Taar (film)

Taar (transl. Telegram) is a 2020 Indian Marathi-language drama short film written and directed by Pankaj Sonawane featuring Nagraj Manjule, Pooja Dolas, Bhushan Manjule.^[2] It is produced by Illusion Ethereal Studios.^[3] The film was digitally released on 7 November 2020 on YouTube.^[4]

Taar
Official release poster
Directed by	Pankaj Sonawane
Written by	Pankaj Sonawane
Produced by	Sandeep Patil Abhijeet Mhetre Namita Gogate
Starring	Nagraj Manjule Pooja Dolas Bhushan Manjule
Cinematography	Benjamin Burghartz
Edited by	Makarand Bharat Shinde
Music by	Ankush A. Boradkar
Production company	Illusion Ethereal Studios
Distributed by	Mumbai Film Company[1]
Release date	7 November 2020 (2020-11-07)
Running time	19 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Plot

Taar is a story based on Telegram. The story is set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. War has had serious effects on countries. Many soldiers have lost their lives protecting their country and loved ones. Before the introduction of technology, telegram was the only means of communication for these soldiers with their families. These telegrams conveyed many good and bad messages from soldiers to their families. Thus, Telegram tells the story of a postman who carries a bundle of such telegrams and delivers the messages of these soldiers to their families. But these messages also contain some bad news such as the deaths of soldiers who fought in wars like 1971.

Cast

• Nagraj Manjule as Postman
• Pooja Dolas
• Jyoti Joshi
• Ramchandra Dhumal
• Bhushan Manjule^[5]

Release

The film was released on 7 November 2020 on Mumbai Film Company's YouTube channel.^[6]

Marketing

The teaser of the film was released on 31 October 2020 by Riteish Deshmukh's production house Mumbai Film Company.^[7][8] Deshmukh promoted the short film by sharing the teaser on his other social media handles.^[9]