Written by Ashish Ningurkar and directed by Ganesh Modak Marathi short film ‘Aarsaa’ has won the audience choice Best film award at the Shirur Short Film festival recently. The festival was hosted by Krantiveer Pratishthan and Shirur Taluka Sanskrutik Mahotsav 2020 jointly. The screening of the participating films was done at the seminar hall of marvel Inn hotel , Shirur and received a good response.

The film stars Shweta Pagar in the lead role along with Chaitra Bhujbal, Sanket kashyap, Gitanjali Kambli and Dr. Smita Kasar. The film has already won awards and appreciation at different festivals in Mumbai, Pune and Indapur. ‘Aarsaa’ creates awareness about the cancer ailment and has shown how a cancer patient can be helped by common people. The film has also tried to remove some misunderstandings about this ailment.

There were instant reactions coming from the audience after the screening of this film, who not only appreciated the film but also took active part in question – answer session with the team of the film.