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he making of the film Pratikshya could have been a film in itself. From writing about a father-son story, to losing his own father during the early stages of this film, then deciding against making the film, to finally being convinced by his family to make it, and now screening at IFFI, 2022, Anupam Patnaik’s Pratikshya has had its own journey.
Inspired by a short story by writer Gourahari Das, it is the story of Sanjay, a boy from a middle class family who is on the lookout for a government job, a few months before his father retires. His father, Bipin, is insistent that he find a job, as the family has debts, and Bipin is also diagnosed with a terminal illness. Sanjay learns about the Government’s scheme of compassionate appointment where a family member gets the job of the deceased government employee. A frustrated Sanjay waits for his father’s death only to realise his disturbing mind. It is a film about family, especially about the complex relationships fathers and sons have.
Dipanwit Dashamohapatra, who plays Sanjay, spoke about the honour of having their film screened at IFFI and said, “This is a big moment for me as it is my first film as a lead actor, but for the people of Odisha it is an even bigger deal as the Odia film industry has been struggling for some time.” Anupam Patnaik, the director, spoke of the Odia film industry, and said, “Before the 1999 cyclone, there were 160 theatres in Odisha, after the cyclone there were 100, and after Covid, only 60 remain, how an industry to function on 60 theatres is?”
Anupam Patnaik also spoke about his father’s first film which won a National Award, and his first film as a director is being screened at IFFI. It was a special moment for him, and a way to honour his late father. For both Director and Actor, a huge moment was when Anupam Kher, sharing the dais with them announced spontaneously that he will make Pratikshya in Hindi, where he will be playing the role of the father. He gave Patnaik a token signing amount for the rights of the film. It was a moment straight out of the movies, befitting that it happened at IFFI, a platform that celebrates the magic of the movies.
अनुपम खेर ने 53वें इफ्फी के मंच से उड़िया फिल्म प्रतीक्षा के हिंदी रीमेक की घोषणा की जो पिता-पुत्र के रिश्ते के समीकरणों को दिखाती है
अनुपम पटनायक की फिल्म प्रतीक्षा की निर्माण प्रक्रिया ही अपने आप में एक फिल्म हो सकती है। एक पिता-पुत्र की कहानी लिखने से लेकर, इस फिल्म के शुरुआती दौर में अपने पिता को खो देने तक, फिर फिल्म न बनाने का निर्णय लेने से लेकर आखिरकार अपने परिवार द्वारा इसे बनाने के लिए पुनः राजी किए जाने तक, और अब इफ्फी-2022 में इसके प्रदर्शन तक, इस फिल्म की अपनी ही एक यात्रा रही है।
लेखक गौरहरि दास की एक छोटी कहानी से प्रेरित ये फिल्म एक मध्यवर्गीय परिवार के लड़के संजय की कहानी है, जो अपने पिता के सेवानिवृत्त होने से कुछ महीने पहले सरकारी नौकरी की तलाश में है। उसके पिता बिपिन जोर डालते हैं कि वो नौकरी खोजे क्योंकि परिवार पर कर्ज है, और बिपिन को पता चला है कि उन्हें एक लाइलाज बीमारी है। संजय को सरकार की अनुकम्पा नियुक्ति योजना के बारे में पता चलता है जिसमें परिवार के किसी सदस्य को अपने परिवार के मृत सरकारी कर्मचारी की जगह नौकरी मिल जाती है। निराश संजय अपने पिता के मरने का इंतजार करता है और वो देखता है कि उसका दिमाग कितना विचलित हो चुका है। ये फिल्म परिवार के बारे में है, खासकर पिता और पुत्रों के जटिल संबंधों के बारे में।
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