Fish out of Water | CCF Nagari 2020

[@harendrasinghbisht8117]

Great movie...this is the reality of every village of India!!!

[@somaroy9728]

Nice... heart touching 👌👌

[@rekhatandel6888]

Great job done 👍👏

[@sanjuktamatkar366]

Wowww💜💜💜💜💜

[@maushamkumar5739]

A true work of art capturing very insightfully the livelihood challenges of Kolis (fishermen community) who were one among the original settlers of Bombay and are struggling today for survival amid waves of modern development and resource losses. Really appreciate the efforts of makers 🙏👍

[@manjaribalu6462]

Wonderful making. Kudos to the team. ❤

[@avinavprakash8762]

Good work in highlighting the issue.

[@oliviachaudhuri5733]

Nicely made documentary 👌 great job!!

[@indrajitroy7714]

Beautifully done short documentary with its colorful still shots and smooth scene transitions with seamless J-cuts. Congratulations to the full team of Fish out of Water! ! It makes us aware of another case of gentrification at the behest of “development”. But urbanization and economic progress for all don’t have to be a zero-sum game. We all lose when local sustainable fishing is lost - not just from the supply of fish but from the greater costs of forced migration, unemployment, health and mental issues, crime and much more. With offshore / deep sea farming training, technologies and equipment subsidized by the government and builders, it can be win-win for all.

[@sharmisthanath1311]

Good documentary

[@parthapratimbrahma7316]

Very well made film on an important issue we can't ignore . It is not just a socio economic issue but question of survival. There is a need for understanding the interdependence else we will find ourselves displaced someday. The sound taking is really good. Well done guys!

[@mohitramle2534]

Very nicely captured n covered the issues of kolis Great team work

[@MamaJRoy]

Liked the documentary with natural sounds and without a voice over.

[@sagrikaganguly1651]

Kudos to the whole team ....very well presented....Koliwada cultural is the heritage of Mumbai city of India....government must preserve this culture ......!!

[@tapasmukherjeo683]

Appreciate the idea n the seriousness with which the film is made . The teamwork is good. Overall a beautiful effort that gives lot of promise .

[@debjanisarkar8016]

Time to balance industrialisation and development with retaining the Aborigines of a country..Hope the new generation will come out with a doable solution...Great work and concept..Congrats to the young team

[@eshitashukla9289]

Beautiful film with hard hitting truth!

[@mandirachakraborty2048]

Good team work❤️❤️👍👍

[@gulamabbasshariff5662]

Excellent film on Mumbai's original inhabitants, the Kolis. May God give success to d team in all their future endeavors.

[@AnjanChaudhuri]

Great work! Learnt something new.

[@jebflanker]

Kudos to Viraj and team for putting this across! It compels you to pause and think on matters conveniently ignored, more so when it concerns a diminishing community unique to Mumbai. All the best and keep them coming :)

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you so much Tanmay for those kind words and support ☺️

[@ripzha]

Great film! Portraited the situation really well.

[@virajkallola5614]

Thanks buddy ☺️☺️

[@kaala5013]

Cinematography, Sound, Editing👌👌 Guys you did a great job ❤️ Wish you all the best !

[@abhrochowdhury]

Dhanyawaad bhai!

[@qaisakolawala8327]

What a well made film! Essential stories of local communities that 👏 need👏to👏be👏heard👏

[@dipanshusaha9437]

Editing mast kiya hai

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you Dipanshu!

[@manojkoli3362]

Superb.. Hard work team work.. Thanx team. आमचे कोळीवाडे उत्तम रीतीने दाखविले

[@abhrochowdhury]

Dhanyawaad Manoj Ji!

[@StableHorsesOnWheels]

👍👌

[@pankajkumarshrivastava8865]

Meaningful subject ... Well crafted short film .... Koliwada’s to be protected as heritage culture ...

[@mousumimukherjee6075]

Nicely captured ! Its a good team work ! Keep doing !

[@samratkumar1212]

Well done team Abhro 👍. The difficulties of Kolis should come across to all who are enjoying having Fish in their meals. All should know how difficult is to Fish.

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you so much mama!

[@bonasom62]

Well done!

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you so much!

[@SimranKaur-fg9ng]

Thanks thru this very nice short story got to know about the Kolis condition tdy. Good work guys

[@rajkumarpania5953]

There is no other option for hard work.. well conceptualized, projected and highlighted. Kudos to the team ..!

[@thequeenies2140]

“Nature should be guarded”!! Let some places on this earth be as it was born to be.. Koli’s of Mumbai and there art of fishing should be left original.. Dont disturb them .. Well done 👍🏻 by you and your team

[@savitasrinivas7738]

Very poignantly highlights the present state of the original inhabitants of Mumbai. Kudos to the team for such an exemplary storytelling!

