Chaukhat

Genre: Social Commentary / Documentary Fiction (Docufiction)

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How do societal boundaries change with time, age, situations, and perspectives for every woman? Every woman, at some point in her life, feels the walls closing in. For some, it happens in childhood. For others, after marriage, motherhood, or even in old age. The freedom she once had slowly disappears as society’s expectations tighten around her, leaving her trapped in a space that keeps getting smaller. This film tells the story of women confined in invisible boundaries, each struggling to breathe, move, or break free

Chaukhat

Chaukhat

Genre: Social Commentary / Documentary Fiction (Docufiction)

Film Direction
Screenplay
Storyboarding
Naming
Title Sequence
View Script->
Genre: Social Commentary / Documentary Fiction (Docufiction)

Film Direction
Screenplay
Storyboarding
Naming
Title Sequence
View Script->

How do societal boundaries change with time, age, situations, and perspectives for every woman? Every woman, at some point in her life, feels the walls closing in. For some, it happens in childhood. For others, after marriage, motherhood, or even in old age. The freedom she once had slowly disappears as society’s expectations tighten around her, leaving her trapped in a space that keeps getting smaller. This film tells the story of women confined in invisible boundaries, each struggling to breathe, move, or break free

How do societal boundaries change with time, age, situations, and perspectives for every woman? Every woman, at some point in her life, feels the walls closing in. For some, it happens in childhood. For others, after marriage, motherhood, or even in old age. The freedom she once had slowly disappears as society’s expectations tighten around her, leaving her trapped in a space that keeps getting smaller. This film tells the story of women confined in invisible boundaries, each struggling to breathe, move, or break free

Client

Client

Personal Project

Personal Project

Personal Project

Services

Services

Screenplay, Film-making

Screenplay, Film-making

Screenplay, Film-making

Industries

Industries

Film-making

Film-making

Film-making

Date

Date

Jun 2025

Jun 2025

Jun 2025

Concept & Story Breakdown
Concept & Story Breakdown
Concept & Story Breakdown

Chaukhat explores the invisible boundaries society places on women through different stages of life, showing how freedom slowly changes into restriction with age, expectations, and social norms.

The film follows a woman’s journey from birth to old age, capturing moments of discrimination, control, silence, and societal pressure across every phase of her life, ultimately questioning and challenging these inherited boundaries.

Chaukhat explores the invisible boundaries society places on women through different stages of life, showing how freedom slowly changes into restriction with age, expectations, and social norms.

The film follows a woman’s journey from birth to old age, capturing moments of discrimination, control, silence, and societal pressure across every phase of her life, ultimately questioning and challenging these inherited boundaries.

Symbolism & Metaphors

Symbolism & Metaphors

Symbolism & Metaphors

From a hidden barfi at a baby shower to chalk boxes, office cubicles, kitchen spaces, floor mats, and beds, every stage visually represents restriction, control, and confinement. Props like the colouring book, pressure cooker, ticking watch, and “Stop Thinking Start Doing” mousepad subtly reflect pressure, limitation, time, and resistance against societal expectations.

From a hidden barfi at a baby shower to chalk boxes, office cubicles, kitchen spaces, floor mats, and beds, every stage visually represents restriction, control, and confinement. Props like the colouring book, pressure cooker, ticking watch, and “Stop Thinking Start Doing” mousepad subtly reflect pressure, limitation, time, and resistance against societal expectations.

Storyboard to Shot
Storyboard to Shot
Storyboard to Shot
Production Design
Production Design
Production Design

Each set in Chaukhat was designed to reflect the emotional state and societal boundaries of the character in that stage of life. From traditional household spaces and confined kitchen setups to office cubicles and isolated corners, every environment was carefully styled to support the narrative and symbolism of the scene.

Each set in Chaukhat was designed to reflect the emotional state and societal boundaries of the character in that stage of life. From traditional household spaces and confined kitchen setups to office cubicles and isolated corners, every environment was carefully styled to support the narrative and symbolism of the scene.

Behind the scene
Behind the scene
Behind the scene
Behind the scene
Film Credits
Film Credits
Film Credits

Directed by:

Harshal More

Cinematographer:

Prathamesh Mali

Costume and makeup:

Keona Vivek
Chinmayee Tamhane

Lighting:

Sailesh Karnam

Prop:

Nishant Agarwal  

Casting:

Milonee Shah
Shrili Parab

Storyboarding:

Sumit Gawari
Keona Vivek

Cast:

Pregnant Woman – Shrili Parab
Relative 1 -  Milonee Shah
Relative 2 -  Chinmayee Tamhane
Toddler - Aavriti Kumar
Father - Rajeev Kumar
Kid – Jhahal
Teenage – Devi Velani
Father – Sumit Gawari
Young adult – Hardi Shah
Employee 1 - Milonee Shah
Employee 2 – Sumit Gawari
Employee 3 – Shrili Parab
Employee 4 – Nishant Agarwal
Married wife – Shrili Parab
Old woman – Swati Shah
Son – Sumit Gawari

Voiceover:

Marathi – Maheshkumar Munjale
Hindi - Dhawal Chandra
Marwadi - Dhiren Jain
Malayali – Samiksha Menon
Bengali – Pravin Mishra
Bhojpuri – Dhawal Chandra
Gujrati – Dhawan Paramar

Written by:

Sumit Gawari
Shrili Parab

Production team:

Chinmayee Tamhane
Harshal More
Keona Vivek
Milonee Shah
Nishant Agarwal
Prathmesh Mali
Sailesh Karnam
Shrili Parab
Sumit Gawari

Editor:

Milonee Shah
Nishant Agarwal

Sound Design:

Prathamesh Mali
Shrili Parab

Title Sequence:

Sumit Gawari

Colour grading:

Nishant Agarwal

Credits:

Sumit Gawari

Location reiki:
Shrili Parab
Milonee Shah
Prathamesh Mali
Sailesh Karnam

Equipment Sourcing:

Harshal More
Prathamesh Mali

Special Thanks to:

Maheshkumar Munjale
Pravin Mishra
Om Singh
Rajeev Kumar & family
Bindu Kumar
Nihar Acharya
Uvarsad Village
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