Giving us a disturbing glimpse of Indian farmer suicides and unfair government directives, the upcoming Marathi film Faas has won hearts across nations. The film has been unveiled at various international film festivals and has been honoured with more than 130 prestigious awards. The film is directed by debutant director Avinash Kolte and has an impressive star cast that includes some of Marathi cinema’s well known actors like Upendra Limaye, Sayaji Shinde, Kamlesh Sawant, Pallavi Palkar, Ganesh Chandanshive, Navdev Patil, Nilesh Bade, Dhyanesh Undagavkar, among others. 

 

Talking about his debut film, director Kolte said, “while penning the story as well as the screenplay, we studied with diligence the lives of the farmers and kept in mind the intricate nuances of the day to day life as well as their trials and tribulations. The entertainment medium has been used to show the reality of society will be shown through the film, the audiences will realise. Since the film has been made keeping in mind the blend of entertainment as well as social awareness.” Faas will release theatrically on 4th February 2022.