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Babi


Maithili Ajay Phatak | India | 2024 | 32 mins. | Marathi, English

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Four years after Babi’s passing, her grandniece pieces together the life of this educator, filmmaker and freedom fighter. Through intimate anecdotes shared by Babi’s daughter and grandchildren, the film explores Babi’s philosophy, set against the backdrop of India’s historical upheavals. 

Maithili Ajay Phatak

Maithili Ajay Phatak

Maithili is a recent graduate from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India. She hails from Pune. Her work spans different media, including visual arts and text. Intersectional feminism, politics of the body, shared histories and mental health are a few things that move her to create. She works with traditional as well as experimental forms of film.

Producer : Maithili Ajay Phatak
Writer : Maithili Ajay Phatak
Cinematographer : Arjun PS, Param Walvekar, Anish Phansalkar
Editor : Maithili Ajay Phatak
Sound : Shubham Bhoot
Music : Gopal Thackarey
Cast : Nayan Kulkarni, Dhanashree Bhisey, Rohit Kulkarni

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