivalKOLKATA
India
December 8, 2021
Official Selection -
9th Smita Patil International Film Festival 2021 .Pune
India
December 19, 2021
Special Jury Mention Award -
MA TA Film FestivalPune
India
January 30, 2022
Best Story Award -
8th Kolkata People’s Film Festival Kolkata 2022.Kolkata
India
March 31, 2022
Official Selection -
7th Human Screen Festival TUNISIE 2022
Tunisia
March 9, 2022
Official Selection
Santosh Ram is an Indian Director, Screenwriter and Producer based in Pune , Mumbai. His Filmography includes Vartul (Circle) 2009, Galli (The Lane) 2015 and Prashna (Question ) 2020.He has done his Post Graduation in English Literature. He developed an appreciation for cinema while studying Literature. He has participated in Film Appreciation Course conducted by National Film Archive of India in collaboration with Film and Television Institute of India 2006 . He Participated in a six month Film making course conducted by Cine fusion , Pune . He was selected for a Six Month course in City Narratives In Cinema and Literature conducted by Majlis and Max Mueller Bhavan , Mumbai .His debut Short film, Vartul (Circle) traveled to over Fifty-Six Film Festivals across the world including 11th Osian’s Cine fan Film Festival, New Delhi (India), International Documentary and Short Film Festival Of Kerala and 17th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Canada), Winning Thirteen Awards .The film is inspired by a true event that moulded his religious, social and political ideology while growing up.His Second Short Film Galli (The Lane) 2015 - Selection in over Twelve Film Festivals across the world. He is one of the Curators For 11th Vibgyor Film Festival 2016 Thirussur (India). Prashna (Question) 2020 is shortlisted for Filmfare short Film Awards 2020 and Officially Selected in Twenty Seven Film Festivals all Over the World Winning Fourteen Awards . Santosh Ram Won The Iris Award Special Mention ( Writing ) For Prashna at Unicef Innocenti Film Festival 2021 Florence , Italy .
Migration at certain point of life is dangerous for our future but thousands of Sugar cutting labourers migrate from one pace to another for bread and butter . The future of their children is just the mirror of their own lives .