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
15th – 19th July, 2015
German Star of India 2015, Director's Vision
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
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
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
RESEARCH BY
Arpan Bhukhanwala
Adv. Pooja R. Kute (Director- AAI Organization)
ART DIRECTOR
Santosh Phutane
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.
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