Film: Chai Darbari
Country: India
Released: 2018
Director: Prateek Shekhar

Screening dates: 2 - 9 SEPTEMBER, 2024

This month, we’re screening Chai Darbari, directed by Prateek Shekher. Through a series of conversations, Chai Darbari unpacks the sociopolitical context in Ayodhya as the city prepares for the 2019 general elections. The conversations reveal frustration with enduring poverty and inequality, revealing a more complex picture than the news updates and viral social media clips show. 

About the director:

After completing his Bachelors in Sociology from Delhi University, Prateek Shekhar did his Masters in Media and Cultural Studies from Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai. As part of his Masters, he co-directed two documentaries – Not Caste in Stone (2014) and Govandi, Crime aur Camera (2015) – which were screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2016; Astra Film Festival 2016, Romania and Urban Lens Film Festival 2016, New Delhi among others.

Prateek’s documentary film Chai Darbari (2019) won the Best Short Documentary award at the 12th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), India and was screened at numerous film festivals. His debut feature length documentary Chardi Kala – An Ode to Resilience (2023) premiered and won Second Best Short Documentary Award at the 15th IDSFFK, India.

 Process:

•  Once you sign-up and your request is accepted, you will receive an email from our team on the evening of Monday, 2 September 2024 with the screening link and password. We request that you keep the link and password to yourself to safeguard the film against piracy. The link will be active for 7 days.

 For queries, write to us at raisaw@himalmag.com