'Dafan' explores the underlying issues buried deep in our roots

Dafan is a reminder of our struggle to fight the system and how the system fights us.

Set in a small village in Manor, Maharashtra Dafan takes place on a day in the life of a young civil engineer Vishal (played by Adeeb Rais), who is obliged to manage a challenging situation.

What seems like an easy task soon turns into an internal battle between morality and responsibility.

I won’t delve into the specifics of the story to avoid giving away spoilers. However, I will say that Dafan is a relevant film about the toxic culture of bureaucracy and the human nature of hypocrisy.

The film cleverly reveals the theme through the emotions and attitude of its protagonist and how he chooses to communicate in different circumstances.

For example, Vishal is unassertive when speaking to an authority figure such as Dr. Vaze (played by Neena Kulkarni), but discourteous towards a young intern journalist Tara (played by Ahsaas Channa).

The twenty-minute thirty-six-seconds film is a story of every professional navigating through the difference between being professional and being human.

It’s a story of every employee who’s busy taking orders till the line between right and wrong gets blurred.

Written and directed by Rais, Dafan explores the underlying issues buried deep in our roots (no pun intended) with a subtle message that will make you think about your own values.

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