Debashree Chakrobarty

The story revolves around a 13 year old Guddu who works as a helper at a tea stall. His father, an ex musician is a penniless alcoholic, and his mother a singer has abandoned the family. Therefore, he has to take the responsibility of his family at a tender age. Music is his passion, he loves to observe, listen and create new tunes. On his daily chai delivery visits, he watches a wedding band practice keenly, completely losing the sense of time. He has a desire to join the band one day. Along with Guddu, the film also tells the tale of other street children who work near Guddu’s tea stall. One day while wandering in the city, they come across a carnival where they see an orchestra performing for money which inspires them to form their own band. Atkan Chatkan shows the dreams of millions of young children who do not have the means but only a burning passion that needs careful nurturing to grow and succeed in life.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, one of the few canonized saints of our day, is discovered through the eyes of Kavita, a young Englishwoman abandoned by her boyfriend after she’s found to be pregnant. Kavita journeys to Calcutta to escape her pain and soon discovers that even holy people like Mother Teresa have to face life’s challenges and, in fact, struggle through years of spiritual crisis known as the “dark night of the soul”. Inspired by Teresa’s example of perseverance and compassionate love, Kavita rediscovers hope and purpose.

The film chronicles the journey of a genius filmmaker who loses his creative side. Interestingly, his creative stream of consciousness is brought alive by the motley crew of his associates from the ashram he lives in.

The series, inspired by true events, takes you through the medical entrance exam scam in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The Shiksha Mandal story is of a medical aspirant, Vidya and many others like her who are caught in a web of corruption, manipulation and crimes at a tender age only because they are good students. Vidya and many other well-scoring students are made to take the medical entrance exam, not for themselves but on fake IDs. From the coaching centres to university deans, from examination boards to the police, from media to top government officials all are involved in this corrupt system producing fake doctors and medical students with no merit every year. The scammers are exposed only when a special STF officer, Anuradha, is assigned to the task. But with so many players involved the game is not easy. Will Anuradha be able to get to the top of the scam or will the scam unveil become bigger than everything else?