Pratikshya

''Pratikshya'' is a 2022 Indian Odia language drama film, produced & directed by Anupam Patnaik. The film is written by Roshan Bisoi and inspired from a short story, ''Bapa'' written by Gourahari Das. Ankesh Anand, Ashish Pradhan and Bivash Rath being the music composer of the film, the cinematography is being handled by Deepak Kumar. Anupam Kher announced to produce and act in its Hindi remake.

The film follows the journey of Sanjay a middle-class unemployed youth whose only goal is to get a Government job. Life throws a curveball at him when his father suddenly becomes ill. With no job & money, he struggles to stay afloat with his inner desires.

Plot

Set in Bhubaneswar around a typical middle-class family, Pratikshya is a story about dreams, desperation, and aspirations. Like every unemployed graduate, Sanjay is adamant about finding a government job. Bipin, his father tries hard to convince Sanjay to do any job as his retirement is at bay. The family is already burdened with loans taken for Sanjay's elder sisters Supriya's wedding. The buck stops when Bipin is diagnosed with a terminal illness and Sanjay faces the dilemma of securing a government job and saving his father.

Cast

* Dipanwit Dashmohapatra as Sanjay, an unemployed youth who is burdened with dreams and desires of proving himself before the world.
* Choudhury Jayaprakash Das as Sanjay's father. A principled government employee who is hopeful that his son would carry the baton from him of middle-class desires.
* Barsha Patnaik as Kalyani, Sanjay's girlfriend. Unlike Sanjay, Kalyani has everything going right in her life. she has a stable job with a handsome salary. She depicts the other half of the country; A clear contrast which has shown in the film.
* Sreela Tripathy plays Sanjay's mother. After the family met with a crisis she is the only one who gives assurance to his son that everything will fall into place.
* Sidhant Mohapatra (guest appearance) as a doctor who comes into the movie at a very crucial point plays the vital character.
* Roshan Bisoi, the writer of the film plays the role of a friend (Bijit). Bijit will do anything to get a job and has no ethical values. For him, the shortest way to reach your desired goal is by making your hands dirty. Sanjay envies him as he becomes the first one in their group to get a job by bribing the superior officer.
* Roopambika Nayak
* Susil Mishra
* Abakash Mishra

Release

Festival screening

Pratikshya was screened in Indian Panorama section of IFFI 2022 and has won the Best Story Feature Film Award at the Washington DC South Asia Film Festival (DCSAFF) 2022.

Reception

A critic from ''Kalinga TV'' wrote that "Odia film ‘Pratikshya’ is an excellent film. Based on a short story written by noted writer Gourahari Das, the plot of ‘Pratikshya’ revolves around sorrow, happiness as well as failure and success of an Odia middle class family". A critic from ''Orissa Post'' wrote that "Though the first half of the film feels a bit streched and the second half a little shrunk, ''Pratikshya'', which is based on a short story titled Bapa by Gourahari Das, with its subtletly and nuances stands confident as a film and a piece of art". Anupam Kher has announced its Hindi remake in IFFI press conference.

Awards

* National Film Award for best feature film in Odia

References

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2020s Odia-language films
2022 films