Kadubai

DIRECTOR : OMAY ANAND

About the film:

Kadubai Kharat is a Dalit folk artist who lives in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. She sings songs of Babasaheb in various Dalit localities in Aurangabad and runs her family. Kadubai has become a famous name in the whole of Maharashtra through social media for some time now. In her videos, she sings about Babasaheb's contribution to society, especially towards Dalits. The Ambedkarite people fall in love with her voice and extend their hands to support her. People know everything, especially about her economic condition.

About the director:

Omey Anand is a student at the School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and founder of Nijaat collective that works towards anti-caste movement through art forms. He is associated with Dalit progressive Ambedkarite social movement In Maharashtra and interested in making documentary films on the lives of the Dalit community. Last year he has made a documentary film, titled – Gajaaadachya kavita ( poems behind the prison ) and short films Pauses, Enlighten and Terawa (The thirteenth day).