About the poem
Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote ‘Philistini Bachhe Ke Liye Lori’, A lullaby for a Palestinian child - in response to Israeli gunships bombing civilians and refugee camps in the 1980s.
It traces the journey of a child who has lost her loved ones to war, a narrative all too relevant today around the world.
In essence, this poem reveals the great depths of loss and grief. And hope.
Colour Palette
The entire music video has warm & sepia tones in.
For styling of the characters, the focus is on neutral tones like shades of white, brown, beige & grey.
For art & props: the colours include textures of wood, shades of brown, grey & white. Accent colours like reds, greens & subtle hints of gold are also used.
Story treatments
Tara's bindi
Tara has just come back from work and is sitting at her dressing table looking very solemn. She is reminiscing her past and missing her husband. She eventually proceeds to take out an old envelope from a drawer and looks at it pondering if she should open it or not.
Styling notes for tara
Neutral coloured saree
Vintage hairpin
Very simple, daily wear jewellery
Art notes
Dressing table set-up
Vintage photograph
Old letter
Ali's Butterfly
We are introduced to 2 siblings - Ali & Muskaan, as children, playfully arguing about an origami butterfly after which muskaan is taken away and we see a 23year old Ali remembering her with the same butterfly in his hand.
Styling notes for young ali
Cotton kurta pajama set
White or any neutral coloured
Styling notes for young muskaan
Simple cotton Indian wear
Neutral coloured dupatta
No jewellery
Styling notes for Adult ali
Neutral coloured cotton kurta
Bengali style kurta
Neutral coloured linen pants
Art notes
Balcony set-up
Typewriter
Desk set-up
Origami butterfly
Stylised origami butterfly
Butterfly mesh set-up
Dadu's Masala
Mishra ji is sitting & going through an old album when he comes across an old photograph of him & his mother from his childhood. Looking at the image in which he has a handkerchief pinned on his shoulder, he gets nostalgic and decides to look for something in his old trunks. He eventually finds an old recipe book of his mother along with the same old handkerchief. He eventually decides to relive his childhood by remaking his mother’s dal.
Styling notes for mishra ji
A white cotton/khadi kurta
Neutral coloured cotton trousers
Spectacles
Art notes
Cartons surrounding
Recipe book
Old photographs
Old saree
Kitchen set-up
TEAM
SINGER
Anagh Banarjee
COSTUME & ART
Ashwini Iyer
DIRECTION & EDIT
Nihar Desai
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Kevat Padh
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Amal Sudhakaran
SCREENPLAY
Nihar Desai
Anagh Banarjee
STILLS
Bony