Bagheera

BLOCK B | FRIDAY 9:30 | SHORT 19 min |

Set on the unruly outskirts of Mumbai, Bagheera is the determined leader of an Indian Girl Scout troop, teaching her girls everything from first aid to snake handling. After a troop meeting one evening, Bagheera is abducted by a brutal assailant, Kaka (Uncle). He drives her to a run-down dairy, dumps her in an electrified cage and a twisted psychological battle ensues. However, Bagheera is named after the Black Panther of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book and when the Empress of the Jungle is forced to take out her claws, things don’t go well for her opponents. Using her scouting skills, Bagheera outwits Kaka and exacts a scorching retribution. Highlighting the vulnerability of women in societies across the world, Bagheera reminds us that bravery and resourcefulness are powerful tools.

Shot in Mumbai in a disused Indian shipyard, Bagheera (Preeti Choudhury), is the bright young leader of a Girl Scout troop in India. Abducted after a meeting with her pack, she uses the many skills of her achievement badges to combat her assailant, Kaka, (Rajesh Balwani) and serves up a scorching retribution.

• Christopher R. Watson

  Director

• Christopher R. Watson

  Writer

• Christopher R. Watson, Sakar Raut

  Producer

• Preeti Choudhury

  Key Cast

  “Bagheera”

• Rajesh Balwani

  Key Cast

  “Kaka (Uncle)”

• Anu Moothedath

  DOp

• Pooja Gadge

  Art Direction

• Sneha and Reshu

  Costume Design

• Michael Powell

  Sound

• Neil Edwards

  Editor

• Michael Powell

  Sound Design

• Kira McCaig, Bernie Gardener

  Music