Health and Cinema: 21st to 23rd February 2013

Screening of feature films concerned with issues of health and a panel discussion
Programme conceptualized and coordinated by Dr Mohan Agashe

Badha (The Possession; Marathi)
(92 min; 2005; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar

With Amruta Subhash, Devika Daftardar, Rajesh More, Uttara Baokar

Badha (The Possession) is a battle between fear and faith. A shepherd village on a barren land is witness to this battle: an only son in a family disappears; a desperate grandmother needs a boy in the family to attain salvation after death; fear of the unknown.  The film is a journey from blind fear to compassionate faith