Name of the film Kaphal

Directed by Batul Mukhtiar

Year 2013

CountryIndia

Duration90 mins

LanguageHindi

About the film

Makar and Kamru live in a small village in Garhwal. All the men in the village work in the city. Their friend’s fathers visit the village regularly, with gifts for the family. But Makar and Kamru have not seen their father for 5 years. When he does come home, Makar and Kamru find that not only has he not brought them any gifts, he scolds them regularly, and disciplines them too much. Makar’s friends, Bupi and Pusu convince him that his father may be an imposter. They plan to get rid of their father, through a magic potion from a witch in the forest, Pagli Dadi. But instead they meet Pagli Dadi’s granddaughter, Ghungra who takes them for a merry ride.

Director Biography

Batul Mukhtiar is a filmmaker and alumni of the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune. She writes her own scripts. Apart from several documentary shorts, she has directed a documentary feature 150 Seconds Ago which travelled to many prestigious festivals across the world. In 2007, she directed a children’s feature film, Lilkee for the Children’s Film Society, India. She also works as an associate producer and a line producer for international documentary crews shooting in India.