What do you do when the world has moved on leaving you behind? Bhavābdhi means the ocean of life. The film revolves around a popcorn seller in a single screen theatre and how he deals with the closure of the theatre he has spent a majority of his life in. The film takes inspiration from the rampant rise of multiplexes and rampant closures of single screens throughout the country.
Nandu Madhav
Protagonist
Pushparaj Girase
Theatre Owner
Saurabh Hirkane
Black Ticket seller
Nilesh Arun Shendge
Father
Shital Nilesh Shendge
Mother
Bhuiraj Nilesh Shendge
Child
Prakash Dongerdive
Torch Man
Sujith Kumar
Man in multiplex ticket counter
Vilas Salunke
Guard at multiplex
What do you do when the world has moved on leaving you behind? Bhavābdhi means the ocean of life. The film revolves around a popcorn seller in a single screen theatre and how he deals with the closure of the theatre he has spent a majority of his life in. The film takes inspiration from the rampant rise of multiplexes and rampant closures of single screens throughout the country.
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