Last night at a star studded event at Bhaidas Hall, Vile Parle, Mumbai – the 10th Maharashtra Times MaTa Sanman Awards were held.

Cogito’s film Jhing Chik Jhing – was nominated in two categories for 3 awards – best child star (s) and best Actor. Both Bharat Jadhav and Chinmay Kambli won awards for their performance in the film

It has been a good month so far. The awards won by Jhing Chik Jhing have been :

Best Actor (Male) – Bharat Jadhav – MaTa Sanman
Best Actor (Female) – Madhavi Juvekar – Sanskruti Kala Darpan
Best Child Star – Chinmay Kambli – MaTa Sanman
Best Child Star – Chinmay Kambli – Sanskruti Kala Darpan
Best Story – Nitin Nandan – Zee Gaurav

 

In all we have had 7 nominations at Zee Gaurav, 9 at Sanskruti Kala Darpan and 3 at MaTa. 5 awards in all -:) It is our first feature film as producers, and naturally we can’t stop beaming 🙂

Here is the latest promo:

The film is set around the problem of agrarian debt and farmer suicides in Maharashtra.

Bharat Jadhav plays Mouli – a farmer who ekes out a living on a 2 acre farm – trying his best to support his family. He is in debt to the tune of Rs. 10,000 to the local money lender (Uday Sabnis). Mouli’s wife Manda (Madhavi Juvekar) tries her best to sustain the family on the little that they have.

(Bharat Jadhav & Madhavi Juvekar – in Jhing Chik Jhing)

Mouli and Manda’s children Shyam (Chinmay Kambli) and Dipti (Aarti More) go to the local school – and both are bright children who have a lot to look forward to. Shyam wants to become ‘someone’ and Dipti has her first crush !

When it seems that all is lost – including the land –  and suicide is the only option – Shyam decides that he is not going to die and tries his best to save the family.

What he does and the alternative to suicide and debt free farming (the word used in the film is swawalambhi) is the crux of the film…..

 

Chinmay Kambli (Shyam) and Dilip Prabhavalkar (kavi) in the film Jhing Chik Jhing