Pratikshya
Schedule
Sun Jun 02 2024 at 03:30 pm to 05:47 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Village East by Angelika | New York, NY
About this Event
Pratikshya
Cast: Dipanwit Dasmohapatra, Choudhury Jayprakash Das, Barsha Patnaik, Sreela Tripathy, Roopambika Nayak, Abakash Mishra, Roshan Bisoi, Susil Mishra, Sidhant Mohapatro
Year Of The Film: 2022
Language: Odia
Length: 137 mins
Synopsis:
Set in Bhubaneswar around a typical middle class family, Pratikshya is a story about dreams, desperation and aspirations. Sanjay, like every other unemployed graduate is adamant about finding a government job. Bipin, his father tries hard to convince Sanjay to do any job as his retirement is at bay. The family is already burdened with loans taken for Sanjay’s elder sisters Supriya’s wedding. The buck comes to a stop when Bipin is diagnosed with a terminal illness in the form of Pancreatic Cancer. With Bipin’s term of employment coming to an end and no signs of his getting better or demise, Sanjay becomes more exasperated. Sanjay gets to know of the Government scheme of a job getting transferred to one’s ward in case of death during tenure. A frustrated Sanjay waits for his father’s death only to realise his ill mind. However, Bipin doesn’t survive for a changed Sanjay.
Director: Anupam Patnaik
Born and brought up in Bhubaneswar, Anupam learnt the trade from his father Mr. Amiya Patnaik, who won a National Award for Hakim Babu in 1985. After his MBA from Leeds University, Anupam ventured into filmmaking. His dedication has resulted in making Amiya Patnaik Productions as one of the leading Production houses in Odisha. He produced a Biopic ‘Tulasi Apa’ on social activist Padmashri Tulasi Munda, which won accolades at various film festivals. Anupam has established TechnoArt Productionz, the digital wing of Amiya Patnaik Productions which produces web content, web series, and short films. Gangs of Puri was the 1st Web Series by TechnoArt Productionz produced for Kanccha Lannka OTT, which had wide critical and commercial acclaim. Post the release of his debut film - PRATIKSHYA, the film has garnered considerable attention and praise from both audiences and industry professionals, further solidifying its reputation as a leading production house in the region. Pratikshya was the only Odia film which was selected in Indian Panorama section of IFFI -2022. Apart from that, Pratikshya is about to be remade in Hindi by Anupam Kher. Pratikshya also won the National Award for Best Film in Odia in 2021 NFA.
Where is it happening?
Village East by Angelika, 181-189 2nd Avenue, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 15.00