Title of film : Ice-cream
Director Name : Rajdeep Paul,Sarmistha Maiti
Cast & crew :
Producer : Anjan Bose
Editor : Sarmistha Maiti,Rajdeep Paul
Cast :
Synopsis : A low-caste rural boy from interior India goes to attend the local political leader’s son’s wedding, along with his mother and two siblings, excited at the prospect of having a grand meal, especially his favourite ice-cream, referred to as ‘Malai’ in the local tongue. But he instead discovers the dark side of the Great Indian Wedding – a wake-up to the harshness of the society and the saga of discrimination and exploitation of the weak, poor, low-caste, women and even children that continues in the name of tradition in our country even after nearly two decades in the new millennium. Relegated to doing manual labour for little money to entertain the rich and empowered people as they rejoice and celebrate the grand marriage ceremony, the family has to pay too great a price to earn too little – a little boy’s wish for an ice-cream. Set in the rough rocky terrain of interior Odisha, the film is a tale of a little boy’s loss of innocence and a cinematic protest against the social injustice and inequalities like caste hierarchy, female exploitation and child abuse prevalent in our society and the indifference and hypocrisy of the empowered and educated people towards them.
Director Bio : Rajdeep Paul (b. Sep 1981) is an Indian filmmaker and writer who has written, directed and produced documentary films, short fiction films, PSA, Animation and New Media films etc. He is alumnus of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), India and recipient of the National Film Award from the Honourable President of India for his feature length documentary film "At the Crossroads Nondon Bagchi Life and Living" at the 61st National Film Awards, 2013. He is also the recipient of the prestigious BFJA award in 2017 for hs short film, "The Woman... and the Man." Rajdeep has worked as a Software Engineer in Infosys Technologies Ltd, India before coming to films. He has done PG Diploma in Screenplay writing and Direction from SRFTI (2007-10). He has worked with both international and national producers of repute like PBS & ShowOfForce, USA, Public Service Broadcasting Trust & Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Aurora Films, Krish Movies, Studio Earthcraft India. He has also produced films under the banner of Triambigram Arts along with Sarmistha Maiti. Also a novelist, Rajdeep has published two books in 2013: “3 on a Bed – Contemporary Indian Novellas” co-written with Sarmistha Maiti, published by Bunsen Books and epic fantasy novel “Davyaprithvi: Heaven on Earth” published by Aether Books. His feature film script “The Biryani Seller” written along with Sarmistha Maiti has undergone mentorship in the first edition of Mumbai Mantra Cinerise Screenwriting Programme 2014-15 from the likes of Michael Radford, Audrey Wells, Sebastian Cordero, Sriram Raghavan and Anjum Rajabali, and the film is being directed by both of them and was one of the 18 official selections in NFDC Film Bazaar Co-Production Market 2016. Rajdeep presently works as a Director and Creative Producer for Aurora Film Corporation, India.
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