JAL is a high-octane, action- drama with a shocking climax. Shot on an epic scale, the film is a visual treat and has managed to capture ‘Rann Of Kutch’ like never before prompting even ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ to applaud Jal as “A breathtakingly photographed tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.
JAL is the story of the handsome and willful water diviner, BAKKA who is gifted with a special ability to find water in the desert. With the backdrop of water scarcity, the film tells a complex and intriguing story of love, relationships, enmity, deceit and circumstances that bring about the dark side of human character. Jal was the only Indian film to be among the selected 12 films in competition at the Busan International Film Festival. It received a great response from the International media as well as the audience at the festival. and was allotted 5 screenings at the festival and all the shows were sold out.
After Busan, Jal was selected in the Indian Panorama section at IFFI, Goa alongside such celebrated films as Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Paan Singh Tomar. At IFFI also it received an overwhelming audience response, strengthening the belief that this is a film that caters to both the intelligentsia and the masses.A worth watching filme indeed .
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