Harish Baraskar

When a sudden bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra leads to a government-ordered culling, a poultry farmer’s eleven-year-old son fights to save his beloved pet rooster, Mangya. A coming-of-age tale of innocence, resistance and feathered friendship!

Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer who is struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.