Marathi Film ‘Rekha’ Highlights Menstrual Hygiene Of Street Dwellers – FilmyVoice
Marathi non-feature movie ‘Rekha’ has highlighted the dangerous state of avenue dwellers’ menstrual hygiene and the way they lack services to even take a shower. The movie that’s based mostly on the each day struggles of avenue dwellers, their hygiene and sanitation points and the society’s outlook in the direction of them, was screened below Indian Panorama Non-feature part in 53rd Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI), underway in Goa.
Director of ‘Rekha’, Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe stated that individuals shut outdoor to the road dwellers.
“However why will we do that? A quest to seek out out the explanation behind their ill-fate and society’s disregard for the road dwellers led me to analysis on this mission for one and a half years.”
Rankhambe, through the Desk Speak programme in IFFI, on Friday stated that whereas projecting the difficulties within the lives of ladies residing on roads, the movie additionally focuses on the dangerous state of their menstrual hygiene.
“Whereas researching on the topic, I used to be shocked to seek out out about their actuality. They don’t get to take baths for months,” he stated.
The protagonist Rekha lives on the roadside. Affected by a fungal pores and skin an infection, the physician recommends her to take a shower and apply medication. However her husband stops her and ill-treats her.
Rekha tries to take bathtub however is shocked when the ladies of her group inform her the explanation to not, leaving her in a dilemma. She decides to go away her husband in order that she will take a shower to sort out the an infection. The movie portrays her hardships to remain clear.
Based on Rankhambe, the movie’s solid consists of theatre artists of Maharashtra who’ve by no means confronted cameras earlier than. Therefore, a two month-long workshop was carried out to coach them on appearing in entrance of cameras. The scripting and taking pictures was completed through the second Covid-induced lockdown section.
The movie focuses on varied layers of the idea of cleanliness, whereas additionally stating that society must undertake a clear strategy in the direction of avenue dwellers.
