Acclaimed filmmaker Sanjay Surkar’s latest film ‘Sukhaant’ deals with the controversial subject of mercy killing. It discusses the right of people with no hope of living to die honorably. Atul Kulkarni plays the protagonist, whose mother is afflicted with a grave ailment. She asks her son to give her the right to die with her own choice. Having made up her mind, the mother forces her son to seek court approval for her self-willed death.

The film raises the ultimate question as a suffering mother demands justice and her lawyer son struggles between his love for mother and doing the right thing.

When fiercely independent and a self-made mother Sitabai meets with an accident that deems her quadriplegic, her life changes forever. Her son Pratap, who is a successful lawyer, takes care of his bed-ridden mother. Even as her dear ones surround her with much love and attention, Sitabai is unable to live at other’s mercy. Everyday she pleads to her son to relieve her from the sufferings with mercy killing . Pratap is unwilling to grant her this peculiar wish. With the passage of time adamant Sitabai gives up food and her condition deteriorates further. When he can no longer bear to watch his helpless mother suffer, Pratap decides to move the court to grant his mother ‘her wish’ to end her life.

The film has tried to send a timely message to the society and hence would certainly invite the attention of one and all. The other cast comprises of Kavita Lad Medhekar, Jyoti Chandekar and Tushar Dalvi. The film is written by Kiran Yadnopavit and is produced by Anuya Mhaiskar. The film is all set for an early release.