Discipline Faculty

Dhummas (A Short Fiction Film)

Nainisha Viren Dedhia

Guide
Mr. Prahlad Gopakumar

The project presents a day long encounter between an old almost bedridden grandmother who has supposedly lost her memory and a young girl Mrinalini, sparks an interesting yet intriguing conversation, and in these conversations Mrinalini draws an unlikely parallel between her present and her grandmother-in-law’s past. The conversations also bring to light that the grandmother is very much in possession of her memories as she emerges as a representative of the suppressed woman. Several things are left unsaid and the unsaid make up the essence of the story. It addresses suppression of the female subject, Indian culture, and societal change.