Filmmaker · Mumbai, India
Jakesh
Dalal
Writer · Director · DOP · Editor
Documentary and Fiction FilmsAttentive to People, Work, Memories & Places.
Selected work
01Mangatha
Jakesh goes back to his roots, into the lives of handloom weavers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
02Vartul
A young man returns to his ancestral village and spends fourteen days of mourning between the city and the village.
03Aarakshan
A rickshaw driver’s life turns when his wife’s pregnancy and the Maratha reservation morcha collide.
04In the loving memory of
One mistake, not wearing a mask, causes a tragedy that haunts a survivor.
05आस (Aas)
In a small village, an old family waits for their son to come home for Diwali.
06Routine
An experimental docu-drama on the mundane life of people in Bombay.
07A boy with Television in the City
Unable to pay his rent, a struggling actor sells the television that was keeping him going.
About the filmmaker
Stories close to the ground.
Jakesh Dalal is a Mumbai-based filmmaker working across Documentary and Fiction. His films focus on Family, Memory, Work and the landscapes that shape everyday life.
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