Pratihinsa

Short Fiction | 27 Min Approx | Hindi w English Subtitles

Lachhmi wants a child of her own; and when she demands it, her alcoholic husband assaults and demeans her. Her mother-in-law invariably questions her womanhood. The film, delving into the underlying horrors of patriarchy, depicts the inner struggle of a lower middle-class, migrant housewife as she meditates on her counteractions.

Cast & Crew


Actors - Priyanka Pathak, Sukumar Tudu, Mona Jha, Vansh Yadav & Jai Singh
Cinematographer - Bhavpreet Singh
Sound - Iman Chakraborty
Film Editor - Anupama Chandra
Written & Directed By - Sunit Sinha
Produced By - Anurag Kashyap & Pet Project Films

Camera Assistant - Nitin Pareek
Assistant Director - Sumeet Kaul
Costume Consultant - Kriti V Sharma
Colorist - Bhavpreet Singh
Production Controller - Prashant Sharma
Production Assistant - Nitesh Tiwari
‘Munia Song’ By - Shashwat Srivastava

Awards & Screenings

  • Golden Anteaters International Film
    Festival, Lublin, Poland - 2015
  • ‘Best Director – International Competition Section’ at 7th Jaipur International Film Festival, India – 2015
  • 7th International Documentary & Short Film
    Festival of Kerala, India - 2014
  • 4th Bangalore International Short Film
    Festival, India - 2014
  • The Woodpecker Film Festival & Forum
    (2nd Edition), New Delhi, India - 2014
  • 10th Edition- SIGNS Festival, Kochi, India - 2016
  • Cinema KADR in Poland, as part of Warsaw Short Framing- 9 March 2017

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