‘Gosht Aahe Prithvimolachi’, a six-part youth-centric series of short films that touch upon various social, cultural and family situations that affect the mental health of youngsters, was launched this week with the telecast of its first episode ‘Gosht Arjunchi: Date with Aai’ on Bharatiya Digital Party’s (BhaDiPa) VishayKhol channel.
The trailer of the film-series can be watched here,
Under the initiative organised by Rakhadi Studios along with NGO Parivartan Trust, one movie will be screened every week. “More than 80 per cent of mental illnesses start between the ages of 18 and 35. Hence the right information and perspective on mental health and illness at this age can prove to be useful. These films attempt to create more conversations around issues like mental discomfort while dealing with addiction, discrimination, love, attraction, sexuality, career and relationship with parents, both artistically and scientifically,” says Dr Hamid Dabholkar who manages Parivartan Trust.
Dabholkar connected with Pune-based filmmaker and film educator Anupam Barve and others to make short films on issues centred on mental health and youth. “Soon enough Maitreyee Kulkarni, Alok Rajwade and Parna Pethe and I got together and started a company called Rakhadi Studio and identified six issues. While Maitreyee wrote the script, Alok and I directed three films each while Parna is the creative producer,” Barve said.
The first short film in Marathi focuses on Arjun, a youth in his early 20s who returns home drunk every day and a surprise his mother has in store. This episode features Geetanjali Kulkarni and Shivraj Waichal.
