Tadap
Synopsis:
Set in Pre-Partition India, “Tadap” follows 14-year-old Rani’s plight of being forced to embrace womanhood on her wedding night, against her own will.
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Director
Ishq Pradhan is a writer, director, actor, and dancer, currently studying at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, meanwhile working under filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane at his production company, Andolan films.
She has written and directed many short films, all of which have been selected and awarded at various festivals, globally.
She is currently working on her debut feature, “Shigmo,” which was recently selected at the LA Femme International Film Festival in the screenplay category.
Ishq aspires to create films that explore familial themes and dynamics while blending in the art of dance within the narrative.
Ishq is extremely passionate about diversifying South Asian representation through film.