This is a short fiction film of 38 mins made in collaboration with a local community on the banks of the river narmada in the hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh.
The film is basically about the resilience of a young girl as she tries to stay true to her beliefs.
The making of the film has followed a different process. There are no trained actors in this film nor is there a single director. The actors are members of the community itself. The script was based and adapted from a short story called, "Fishy Magic" written by Rinchin and the film was made as a collective effort where everyone involved has contributed in some way to the development, direction and execution of the script of the film.
The film was produced by ektara collective. Ektara Collective is an independent, autonomous, non funded group of individuals based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The main purpose of the group is to combine creative efforts and imagination and collaborate with other like-minded people to successfully implement them.
Brief synopsis On the banks of a flowing river Jyotika and her friends are busy in their lives when one day they meet an old woman who tells them a story of a fish that spreads happiness in the world. For her friends its just a story but jyotika is convinced about the existence of this fish and hopes to meet it someday. She carefully prepares for it making a list of people whose wishes she wants fulfilled. Around the same time a contractor has been visitng the village with a proposal for the fishermen that promises much wealth and happiness. A few in the village believe that it may not be as good as it seems.
And one day Jyotika realises that staying true to one's beliefs is not easy. There comes a time when our convictions are put to test.