[@DiwakarKumar2020]

Great work 🌸👍

[@shampamukherjee5358]

Nice team work.

[@abhineetmishra249]

Beautifully done 🙌🏼 Great Job Abhro n Team 🙏🏼

[@abhrochowdhury]

Dhanyawaad bhai!

[@rohiniwatve327]

Nice work Viraj , you have shown the deteriorating condition of koliwadas due to urbanization.

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you so much Rohini Watve Maam

[@90hotshot]

Woow good work!

[@jhumadutta6966]

Very well conceptualized...congrats to the young team

[@bhaswatibhattacharjeenag9655]

Well made. Good team work. Eagerly waiting for the next film.

[@sauravbandyopadhyay5069]

Nicely done 🙌

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you so much :D

[@suchismitabhattacharya4170]

Excellent work... Too good

[@vasantkallola6086]

Beautiful film. Very relevant to overlooked aspects of city’s original inhabitants.

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you so much Vasant Kallola

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you uncle!

[@probalsengupta4260]

It is a really good documentary on an important social issue. I really liked the editing. However, a voiceover would possibly work better

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you so much!

[@piyushmital9769]

It’s an Extremely informative and well made short film. I loved the narration and the song. The visuals are so captivating. Brilliant job guys!

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you so much Piyush Mital.

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thanks buddy boy!

[@prakashranjalkar6522]

Kudos to young team for highlighting a local issue. Urbanization has almost wiped out indigenous communities in Mumbai. Shame on us.

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you Prakash Ranjalkar sir

[@MammasKitchenDiary]

Very well made short film.

[@nibeditachowdhury3198]

“We don’t need your development” hits hard. The idea of development being largely understood as urbanisation is problematic. It is crucial to protect our natural ecosystem and communities that are sustainable by themselves, by just letting them be. Good job bringing across the message :)

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you didi :D

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you so much didi ☺️

[@shivangianand9316]

Great work you guys✨😇

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you so much Shivangi Anand

[@AbirandAbhro]

❤️❤️ beautiful concept

[@keshavkr7210]

💛

[@abhrochowdhury]

♥️

[@rupaghosh668]

Teamwork is amazing, it'd be a great sin to overlook the work of the others. So credit goes to the team for the concept, ideation and execution of the project...great job guys

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you Mashi :D

[@hardikabothra7618]

Brilliant! ❤️

[@virajkallola5614]

Thank you Hardika Bothra

[@sushobhanchowdhury6413]

I think it takes up the cause of the Kolis, fairly well. It is a systematic destruction of the livelihhod and culture of the original inhabitants of islnads of Mumbai. The aspects like Deep sea fishing, private beaches of hotels, bridges, greed of builders/landsharks are commonly known cause. There is another aspect, which is that the cost of maintenance, complinace of new Maritme Rules and fitment of modern navigation equipment also have added to the cost. Further, migrants have flooded these spcaes putting a huge commercail pressure on the trade. Fish has to be sold at lower cost. Adoption of techno;ogy in drying the fish and exporting has to come in to support the community. Jaffrabad in Gujarat is a good example. In the cotext of a fight, I think Gorai and Manori have still held on the land sharks and builders and hope Government allows no construction like bridges in this areas. A sad aspect is the Sion-Koliwada has been almost taken out of the map of Kolis and rub salt in the wound, Koliwada station has been named as Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar, although colloquily many still still call it Koliwada. I have seen these spaces of Kolis dwindle over last 37 years and I fear worse. One more suggestion is that Goverment must engage Life Guards in all the beaches of Mumbai/Thane and they can be all the local Kolis. Right now we can see only one or two life guards and people keep dying on the beaches of Aksa, Madh and Erangal. The number must be increased. You may just see that there are less and less Koli dances in Bollywood. Good job indeed!

[@abhrochowdhury]

Thank you so much Baba!

[@mumbaikarfolksbymohitramle]

Very nice

[@anjanachoudhury7639]

Very very nice

[@satishwatve4481]

Viraj I have worked closely with kolis during marine projects. They are exactly as you have shown, frozen in bounds of their traditions in fishing and social life. Depictions are good.. A small suggestion on the written commentary shots in film, you can give a voice to it to make impact more deeper. Cheers and keep it up

[@virajkallola5614]

@@satishwatve4481 Thank you sir for your praise and input. Glad you liked the film.

[@kekadasgupta6428]

Very well bought out plight of Kilos Development should be balanced, keeping these indigenous communities intact,as much as possible

[@roshanrr2720]

❤️

[@martinx4064]

Our island cities aboriginals are the Kolis unlike the political "son of soil" rants. Their localities are far worse managed by the corrupted and zero accountability Bombay Mismanagement Corporation.

[@preetmehta1260]

That's what the Modi's mirage is... striking... I really expect someone to stand up now! Please!

[@thesillywonka8080]

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