The First Film(2023)

Storyline

A teenage girl lives in a small Indian town in the 1960s, where women are not allowed to go to the movies. She sets out on a determined journey to see a film for the very first time.

“A girl's forbidden dream lights up the screen.”

Vibe & Tags

Cast & Crew

Trivia

• The film's director, Piyush Thakur, is primarily known as a cinematographer and this was his directorial debut.
• To recreate the 1960s small-town setting, the production used real locations in Madhya Pradesh, not studio sets.
• The young lead actress, Aayam Mehta, had never acted in a feature film before being cast in this role.
• The story is inspired by real historical accounts of families and communities restricting women from public entertainment like cinema.
• The film's soundtrack uses traditional folk instruments to match the era, avoiding modern electronic music.
• It had a very limited theatrical release, focusing more on film festival screenings and digital platforms.
• The costume designers studied photographs and films from the 1960s to accurately design the characters' clothing.