17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
GONDHAL
GONDHAL
A young bride Suman who's suffocated in her marriager, uses her lover Sarjerao's obsession in Gondhal ritual and turns sacred tradition into a deadly chess match.
ಉಸಿರುಗಟ್ಟಿಸುವ ದಾಂಪತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕಿರುವ ಯುವ ವಧು ಸುಮನ್, ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರೇಮಿ ಸರ್ಜೆರಾವ್ಗೆ ಗೊಂಡಹಾಳ್ ಆಚಾರಣೆ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾಣಘಾತಕ ಬುದ್ಧಿಚದು ರಂಗದ ಆಟವಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Davakhar Films
Screenplay:
Santosh Davakhar
Director of Photography:
Amalendu Chaudhary
Editor :
Ashish Mhatre
Music :
Ilayiaraaja
Santosh Davakhar, 42, is a Mumbai based project consultant, IIM graduate, and social activist. Formerly a professor, he also studied screenplay writing at FTII. His socially conscious films, such as ADNYAT, ANTAR 19, and AJANVRUKSHA, have won international awards. His latest feature is GONDHAL, a film rooted in Maharashtras regional culture.