
GhashiramKotwal,astylizedfilmversionofVijayTendulkar'sradicalMarathiplaychroniclingthePeshwaregimeinwesternIndia.<br/> ThePeshwaempire,basedinPune,wastheonlyoneofitsextentinIndiaunderBrahminrule.Thefilmmadein1976inasensitivepoliticalsituationwhenastateofemergencywasdeclaredinIndia,describestheintriguesofagameofpoliticalpower,oppression,revolt,andthemobilizationofsubversiveforcesinPune—andtheultimatevictoryofcolonialpower.Itwasproducedbyagroupofyoungfilmmakers(mostlyfreshgraduatesoftheFilmandTelevisionInstituteofIndia,Pune)whowereconsciousoftheirrole(workingoutsidetheBombayfilmindustry)andbelievedthattakingpoliticalfailingsasthefilm'sthemeandgivingvisualexpressiontothemwastheircollectivetask.ThatmakesthefilmnotonlyapieceoftopicalIndianhistory,butalsoanimportantmilestoneininternationalfilmhistory.


