14th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2021

Taj Mahal

ताज महल (Marathi)

India | 96 min | Drama | 2020 | Feature Film (Live Action) | Marathi

A poor farmer decides to sacrifice his prized goat named Tajmal (Taj Mahal) to his family deity, for the wellbeing of his son, but his only son Baal wants to protect Tajmal, no matter what happens to his life. The crescent and star mark on the neck of Tajmal makes it a favourite animal to sell or to sacrifice, so Baal must protect his animal goat friend Tajmal – not only from his family but also from two village thieves and a butcher – whose evil eyes are set on Tajmal – as Bakri Eid (the festival where goats are sacrificed for the feast) is coming.

বাংলা

ছেলের কল্যানের জন্য এক গরীব কৃষক তার তাজমহল নামের ছাগলকে তাদের দেবীর নামে বলি দিতে চায়। কিন্তু তার ছেলে তাজমহলকে খুব ভালোবাসে। সে যে করেই হোক তাজমহলকে রক্ষা করবে। অন্যদিকে তাজমহলের ঘাড়ে তারা ও অর্ধচন্দ্রের দাগের কারণে ছাগলটির বিক্রিমূল্যও অনেক বেশি। তাই ছেলেটির তাজমহলকে তার পরিবার ছাড়াও বাঁচাতে হবে গ্রামের দুই চোর আর এক কসাই এর হাত থেকে। কোরবানি ঈদ আসা উপলক্ষে তাদের নজরও পড়েছে তাজমহলের ওপর।

Original Language

भीमा कोनाडे (42) हा एक गरीब शेतकरी असून स्वतःच्या बाळ (१०) नावाच्या मुलाच्या सुदृढ आणि सुंदर भवितव्यासाठी , बाळचा जीव की प्राण असलेल्या बोकडाचा ताजमालचा त्याच्या कुलदैवतेसाठी बळी देऊ इच्छितो , पण बाळ कोणत्याही परिस्थितीत ताजमालचा बळी देऊ इच्छित नाहीये आणि त्यासाठी तो स्वतःच्या कुटुंबाच्या तसेच गावातल्या भुरट्या चोरांच्या विरुद्ध एकटा उभा ठाकतो.

Mr. NIYAZ MUJAWAR

Born in the village of Southern Maharashtra’s Solapur District, Niyaz, after completing his graduation in mathematics, moved to Pune city to pursue a legal career. Three years later, he left Pune to join the adjacent Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), where he completed his screenwriting course.

Filmography: Disco Sannya ( Marathi) (2016) Mee Pan Sachin (Marathi) (2019) Tujhya Aaila (Marathi) (2019) Annapurna (Short Film (2018) Hutatma Season 1&2(Marathi (2019) Kesari ( The Saffron) Upcoming Marathi Feature film

Screening Schedule

  • 5 Feb
    11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

    Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

    Shegunbagicha

Credits and Casts

Director
Niyaz Mujawar
Story
Niyaz Mujawar
Script/Screenplay
Niyaz Mujawar
Editor
Sanket Kulkarni
Producer
Dr. Kulbhushan Yashwantrao Mangale, Dr. Manoj Balkrushana Kadam
Cinematographer
Hari Nair
Leading Casts
Sanjay Khapre (Bhima), Shashank Shende (Shakur Mulani), Vijay Nikam (Sidram), Kiran Khoje ( Shewanta), Arpita Ghogardare ( Kamala), Vinayak Potdar (Baal), Namdeo Murkute (Nagnath Shinde)

Exhibition & Award History

Selected in 23rd Religion Today Film Festival Trento, Italy and won special mention SIGNIS award - 2020

Selected in 16th Popoli e religion Terni Film Festival of Terni, Italy