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Ektara Collective
Ektara Collective is an independent, autonomous, non funded group of individuals. The main purpose of the group is to combine creative efforts and imagination and collaborate with local communities to make films that are content-wise and aesthetically located in their subjective, contextual realities and experiences. To date Ektara Collective has created 3 films.

Chanda ke Joote

Chanda is the undisputed pithoo champion of the basti. She has managed to continue her reign with the ownership of the ball and her sharp aim. Today, her mother has some news - she and her best friend Shameem have been enrolled in a big school - one that brings with it, new books, uniforms and shoes!! Chanda doesn't like wearing shoes. But rules are rules and she has to follow them or be punished! Her friends in the basti have also started to think that she may have met her match and from the tiger that she is with them, she is becoming a mouse in school ! What will Chanda do? Will she manage to dream up a plan to beat the rules and make a little space for herself within the discipline of the school? Duration 22 min. For more information contact: ektaracollective@gmail.com

jaadui machchi

On the banks of a flowing river Jyotika and her friends are busy in their lives when one day they meet an old woman who tells them a story of a fish that spreads happiness in the world. For her friends its just a story but Jyotika is convinced about the existence of this fish and hopes to meet it someday .She carefully prepares for it, making a list of wishes that she wants fulfilled .Around the same time a contractor has been visiting the village with a proposal for the fishermen that promises much wealth and happiness .A few in the village believe that it may not be as good as it seems. And one day Jyotika realizes that staying true to one's beliefs is not easy. There comes a time when our convictions are put to test. Duration 38 min. For more information contact: ektaracollective@gmail.com

Mitti ka Namak (Salt of the earth)

Ektara Collective worked on adapting the dialogues in Hindi and dubbing it with the original movie. Duration 94 min. For more information contact: ektaracollective@gmail.com