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Being at the epicenter of a drought prone region, the village of Aagaswadi is located in Satara District on the hills of Mann Maharashtra India. Owing to ever occurring drought followed by lack of livelihood options, the village’s youth is forced to abandon home for city life ,leaving behind the old and children. With neither sufficient drinking water nor irrigation facilities, out of desperation, Bhimrao digs a well to quench his own as well as his farm’s thirst. This documentary portrays the people of Aagaswadi and their confrontation with drought and other adversities, as well as relations affected by it.

Year
2018
Runtime
00:19:52
Language
Marathi
Country
India
Premiere
No

Director
Ramesh Laxmanrao Holbole
Screenwriter
Ramesh Laxmanrao Holbole
Producer
Film and Television Institute of India
Filmmaker
Ramesh Laxmanrao Holbole
Cast
Bheemrao Jadhav
Cinematographer
Anu Shersha
Editor
Varun Saraswat
Sound Design
Nitin R

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Being at the epicenter of a drought prone region, the village of Aagaswadi is located in Satara District on the hills of Mann Maharashtra India. Owing to ever occurring drought followed by lack of livelihood options, the village’s youth is forced to abandon home for city life ,leaving behind the old and children. With neither sufficient drinking water nor irrigation facilities, out of desperation, Bhimrao digs a well to quench his own as well as his farm’s thirst. This documentary portrays the people of Aagaswadi and their confrontation with drought and other adversities, as well as relations affected by it.

Year
2018
Runtime
00:19:52
Language
Marathi
Country
India
Premiere
No

Director
Ramesh Laxmanrao Holbole
Screenwriter
Ramesh Laxmanrao Holbole
Producer
Film and Television Institute of India
Filmmaker
Ramesh Laxmanrao Holbole
Cast
Bheemrao Jadhav
Cinematographer
Anu Shersha
Editor
Varun Saraswat
Sound Design
Nitin R