Manjari Fadnnis Bags United Nations Backed Project Megha’s Divorce
After the success of Barot House, actress Manjari Faddnis makes her presence felt in a United Nations backed project, Megha’s Divorce helmed by award winning director Nila Madhab Panda. Megha’s Divorce is a short film which is part of an anthology of shorts curated from world over. In India the film will premiere at IFFI(International Film Festival of India),Goa while the World Premiere took place last month at International Film Festival, Rome, Italy.
Manjari plays the titular role in this prestigious project, sharing screen space with Divya Dutta. Megha’s Divorce will be shortly available to audiences at large as a standalone 11 minute long film in Hindi and a part of the anthology of 11 films under INTERDEPENCE which is 1 hour 40 minute long feature presentation in English. It is produced by Handyyman in India. The other participating countries are Morocco, Chad, Iceland, Portugal, Switzerland, Afghanistan, Brazil, China, New Zealand & Italy.
Set in Delhi, Megha’s Divorce aims to raise awareness on environment and climate change through a compelling narrative. It is a story of Megha and Akaash who are going through a dwindling marriage due to air pollution. The poignant story brings alive the fact that degradation of air quality and other resources has and is affecting daily life, economy, human emotions and even relationships.
The film is slated to travel in at least 20 prestigious festivals all over the world along with INTERDEPENDENCE.