![]() ![]() But even today, members continue to be second-class citizens despite his best efforts at setting up provision stores so they don’t have to beg or steal for a living.” Mahadevan said that while three doyens of Marathi cinema – Vijaya Mehta, Jabbar Patel and Amol Palekar – had earlier attempted to turn Gaikwad’s random collection of thoughts and events into a screenplay, they had given up. Mahadevan, who has also written the film’s screenplay said: “Gaikwad’s autobiography turned the spotlight on his tribe which got independence five years after the country did - on August 31, 1952, when the government de-notified it. He had to discontinue his studies at the age of 14 after his house was burgled, but went on to complete his novel anyway. Though Gaikwad escaped his fate using the weapon of education, he went on to write his novel, which serves as a window to this world. Launched on May 7, the movie will be directed by Dinesh Bansal.Īuthor Gaikwad was born into a nomadic tribe of thieves based in Maharashtra a community where a child is branded a thief even before birth, and grows up trained in the art of picking pockets at local fairs. ![]() ![]() Ananth Mahadevan, who bagged four National Awards for his 2010 Marathi directorial, Mee Sindhutai Sapkal, has turned producer with a film based on the Sahitya Akademi- winning Marathi novel Uchalya, penned by Laxman Gaikwad. ![]()
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