The loudspeaker that taught a village.
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The music of Ponga Binga
- Music
- Mohit Manuja
- Playback
- Jasraj Joshi
- Label
- Zee Music Company
Music video coming soonThe film's music video, out with Zee Music Company.
Based on a true story
When lockdown closed the schools, the government moved lessons online. But the children of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule school in Hiroti village had no phones. Watching a vegetable seller work his loudspeaker, headmaster Bhalchandra Dongre had an idea — teach through the bhonga.
The village resisted at first. Then a tragedy struck, and slowly the whole village joined the movement. Against every obstacle, Dongre sir's dream came true: a 100% school result.
A teacher, a loudspeaker, and a village that refused to let its children fall behind.
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Cast & Crew
The people behind Ponga Binga
Lead Actor — Bhalchandra Dongre
Milind Shinde
Award
Best Actor · Roshani International Film Festival 2023
Prakash Patil
Supporting Cast
Mohan Joshi
Narrator
Jasraj Joshi
Playback Singer
Writer & Director
Vaibhav Tejaram Choudhari
Producers
Prakash G. Patel · Prachiti V. Patel
Music Director
Mohit Manuja
Director of Photography
Sam Manuja
Recognition
Awards & Festivals
Awards Won
- Roshani International Film Festival 2023Best Covid-19 Film · Best Director · Best Producer · Best Actor
- Goa International Film Competition (GIFC) 2023Best Social Drama
Selections & Nominations
- Asian Talent International Film Festival 2024Nominated — Best Feature Film · Best Male Director · Best Covid-19 Film · Best Music Video
- 12th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 2023
- 14th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2024
- Berlin Music Video Awards 2024Music Video — submitted
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Ponga Binga is a Marathi feature with English subtitles.
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Yes. During lockdown, headmaster Bhalchandra Dongre of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule school in Hiroti village taught his students through a loudspeaker — and the village finished with a 100% school result.
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