We have been hearing a lot about the cases of female foeticide in India. The Planning Commission has cautioned all the states against female foeticide and asked the state governments to ensure that every girl child is allowed to be born. The situation in Maharashtra is no different than other states. Today, Feature films play very important role to create awareness among the people about this issue, especially at a time when women are making progress in every field along with men.

Producer – Director Kanchan Adhikari is now taking up this new subject through her next film ’10 December’, muhurat of which was performed recently on the auspicious Akshaya Trutiya day. The film is based on a novel ‘Chaufula’ written by Anuradha Vaidya, which is a real story of a happening in Parabhani district of Maharashtra. The film’s shooting will be completed by end of May and the Producers Bhausaheb Bhoir and Kanchan Adhikari intend to release the film sometime in July- august 2012.

The film’s star cast comprises of Pratiksha Lonkar, Sharad Ponkshe, Mohan Joshi, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Neha Gadre, Sushant Shelar and Aishwarya Tupe.