Ojha | Short Film | By Devadatt Pathak / Milind Kelkar

8The film follows a young man at an age where marriage is no longer a question, but an expectation. As he grows older, his life begins to be evaluated through society’s checklist—job stability, income, maturity, and readiness to meet the expectations of a future partner and her family. What begins as harmless questions from relatives slowly turns into constant pressure from friends and peers. Every conversation makes him more aware of what he has not yet achieved and where he falls short. Caught between job insecurity, career uncertainty, and the fear of falling behind, he begins to doubt his own worth. The film captures his quiet struggle to move forward at his own pace while being pushed by timelines he never chose. It reflects the anxiety of an entire generation trying to fit into a life plan designed by others. At its heart, the film is about fear, self-doubt, and the courage to claim one’s own time in a world that is always in a hurry—chasing milestones that took generations for some to achieve. Respected Guru Devadatt Pathak and Sumit Dangat present GuDshiM Creation Director Devadatt Pathak / Milind Kelkar ओझं—– The Burden (SHORT FILM) Producer/Story Sumit Kisan Dangat (Mita) Screenplay: Devadatt Pathak Milind Kelkar Dialogues: Devadatt Pathak Sumit Kisan Dangat Artists (Cast): Devadatt Pathak Sumit Dangat Gauri Bansude Shwetali Adsul Ganesh Deshpande Gautami Deshpande Shankar Suryawanshi Kuldeepsing Patil Akshata Jogdankar Pooja Labde Rohit Mujawar Rasika Kulkarni Tanishk Kulkarni Ankita Gosavi Dhanshree Gawas Rishi Joshi Vaishnavi Kandekar Mayur Dodke Editing: Santosh Shinde Vishal Chavan Poster: Bhavesh Sagvekar Music: Devadatt Pathak Darshan Pol Background Music/Foley: Darshan Pol Cinematography: Anand Pawar Make-up (Face decoration/beauty work): Richa Kumbhare Costume/Attire: Dhanshree Gawas Sound Recordist: Akash Bhutkar Production Team: Shubham Jadhav Nilesh Khamkar Shweta Jadhav Santosh Jadhav Ketan Kandekar Vaishnavi Kandekar Special Thanks: Nilesh Khamkar Society Plus Cafe Leaf Tales Sanjay Suryawanshi Malhar Bansude Sameer Bansude