Usha’s name for recommended for this prestigious and by the team of Jury comprising of UK director Lily Ramsey,  French Director Robin Campello, Chinese director Zan Ang and Indian Film director Ramesh Sippy.  Oscar Academy President John Belly who was head of th Jury was high praise for Usha’s performance in this film. His wife Carol Littletone has also praised Usha for her remarkable performance in this film.

Reacting on this memorable moment, Usha thanked director Anant Mahadevan for the efforts taken by him to extract the best out of her and for selecting her for this role. She also thanked  producer Mohini Gupta and her entire team for their support during the shooting. Usha has played a protagonist mother – Prabhavati Amma who fights a long battle of justice for 13 long years , against custodial death of her son. The story of this film is based on a real incident and therefore has a special significance.  Along with Usha, the other prominent artistes who have performed in this film are, Suhasini Muley, Kamalesh Sawant, Dr. Girish Oak, Vibhavari Joshi and Vivek Chabukswar.

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This film is a biopic, which is based on a real story of a mother whose only son was tortured and killed by the police. It’s her struggle for justice for more than a decade, which can be seen in this film. Speaking about this film, Usha says, “It was a really challenging role to play. I never played a real-life character till now. I am playing my age in this film. Moreover, It was a great experience working with Director Anant Mahadevan and producer Mohini Gupta and the whole team. We all are very happy that our film is selected in this competition.”

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The names of the five films selected in Indian Panorama are, ‘Tujhya Aaila’ directed by Sujay Dahake, ‘Anandi Gopal’ by Sameer Vidwans, ‘Bhonga’ by Shivaji Lotan Patil, ‘Mai Ghat-Crime No. 103/2005′ by Anant Mahadevan, ‘Photo Prem’ by Aditya Rathi & Gayatri Patil. It may be recalled that last year there were only two Marathi films in this Indian panorama, but this year the number has risen to five.  Competing with them will be 3 films each from Bengali  and Malyalam language. So, there is a lot to be expected from these five films.

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Based on a true story, this film revolves around a mother’s fight for her son who was wrongly arrested as a thief and tortured to death. According to a statement released by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, the film raises a vital moral dilemma in the end. “Can one really win justice after everything is lost? I am thankful to those who left me, because they taught me I can do it alone.”  the statement read.

Renowned Marathi actress Usha Jadhav plays the lead role of Prabha Mai in this film along with other versatile artistes like Suhasini Mulay as the lawyer, Kamlesh sawant as Cop, Girish Oak as CBI lawyer, Vibhavari Joshi as Sunanda and Vivek Chabukswar as Nitin Athavale. The film has also been officially selected in competition at the prestigious ‘The Asia Pacific Awards 2019′.

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