
Directing
Born in Pune, where she also received her early education, on January 12, 1943, Sumitra Bhave was half of a decades long filmmaking partnership with Sunil Sudakhar, who also trained in Pune. The duo made a number of award winning works on social issues, in the Marathi language, since they met in 1985, with the scripts written by Bhave and showing a feminist orientation.

Dithee tells the story of a simple ironsmith and his journey of undergoing the pain of his son's death and experiencing the principle of non-duality.

Dithee tells the story of a simple ironsmith and his journey of undergoing the pain of his son's death and experiencing the principle of non-duality.

Dithee tells the story of a simple ironsmith and his journey of undergoing the pain of his son's death and experiencing the principle of non-duality.

Dr. Bhaskar, a Magsaysay Award winner, returns to his native village after forty years accompanied by his doctor son and American daughter-in-law. While watching the ruins of his ancestral manor, Dr. Bhaskar remembers the critical year before his joining medical college. It was not his Gandhian freedom fighter father nor his feudal uncle or romantic elder brother, but his mother who motivated him to be a doctor for the service of the poor. She believed that is the only way to appease the Guardian Spirit of the house. Bhaskar is indebted to another woman, Krishnatai, his brother's lower caste lover, who was enlightened enough to support his mother's dream. Bhaskar is now back home to fulfill the wish of his mother

The film sheds light on the complicated & emotionally charged decision-making process for families when confronted by having to consider the organ donation of their recently deceased loved ones.

A filmmaker visualizes a British Raj Prince tale. The tale concerns a Prince married to his mother's niece. The king comes to the court-singer, though.

The film revolves around Mr. Shastri, a retired Sanskrit professor who in due course suffers with Alzheimer's goes missing while travelling with his daughter .during this time of missing he gets fascinated with a elephant walking on street and goes to stay with the family which owns elephant. The film is inter cut to depict the human side of relationships with social message in end that only care and affection is medicine for Alzheimer's and there is no other cure for the same.
The story of two sisters in a poor rural family in India as their family struggles to come to terms with compromises that they have to make in order to survive. Their father's illness forces the eldest sister to go to the big city to work as a prostitute, allowing her to send money home so the rest of the family can live in relative ease. The return of that sister to the village to attend the younger sister's wedding results in a showdown in the family, bringing to the surface the struggles and double standards of the parents in their willingness to accept money from the elder sister but at the same time wanting her to go away so as not to "spoil" their name and remind them of their guilt in forcing her into her city life and the moral compromises that they have made.

Savitri, a young girl, revolts against the age-old custom of arranged marriages. Despite facing troubles, she manages to convince an entire village about the upshots of pre-planned matches.

Savitri, a young girl, revolts against the age-old custom of arranged marriages. Despite facing troubles, she manages to convince an entire village about the upshots of pre-planned matches.

