TREATMENT NOTE
Niladri Mukherjee
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Direction and Screenplay Writing
Do Nadiyo Ki Tehzeeb
Documentary/Duration: 19:48/Format-HD/Color/Language-Hindi and Kannada
Official Selection: 8th Delhi International Film Festival 2020
SYNOPSIS
In the tranquil landscape of Ashtur village near the historic city of Bidar in the state of Karnataka of south India, stands the tomb of Ahmad Shah Wali Bahmani . Two priests of different faiths, Kanteppa and Muhammad Gafur, follow a daily routine of worship at the tomb .‘Do Nadiyon Ki Tehzeeb’ paints a portrait of their routine, musing over the elegance of a long tradition of syncretic living in the region, through an aural and visual weave of activities, spaces and temporal vignettes.
GALLERY
In the tranquil landscape of Ashtur village near the historic city of Bidar in the state of Karnataka of south India, stands the tomb of Ahmad Shah Wali Bahmani . Two priests of different faiths, Kanteppa and Muhammad Gafur, follow a daily routine of worship at the tomb .‘Do Nadiyon Ki Tehzeeb’ paints a portrait of their routine, musing over the elegance of a long tradition of syncretic living in the region, through an aural and visual weave of activities, spaces and temporal vignettes.
MUSIC FOR THE FILM
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Violin by- Navya Garady
Music direction and mix by- Niladri Mukherjee
IMAGE REFERENCES
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SCRIPTING FOR EDIT
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Before the shoot, several sequences were written down which were possible to shoot with a plan. Later the planned sequences guided the edit to create a story. Attached below is the first page of the draft.
CAST AND CREW
Kanteppa Pujari
Khidmadgaar Muhammad Gaffur
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Directed by: Niladri Mukherjee
Cinematography By: Niladri Mukherjee
Editing by: Niladri Mukherjee
Location sound by : Aashritha Raju:
Boom operation: Tenvi Anand
Sound Design: Niladri Mukherjee
Violin by: Navya Garady
Music direction by: Niladri Mukherjee
Project mentor: Kiranmayi Indrganti
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In collaboration with Team Yuva , Bidar.
Produced as a pre-thesis project at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore (2019)
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