Ek India ke major festival ke around centered original indie-style film idea deta hoon jo film festivals ke liye perfect ho, low-budget mein ban sakta ho, aur strong emotional + cultural impact daale:
🎬 Title: "Rangbhoomi"
Genre: Indie Social Drama
Language: Hindi (with local dialects)
Duration: Approx. 2 hours
Festival Setting: Holi
Mood: Poetic, Raw, Visually Striking, Emotionally Complex
📖 Logline:
In a village where Holi marks caste territories more than celebration, a young Dalit street performer challenges decades of social conditioning by creating a parallel festival—one that paints everyone in the same color.
🧩 Story Structure (3 Acts):
ACT 1 – Introduction (0–40 min)
Set in a North Indian village, prep for Holi is underway.
Aadi, 26, a Dalit orphan raised by a folk theatre group, is passionate about street performance but society only sees him as “entertainment from the lower lane.”
The village has two Holis: one for the upper caste Thakurs/Brahmins, and another muted version for “the others.”
Aadi watches as every year, his theatre group is invited to perform, but never allowed to celebrate.
He falls for Suhani, a school teacher from the “other” side, progressive but scared of her family’s name.
Aadi dreams of staging a Holi play — “Rangbhoomi” — where caste, gender, age, all blur.
Set in a North Indian village, prep for Holi is underway.
Aadi, 26, a Dalit orphan raised by a folk theatre group, is passionate about street performance but society only sees him as “entertainment from the lower lane.”
The village has two Holis: one for the upper caste Thakurs/Brahmins, and another muted version for “the others.”
Aadi watches as every year, his theatre group is invited to perform, but never allowed to celebrate.
He falls for Suhani, a school teacher from the “other” side, progressive but scared of her family’s name.
Aadi dreams of staging a Holi play — “Rangbhoomi” — where caste, gender, age, all blur.
ACT 2 – Conflict (40–95 min)
Aadi begins rehearsals with children from both sides, using Holi’s mythology (e.g. Prahlad, Holika) as metaphors for modern issues.
Opposition brews. Panchayat says "this play will disturb the village's fabric."
Suhani’s family warns her. Her engagement is fixed to a politician’s son.
Aadi’s group is attacked; his set is burned a week before Holi.
Villagers call the play “anti-tradition.”
Aadi almost gives up.
Through a flashback of his Guru (now dead), we learn his orphan story and how he was always told:
“You don’t need permission to color the sky.”
Aadi begins rehearsals with children from both sides, using Holi’s mythology (e.g. Prahlad, Holika) as metaphors for modern issues.
Opposition brews. Panchayat says "this play will disturb the village's fabric."
Suhani’s family warns her. Her engagement is fixed to a politician’s son.
Aadi’s group is attacked; his set is burned a week before Holi.
Villagers call the play “anti-tradition.”
Aadi almost gives up.
Through a flashback of his Guru (now dead), we learn his orphan story and how he was always told:
“You don’t need permission to color the sky.”
ACT 3 – Resolution (95–120 min)
On Holi morning, the village wakes up to dhol, colors, and a surprise:
Aadi and kids begin performing Rangbhoomi in the middle of the village square — no permission, no fear.
One by one, people stop and watch.
The play ends with Aadi breaking the 4th wall: handing colored powder to both Suhani’s father and the lowest worker — and saying:
“Rang ke aage sab ek jaise dikhtay hain — sirf aankhon ka kohl alag hota hai.”
People join in — one by one.
Suhani walks out of her engagement and joins the color storm.
As Holi erupts, Aadi’s group is no longer the “entertainment.” They’re the reason Holi exists now.
On Holi morning, the village wakes up to dhol, colors, and a surprise:
Aadi and kids begin performing Rangbhoomi in the middle of the village square — no permission, no fear.
One by one, people stop and watch.
The play ends with Aadi breaking the 4th wall: handing colored powder to both Suhani’s father and the lowest worker — and saying:
“Rang ke aage sab ek jaise dikhtay hain — sirf aankhon ka kohl alag hota hai.”
People join in — one by one.
Suhani walks out of her engagement and joins the color storm.
As Holi erupts, Aadi’s group is no longer the “entertainment.” They’re the reason Holi exists now.
🎭 Key Themes:
Caste discrimination
Freedom through art
Reclaiming festivals
Grassroots rebellion
Color as metaphor for equality
Theatre as protest
Caste discrimination
Freedom through art
Reclaiming festivals
Grassroots rebellion
Color as metaphor for equality
Theatre as protest
🎨 Visual Style:
Handheld camera in Holi sequences
Minimal background score, heavy on folk sounds
Natural colors, wide shots of village
Long takes during emotional breakdowns
Montage climax with live play + real Holi celebration
Handheld camera in Holi sequences
Minimal background score, heavy on folk sounds
Natural colors, wide shots of village
Long takes during emotional breakdowns
Montage climax with live play + real Holi celebration
💬 Sample Dialogue:
Aadi (to Panchayat head):
"Aapne toh humare liye Holi sirf dekhne ka banaya...
Lekin hum toh rang ban gaye, saab. Ab kis kis ko rokenge?"
0 Comments