Eminent filmmaker Ananth Narayan Mahadevan is in post-production on 'Phule,' a film about the pioneers of women’s education in India. The film focuses on Jyotirao Govindrao Phule and his wife Savitribai, who were social reformers known for their efforts against India’s caste system. Phule’s first school for girls was established in Pune, western India, in 1848.
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule and his wife Savitribai were social reformers known for their efforts against India’s endemic caste system. Phule’s first school for girls was founded in Pune, western India, in 1848. In 1873, Jyotirao Phule and his followers began the Satyashodhak Samaj to campaign for increased rights for the underprivileged. In 1888, the honorific Mahatma , a term later used to describe Gandhi, was accorded to Phule.
“Have we taken 10 steps back instead of taking two steps forward, or are we addressing this issue? So that makes this film very potent and we have treated it on an epic scale,” Mahadevan said.
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