Pipanya” by Shubham Ghatge reiterates the social, economical and personal struggles and hardships faced by folk artistes from rural Maharashtra. Pipanya is a folk artiste who has played Pipani his whole life however his life along with many other folk artistes is increasingly threatened by a fall in demand due to the rise of other kinds of contemporary music systems in traditional occasions. This film however sheds light on the Artiste Pension Schemes but highlights it’s fallacies due to inefficient bureaucracy.
Timelines and senses collide inside an old hammam, now set up as a modern spa. When masseuse Avani touches her client Shantanu, she awakens the sensory memory of Huzaifa, her long gone brother. Suddenly, all three inhabit a liminal space between past, present and future. Within the lushness of the steam haze, we’re invited to sit with the uncertainty and beauty that permeates this fleeting moment.
Mayur Natekar, a hip young adult discovers the TikTok app and gets obsessed with it. Seeing others who have prospered in life, he aspires to achieve something, no matter the cost. Mayur, his brother, mother and father dream of escaping their reality through Mayur's plan of becoming a star.
