| BALLU
SHAH
[animation]
(1991/35mm 9590.43 mts), 21 mins/Hindi
Director/Script : Rajesh
Agrawal
Camera : Bhaskar Sarnaik
Editor : Rajesh Agrawal
Music : Sunil Kaushik
Festivals/Awards : Best
Animation Film, National Awards, 1992; Bronze for
best short film, at 3rd Cairo International Film Festivals
1992. |
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Director's
Biography
Rajesh Agrawal
Rajesh Agrawal hall from Meerut,
Uttar Pradesh. A graduate of The Film and Television
Institute, Pune, he joined the Children's Film Society
in 1964 and during his eleven year tenure worked with
directors as eminent as K.A.Abbas, Phani Mazumdar
and Ram Gobale, Since 1975 he has been worked as freelance
editor. He has edited many features, documentaries
and animated films, and dubbed as many as sixty films
into other languages. After working as associate director
on several TV serials and telefilms, he is now also
directing television and feature films. |
Synopsis
Ballu Shah, a born miser, takes a vow to feed a Brahmin
in return for his life being spared while climbing
down a tree. He invites Kankidas, a Brahmin who he
thinks has a poor appetite, and instructs his wife
Shamali to give him a meal. While Ballu Shah is our
marketing, the wily Brahmin briefs the wife on the
kind of dishes, sufficient to feed ten men, that would
appease the gods. The timorous lady does as she is
told. The Brahmin eat heartily and packs the remaining
meal for his family. He also takes four gold coins
as additional alms. A furious Kankidas later rushes
to the Brahmin's house to teach him a lesson. But
they, anticipating him, had a plan ready. Kankidas's
wife starts weeping alleging that Ballu Shah had poisoned
her husband, who was on his deathbed. The frightened
Ballu Shah gives her another ten gold coins to obtain
the best medical aid, and agrees to feed a thousand
and one Brahmins as recompense. |
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