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Original name: Gaabh
English name: Gaabh
Year: 2024
Run time: 125 minutes
Language: Marathi
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: India
Director: Anup Jatratkar
Producer: Mangesh Narayan Goture
Cast: Kailash Waghmare, Sayali Bandkar, Vikas Patil, Vasundhara Pokharankar, Umesh Bolake, Chandrashekhar Janawade
Screenplay: Anup Jatratkar
Cinematographer: Veerdhawal Patil
Editor: Ravindra Chandekar
Sound Designer: Chandrashekhar Janawade
Music Composer: Chandrashekhar Janawade
Costume Designer: Chaitali Ganu
Production Company: Timelapse Production, AJ Multimedia Production
Anup Jatratkar has been an active contributor to the world of cinema and literature since 2005. With a creative journey spanning nearly two decades, he has made over 30 short films and established himself as a prominent screenplay writer for six Marathi feature films. Jatratkar’s talent for storytelling extends to theater as well. His one-act play, Nishparn Pimpalachya Chayet, earned the prestigious Vijay Tendulkar Puraskar from the Maharashtra Government in 2020. Beyond screenwriting and theater, he is also a novelist, with his debut work currently in the pipeline for publication. Jatratkar makes his directorial debut with the Marathi feature film Gaabh.
Dadu, an unmarried man living with his grandmother, becomes the target of her constant taunts. In a moment of frustration, he brings home a buffalo, only to be ridiculed further when she demands he find it a mate. Determined to prove her wrong, Dadu sets out to find a bull but discovers they’re often sold off for slaughter. His search leads him to another village, where he learns of a canceled wedding because the bride eloped with a boy nicknamed "Tonga" (bull). As Dadu takes up the task of finding this boy, his journey transforms into a deeper exploration of identity, relationships, and humanity. Through the metaphor of the bull and his interactions with the people around him, Dadu begins to reflect on his own life, guilt, and purpose. Gaabh is a heartfelt tale of rural life, exploring bonds between people and animals, and the raw beauty of transformation.
