Kshay to be screened at Bandra Film Festival

This week, the online Bandra Film Festival is showcasing films in the fantasy and psychological drama space. Three notable titles in the category - Kshay, Khyanikaa and Naach Ganesh - will be streaming live from October 4, 2021.

Kshay is a black-and-white independent film by Karan Gour from 2011. In it, Rasika Dugal portrays a middle-class wife who gets enamoured by a white statue of goddess Laxmi and wants to have it at any cost. The husband, who is struggling to make ends meet, agrees to get it once he has money. Soon, however, her desire takes an obsessive turn to disastrous consequences.

Talking about Kshay's screening at Bandra Film Festival, Rasika Duggal said, “I am so happy with the love this film has received over the years. Kshay was shot on a shoestring budget over weekends with a four-member crew. We travelled to set on Karan's (Karan Gour director) bike, did our own makeup and finally dubbed the film in a two-bedroom house at midnight to avoid traffic noise. Kshay was my first film in a lead part and the experience of being Chhaya in a character-driven script was a treat for an actor." 

Apart from Kshay, October 4’s line-up also includes Khyanikaa, a fantasy directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya about two men: a poet and a painter, claiming possession over the same idea. in a rural setup portrayed as a wonderland. It stars Amartya Bhattacharyya, Choudhury Jayaprakash Das and Chaitali Gharami. 

Also, streaming will be Naach Ganesh, a short drama directed by Bikas Mishra about a tribal dancer who has to choose between survival and preserving his family tradition of ritual Ganesh dancing.