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Original name: Giran
English name: Giran
Year: 2024
Run time: 97 minutes
Language: Marathi
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: India
Director: Vijay Shrirang Khude
Producer: Vijay Shrirang Khude
Cast: Bhakti Dilip Ghogare, Ravindra Palkhe, Faizal Sayyad, Chhaya Aadat, Sadhana Kashid, Atul Sabale
Screenplay: Vijay Shrirang Khude
Cinematographer: Ansar Khan
Editor: Vijay Shrirang Khude
Sound Designer: Zamir Tamboli
Music Composer: Abhishek Kate
Costume Designer: Bhakti Ghogare
Production Designer: Faizal Sayyed
Production Company: Mohit Films Baramati
Vijay Shrirang Khude was born in Niravagaj, a village in Baramati taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra. He completed his schooling up to class 10 in his village. His interest in storytelling began in school, directing a play, Sasu Varchad Jawai, which reached the district competition while he was in class 4. In 2008, he co-directed the film Koyta. In 2017, his short film Freedom won awards for Best Short Film, Best Actress, and Best Actor at festivals in Kolhapur, Phaltan, Pune, and Aurangabad. He followed this with the short film Black Game, which also won multiple awards. He later directed a web movie, Walit, now available on YouTube. In 2023, he wrote a story based on his childhood and decided to produce and direct Giran independently.
In the Mang community, the day after a Giran (eclipse) concludes with a unique tradition. A newlywed girl bathes at sunrise, visits a prominent villager's house, and donates as part of a ritual. Villagers, in turn, give her stale food and clothes, believing that such donations transfer their crises to the Mang society, ensuring the village's well-being.
This practice is depicted in the story of Guna, an eight-year-old girl raised by her uncle after losing her parents. Married into the household of Babu Manga, her husband, Santaya, is an addict. Superstition dominates the village; illnesses are treated with rituals instead of medical care. Guna manages the household out of fear of her husband.
When her mother-in-law falls ill, Guna recalls her late mother's promise and resolves to end harmful customs. She secretly removes the ritual items from her home and discards them in water, symbolically breaking the cycle of superstition.
The film highlights the struggles of the Mang community, emphasizing the need to preserve culture while rejecting superstitions.
