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Connection Kya Hai ? (What's The Connection?)

The weaker sex. The home maker. Stereotyping women is not a recent phenomenon but an ancient one. Over centuries, over generations, misogynistic notions have crept into our psyche through idioms and proverbs that imply in no uncertain terms that women are synonymous with weak and cowardly. The loose usage of these phrases and proverbs has normalised misogyny in our society. It is not them who need to adjust, but us. Our attitudes need to change to the new realities.

It’s time to weed out these prejudiced and chauvinistic adages and call out the baseless yet malicious parallels drawn through these proverbs by asking, “What’s the connection?”

This film highlights one such phrase, that is widely used in India, referring Women as WEAKER SEX.

  • NILESH B. NAIK
    Director
  • NILESH B. NAIK
    Writer
  • VIDULA NILESH NAIK
    Producer
  • MANASI KULKARNI
    Key Cast
    "MANASI"
  • KARAN THAKUR
    Key Cast
    "KARAN"
  • VARUN PANDE
    Key Cast
    "VARUN"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 6, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - NILESH B. NAIK

Nilesh Naik has been in the industry for around 22 years.
He started his working career with Nimbus Productions in the year 2001. Moved to Star TV and worked until 2004 as Senior Offline Editor. Moved to Sony TV in 2005 as a Senior Promo Producer and was there till 2008.
Post which Nilesh own's his company - Spinning Wheel Productions. Under this banner he has been associated with Bollywood films like BLACK, DUS, My name is Khan, Sawariyaa, RA One to name a few as a Promo Director / Editor. He's also done other Bollywood films / Regional films as a Promo Director / Editor. Besides this he's also been a part of the corporate world and has done corporate films / Ad films etc..
His earlier short film "Woh Pal" was very well received and has won may awards, it was also nominated for Filmfare Short Films Awards 2020.
Nilesh Naik has won 2 Promax awards
Promax Asia 2004
Promax World wide 2005 - for his outstanding work in promos done for STAR TV.

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Director Statement

“From the Ancient times we always underestimated women, assumed them as weak gender, unequal to men. But in reality thats not the case, Women are more stronger and tougher mentally with better surviving skills and that fact needs to be highlighted. History has witnessed so many stronger women warriors, Rulers who time and again proved the claim. But unfortunately somehow people at large believed that they are weaker in comparison to men.
We been demeaning them through our actions or words. We have been unknowingly insulting them with some old school sayings, and phrases. We wanted to make this film just so that we can bring it to notice for the society. And this is our attempt to change the meaning of these phrases and show respect to Women.”