The Silence

Late at night on a local train in Mumbai, young Chini witnesses an incident that forces her to face up to demons from her past. Based on a true story, the narrative revolves around a little girl growing up in poverty with her father in a rural area. When he's unable to manage caring for her himself, he sends Chini to her uncle in a nearby town, where life-changing events occur. Blending past and present and with forceful drama, the film tackles crucial, taboo topics, tracing the recurring question of responsibility – or silence.

1. German Star of India 2015, Director's Vision

2. Best Film, Indian Cinema Competition, Bengaluru International Film Festival

Audience comments after the premiere of 'The Silence' in Stuttgart, Germany


A friend whom I've known since I was 16, has been abusing a 5 year old for the past 2 years. After watching The Silence I'm going to try to do something about it.

- / Audience

My father used to assault me when I was a kid. I'm still not over it. I now have a young daughter and I would like for her to watch the movie.

- / Audience

There was a point when I just wanted to scream and leave the theater so overcome I was with emotion.

- / Audience

There were about 100 people at the screening, half of them were crying when they exited the hall.

- / Festival Director

Festivals featuring 'The Silence'

15th – 19th July, 2015

German Star of India 2015, Director's Vision

29th October – 5th November, 2015

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6th – 15th November, 2015

One of only 8 films in competition and the first ever from India

15th – 19th November, 2015

Official Selection – Cinema for Women

20th – 30th November, 2015

Indian Panorama

5th – 10th December, 2015

In Competition

18th – 25th December, 2015

In Competition

30th December 2015 – 5th January, 2016

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2nd – 4th January, 2016

In Competition

14th – 21st January, 2016

In Competition

28th January – 5th February, 2016

Best Film, Indian Cinema Competition

13th February – 16th April, 2016

Womanhood – The Battle to be Thyself

24th February – 1st March, 2016

Film Week

8th – 9th February, 2016

In Competition

A Gajendra Ahire Film

STORY AND SCREENPLAY BY

Ashwini Sidwani

Raghuvir Yadav as Baba
Nagraj Manjule as Uncle
Anjali Patil as Aunt
Kadambari Kadam as Manda
Mihiresh Joshi as Shirya

INTRODUCING

Mugdha Chaphekar as Chini age 21 years
Vedashree Mahajan as Chini age 12 years

DIRECTION, SCREENPLAY AND DIALOGUES BY

Gajendra Ahire

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY

Krishna Kumar Soren

FILM EDITED BY

Mayur Hardas

MUSIC COMPOSED BY

Amit Kilam, Rahul Ram and Nikhil Rao
Indian Ocean

SOUND DESIGNED BY

Vijay Bhope

PRODUCED BY

Arpan Bhukhanwala
Navneet Hullad Moradabadi
Ashwini Sidwani

OTHER CAST

Suresh Vishwakarma as Arjunbhai
Dr. Sunil Patil as Lawyer
Sunil Phadtare as Inspector (Mumbai)
Adv. Pooja R. Kute as Chini's Counselor
Sonam Arora as Manda's Friend 1
Suyog Bhore as Manda's Boyfriend
Shivkanta Sutar as Poor Lady 1
Roshni as Poor Lady 2
Sunil Jadhav as Uncle's Assistant
Shivleela Dange as Director
Vinayak as Constable
Arushi Merchant as Aunt's Daughter
Ravi Kulkarni as Inspector (Sangli)
Ankita Singh as Girl in the train
Akhilesh Kumar as Rapist/ Man in the train

Associate Director - Amit Kohli
First Assistant Director - Shivleela Dange
Second Assistant Director - Sunil Jadhav
Third Assistant Director - Abhilasha Poul
First Assistant Camera - Harikishore Singh
Second Assistant Camera - Rajaram Gupta

RESEARCH BY

Arpan Bhukhanwala
Adv. Pooja R. Kute (Director- AAI Organization)

ART DIRECTOR

Santosh Phutane