This is the story of Pintu, a 10-year-old boy from a small village in the interiors of India. Pintu’s father is a policeman; he is the hero for Pintu. As luck would have it, he dies in a confrontation with Naxalites, Pintu’s family is hit with grief. After a month things look to settle down but it could never get back to normal without Pintu’s father.

One day Pintu learns in the school that a person who lays down his life for the country is called a Shaheed. His teacher tells him about Param Veer Chakra winner Abdul Hameed. This makes Pintu realize that even his father was a Shaheed, he also learns that the people gather in the respect of Shaheeds with candles and flowers, he comes to know that a Shaheed is facilitated with medals and his family is recognized by the nation its leaders.

He becomes very disappointed when the guest at his school throws him out of the picture for being bald and dirty, he also   silently witnesses the difficulties his mother faces in getting what was promised to her by the government.
His sadness turns into anger when he sees on television how the Shaheeds of 26/11 attacks in Mumbai are given respect and their families are honored while his family and father are being ignored by the society and the system.
What will Pintu do? Will he come to the terms with the ignorance of the society for his family’s sacrifice or will he fight back? It is the story of innocence, determination, courage and growing up of Pintu.

This story tries to take you in the life of a family that has recently lost its provider. This story takes you to meet the family of an ignored soldier.  This story shows you the stark contrast between two soldiers who died for the same country, one who is given the respect and honor that he rightly deserves and the other who is unfortunately ignored just because he died in a remote corner of the country. This story is not about drawing comparisons but of showing the misfortune of a section of soldiers who also deserve honor and whose families need the support of the country morally and financially.

Cast & Crew:
Chetan Pandit, Shalini Vatsa, Avinash Nair, Tarun Bali, Krishna Singh Bisht, Ashu Chhabra, Rajesh Bhagotra, Chirag Dave, Abhishek Gupta, Manish Sahrma & Arvind Shandilya.

Written, Produced & Directed by- Puneet Prakash

D.O.P.- Mujahid Raza
Music- Atul Raninga
Editor- Zameer Khan
Costume Designer- Nandita Sahu
Production Designer- Ashok Lokre
Creative Producer- Rohit Bhardwaj
Executive Producer- Tarun Bali

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