Director : Dhvani Desai
Year of Production : 2006
Duration : 12 Minutes 30 Seconds
Version : 35 mm / Hindi.

Synopsis :

The film is based on a tale from Panchatantra ( 3rd-5th century AD) – a collection of animal and magic fables based on ancient Indian folk tales, and animated in an ancient and dying-out folk art style called “Sanjhi.” Around the 17th Century there was a tradition to encourage unmarried girls to do Sanjhi paintings in order to obtain a suitable groom.

Then one had to set the paintings free in the river for the Universe to bless it. It was considered a ritual worship and was originally practiced as one of the traditional methods of creative visualization to fulfill one’s wishes.

This story is about a journey of a father in search of a suitable groom for his daughter.