Baga Beach

Credits:
Director: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar Star Cast :Paoli Dam (Hate Story fame), Jean Denis Romer, Cedric Cirotteau, Sadia Siddiqui, Akash Sinha, Sergie Klemov, Prashanti Talpankar, Pradeep Naik, Ivon De’souza, Abhishek Vishwakarma, Rajesh Karekar Producer: Dr. Mrs. Pramod Salgaocar
Synopsis:
Baga Beach presents a gritty tale of life behind the Fun, Feni and Freedom in GOA.The beaches that represent the beauty of the exotic seashore also throw up the harsh truth and reality that affects the locals. Baga Beach presents how the tourists, the locals and the migrants are interdependent economically, emotionally and socially. How they perceive these complex unequal relationships and how they finally come to terms with it. Rather forced to live it for better or for worse! Baga Beach attempts to create awareness regarding issues related to tourism through 6 characters whose lives are inextricably and inexplicably intertwined!
The film follows 4 different stories that brings the essence of the story. A Goan family who have a German as a paying guest, A south India Boy who wants to be a lifeguard on the beach- his triumphs of acceptance, A young bead seller girl who falls in love with French tourist, A ten year old beach masseur and his tryst with tourists.