Ajji Dvd

Ajji (transl. Granny) is an Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Devashish Makhija. The film stars Sushama Deshpande, Sharvani Suryavanshi, Abhishek Banerjee, Sadiya Siddiqui, Vikas Kumar, Manuj Sharma, Sudhir Pandey, Kiran Khoje, and Smita Tambe in major roles. “Ajji” has been positioned as a dark take on the classic fairy tale, “Red Riding Hood”. The film is backed by Yoodlee Films, a production venture of Saregama.The film won the Fresh Blood competition at the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival, France 2018. Sushama Deshpande, who played ‘Ajji’ won The Flame Award at the UK Asian Film Festival and received a special jury mention for her performance in the film at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA). Ajji was officially invited to compete at the 2017 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and was showcased in the New Currents section of the 22nd Korean film extravaganza. Ajji was also a part of the Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI) which took place 12–18 October and was played as a part of the India Gold category. Other official selection for festivals include Dharamshala International Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Netpac Award at the 2018 Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film was released on 24 November 2017. Ajji is now available on Netflix.

Synopsis

When Ajji’s 10-year-old granddaughter is raped, she finds that the police are unable to arrest the culprit as he is a local politician’s son. Ajji decides to take matters into her own hands.

Cast

Sushama Deshpande as Ajji
Smita Tambe as Vibha
Sharvani Suryavanshi as Manda
Sadiya Siddiqui as Leela
Trimala Adhikari as Dolly
Rasika Agashe as Ayurved
Sudhir Pandey as Sharafat
Shrikant Yadav as Dhavle Senior
Abhishek Banerjee as Dhavle Junior
Vikas Kumar as Inspector
Manuj Sharma as Umya
Shreyas Pandit as Milind
Kaamod L. Kharade as Gawli
Kiran Khoje as Dhavle Junior’s wife
Afreen Shaikh as Mukta