Ektara Collective

Turup

Ektara Collective

Moulina Midde, Sheela Rawat

Chess is a popular pastime in this neighbourhood, with roadside games bringing together men, to challenge each other in friendly and sometimes unfriendly matches. But for some, the pawns include morality and religion causing tensions to erupt when a tournament gets underway. Against this backdrop, a domestic worker with a secret hobby, a former journalist struggling with married life and a young woman in love, find themselves pushing boundaries and challenging the rules of the game.

HOTEL RAAHGIR

Ektara Collective

It appears to a be a normal day in a canteen near a railway station. A cultural event has been taking place in the town, and the canteen is populated with the participants. On different tables between arguments, introductions , meetings and partings, we get to meet many different people. Every person affected in various ways by the world, and in their turn, affecting the world around them. They seem to be living their everyday, natural life. And then, they discover that it’s not such a normal day after all…

CHANDA KE JOOTE

Ektara Collective

Chanda Ke Joote is Ekatara’s first fiction film. A little girl Chanda, who is the undisputed Pithoo champion of her basti and her friend Shameen are burdened a bag full of worries after getting enrolled in a big school-one that brings with it, new books, uniforms and the worst of all evils; they must wear shoes! Chanda hates shoes. Will Chanda manage to dream up a plan to beat the rules and make a little space for herself within the discipline of the school?

Jaadui Machchi

Ektara Collective

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 wishes that she wants fulfilled .Around the same time a contractor has been visiting 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 realizes that staying true to one's beliefs is not easy. There comes a time when our convictions are put to test.