Mumbai [India], January 18: Chhatrapal Ninawe's Marathi feature 'Ghaath' is all set to premiere at Berlin International Film Festival.
In his feature debut, Chhatrapal Ninawe's film is a slow-burn thriller set on the outskirts of India's Maoist-affected jungles and revolves around the tense interplay between guerrillas, civilians, and the police. Chhatrapal, who was both excited and overwhelmed, stated, "It's been a long, difficult, and exciting journey, but I'm thrilled to finally be premiering our film at the Berlinale, home to so many artists who have inspired us along the way. Ghaath is a film about betrayal, ambush, and trust. It's a thriller that delves deep into the jungles and the minds of its characters. I'm grateful to Platoon One Films and Drishyam Films for believing in our film, and I hope it finds an audience in Berlin, India, and elsewhere."
"Shooting on location in the jungles of central India was certainly difficult and challenging," actor Jitendra Joshi said. The entire cast and crew worked extremely hard on the film, so it's a huge win for the team, Marathi cinema, and Indian cinema in general." "Ghaath is a one-of-a-kind Marathi film, from the subject to the screenplay to the storytelling. The story itself is the film's hero! It's an honour for all of us that our efforts will be recognised on the big screen in Berlin." "Ghaath is a very realistic film, and most people don't know the realities of these situations and these regions," actor Suruchi Adarkar adds. "I hope the film reaches as many people as possible," said director Milind Shinde. the film is produced by platoon one's shiladitya bora and drishyam's manish mundra along with milapsinh jadeja and sanyukta gupta, and stars acclaimed marathi actors such as milind shinde (har har mahadev and babu band baja) and jitendra joshi (tukaram, godavari, and sacred games) as well as suruchi adarkar, dhananjay mandaokar and janardan kadam. After the award-winning hit film Newton in 2017, ghaath marks producers shiladitya bora and manish mundra's second appearance at the berlinale, as the rajkummar rao starrer also had its world premiere at the berlinale in 2017 and later went on to become India's official entry to the Oscars.
Shiladitya Bora, producer, shared some exciting news for 2023 "Ghaath has a powerful and unique story at its heart, and I have great faith in Chhatrapal's craft. We are thrilled that our film will begin its international journey on such a prestigious and wonderful platform as the Berlinale, and we hope to bring it to our audiences back home soon after." Bora previously produced Picasso in 2017, starring Prasad Oak, which earned a Special Mention at the National Film Awards and became Amazon Prime Video's first Marathi acquisition.
Manish Mundra, founder-producer of Drishyam Films, said "At Drishyam Films, we've been making award-winning cinema for almost a decade now, but Ghaath is very close to my heart as it is our first regional feature. I'm so excited to be back at the Berlinale with this film, and grateful to the team that has given it all to make this dream possible."