Indian-language film “Maasa” Contender for 2022 AACTA Awards

Maasa” has been nominated as a contender for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) 2022 Award for Best Short Film, produced by Australian Indian producer Pradnya Dugal of Jhumka Films, and directed by veteran Bollywood choreographer Phulawa Khamkar.

The Indian community is the fastest growing community in Australia, and we need to hear more stories from these communities. “Maasa” is one such story about a tough elderly widow Rakhmabai, who after her son's untimely death in a road accident, starts serving lunch boxes with her daughter-in-law, Ketaki, to make ends meet. Both women bury their grief in work but it hovers around them like a ghost, until their life's monotony is rocked by the entry of a new customer, Sumedh, who takes a liking to Ketaki and her son Aniket.

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