Prashna ( Question ) 2020

प्रश्न (Question)

Marathi/24 Min ; Second Version / 20 Min /2K/ Colour /2020/ India
मराठी/२३मी३४से/२k/रंगीत /२०२०

Written & Directed By – Santosh Ram कथा , पटकथा ,दिग्दर्शन – संतोष राम

Produced By –Dr . Dipali Garje Sanap , Dr. Ganesh Sanap निर्माते – डॉ .दीपाली गर्जे सानप , डॉ . गणेश सानप

Prashna (Question ) (Film)
Directed- by Santosh Ram
Produced by –Dr . Dipali Garje Sanap ,Dr. Ganesh Sanap
Productions- Dips Productions
Written by- Santosh Ram
Starring – Ganesh Jadhav , Anjali Jadhav , Rajkumar Munde , Pooja Rathod , Anil Rathod , Parmeshwar Devkate, Shivanand Lohar, Saddam Madar Shaikh, Vishwanath Wardhe , Sagar Prakash Mane
Cinematography – Arjun Balkrishnan
Release Date -2020
Running time -24 min / second version 20 Min
Language- Marathi

==Awards ==

No	Award	Name of the Festival
1	Best Short Film National	3rd Vintage International Film Festival, 2020
2	Best Short Film	4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival ,2021
3	Best Short Fiction Film Special Mention	14th SiGNS Short and Documentary Film Festival , 2021.
4	Best Film	6th Bengal International Short Film Festival 2021
5	Best Short Film Special Honourable Mention	Sprouting Seed International Short Film Festival 2020
6	Best Social Short Film	Bettiah International Film Festival 2020.
7	Best Director	4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival ,2021
8	Best Screenplay	4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival ,2021
9	Best Cinematography	3rd Vintage International Film Festival, 2020.
10	Best Cinematography	3rd Sangli National Film Festival 2020.
11	Best Cinematography	4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival ,2021
12	Best Sound Design	4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival ,2021
13	Best Cinematography	8th Siliguri Short and Documentary Film Festival 2021.
14	The Iris Award Special Mention (Writing)	Unicef Innocenti Film Festival 2021 Florence , Italy .
15	Special Jury Mention Award	9th Smita Patil Documentary and Short Film Festival , Pune .

==Official Selection ==

Shortlisted For Filmfare Awards 2020
Shortlisted For Maharashtra Women Commission Film Contest 2020
Pimpri Chinchwad International Short Film Festival 2020.
Sprouting Seed International Short Film Festival 2020.
Roshani International Short Film Festival Aurangabad 2020.
3rd Vintage International Film Festival 2020.
Indic Film Utsav, Hyderabad , 2020.
Bettiah International Film Festival 2020.
Nawada International Film Festival 2020.
Vishwarang International Film Festival 2020.
22nd Madurai Short and Documentary Film Festival 2020
2nd Shades International Film Festival 2020.
ICA – International Cultural Artifact Film Festival 2020.
4th Anna Bhau Sathe International Film Festival 2021.
9th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2021.
Ujjaini Short Film Festival 2021.
14th SiGNS International Short Film Festival Kerala 2021.
6th Bengal International Short Film Festival 2021 (India).
The Filmingo International Short Film Festival 2020 ( Mumbai ) .
8th Siliguri Short and Documentary Film Festival 2021.
Suchitra Suvarna Chalanachitrotsava 2021, Bengaluru.
4th South Asian Short Film Festival ,2021 .
The 13Th Edition Of International Documentary And Short Film Festival Of Kerala(IDSFFK) 2021
UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival 2021 Florence , Italy .
London Migration Film Festival 2021 , London.
Gandhara Independent Film Festival , Karachi , Pakistan.
12th Educational Film Festival EDUKINO ,WARSAW, POLAND
The 19th Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival, Kolkata .
Smita Patil International Film Festival 2021, Pune .
Marathi International Film Festival (MIFF) 2021 , USA.
Ma Ta Short Film Festival 2022, Mumbai
7th Human Screen Festival TUNISIE 2022
8th Kolkata People’s Film Festival Kolkata 2022.
7th edition of: HUMAN SCREEN FESTIVAL TUNISIE 2022,
2nd Annual India Film Fest of Salento oTricase, Salento South Italy
9th Zero Plus International Film Festival, the city of Tyumen (Russia) 2022 .

==Synopsis==

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 be- cause 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.

== रुपरषेा/सारांश ==

गंगा आणि राजकुमार वषार्तुन सहा मिहने ऊसतोड कामगार म्हणुन काम करतात . घरी कोणीही वयस्क नसल्यामुळे त्यांना त्याचा मुलगा गणेश यालासुद्धा सहा मिहने काम असेल तिथं घेऊन जाव लागत . यामुळे गणेश ची सहा महिने शाळा बुडते आिण गणेश शिक्षणापासुन दुर होतो . गणेशच शिक्षण झालच पाहिजे अस गंगाला वाटत . तिसरी पर्यंतच शिक्षण घेतलेली गंगा आपल्या मुलाच्या आणि स्वतःच्या प्रगतीसाठी कुठल्या प्रश्नांना तोंड देते याचा प्रवास म्हणजेच “प्रश्न “

==Cast ==

Ganu – Ganesh Jadhav
Ganga – Anjali Jadhav
Raju -Rajkumar Munde
Pooja -Pooja Rathod
Anna – Anil Rathod
Groom : Parmeshwar Devkate
Bride Helper : Shivanand Lohar
Teachers 1 : Saddam Madar Shaikh
Teachers 2 : Vishwanath Wardhe
Sugarcane Farm Owner : Sagar Prakash Mane

==कलाकार ==
गणेश जाधव ,अंजली जाधव ,पुजा राठोड ,अनिल राठोड ,परमेश्वर देवकत्ते, सद्दाम शेख ,विश्वनाथ वर्दे

==Crew ==

Story , Screenplay & Directed By – Santosh Ram
Produced By – Dr . Dipali Garje Sanap Dr. Ganesh Sanap
Executive Producers – Santosh Ram , Ajit Sabnis
Editor – Pravin Anarse
Cinematography-Arjun Balkrishnan
Sound – Umakant Jagtap
Art – Bharat Gumnar ,Ram Bhure
Costume – Nisha Gagre
Colourist -Pradeumna Sawant

== ==

कथा , पटकथा , दिग्दर्शन – संतोष राम
निर्माते – डॉ .दिपाली गर्जे सानप , डॉ . गणेश सानप कायर्कारी निर्माते – संतोष राम , अजित सबनीस
संकलन – प्रवीण अनारसे
छायांकन – अर्जुन बालकृष्णन
ध्वनी – उमाकांत जगताप
कला – भरत गुमनर ,राम भुरे
वेशभुषा- निशा गागरे कलर -प्रद्युम्न सावंत

==Director’s Biography ==

Santosh Ram is an Indian Director, Screenwriter and Producer based in Pune. 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 Cinefusion , 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 (Short) 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 ( 2020) is shortlisted for Filmfare short Film Awards 2020 and Eighteen film festivals all over the World winning 12 Awards .

==Director’s Filmography ==

Vartul (Short) (2009) – winner of 13 Awards – Selection in over Fifty Six Film Festivals across the world .

Galli (Short) (2015)- Selection in over Twelve Film Festivals across the world.

Prashna (Short) (2020)- Winner of Fifteen Awards – Selection in over Thirty Five Film Festivals across the world .

==Official Trailer ==