Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s “The Great Indian Tamarind Tree” selected for 11 Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival

Documentary film maker Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s short documentary titled “The Great Indian Tamarind Tree” has been selected as an official entry for the 11^th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival-22 to be held in Mumbai on December 11, 2022 from 8 am to 6 pm at  Residency Hotel, Suren Road, Andheri – Kurla Road, Opp: Cine Magic, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 093. The festival is being organised by Miniboxoffice.

The documentary “The Great Indian Tamarind Tree” produced and directed by Chilkuri Sushil Rao is based on the Great Musi Flood of 1908 in Hyderabad.  A cloud burst caused a deluge in Hyderabad. The Musi river overflowed. The tragedy was that on September 28 as many as 15,000 people lost their lives. In the midst of this, 150 were able to save their lives climbing a tree and clinging on to its branches. The tree stands tall and strong at Afzalgunj in the old city in Hyderabad. Local groups and tree lovers visit the place and commemorate the event. The tree is said to be 200 years ago and is part of the history of the city which was founded in 1591 by Mohd Quli Qutb Shah. The filmmaker is of the opinion that if promoted as a tourist spot, the ‘Great Indian Tamarind Tree’ at Afzalgunj will surely be an inspiration to people in many ways.

Festival director Rambhul Singh said the festival aims to feature great cinema of worldwide filmmakers in a big way and at the same time provide professional networking and introduce current trends of cinema to the participants. The festival also strongly advocates the need for a commercial short film industry in India.

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-Press note