Director Pulkit avoids the trap of sensationalizing or over-dramatizing the visual trauma of child abuse. Instead, the film focuses on the —the cold, calculating manner in which powerful men manipulate the system.
Vaishali obtains a leaked social audit report highlighting systemic physical and sexual abuse at a government-funded shelter home for orphaned girls in the fictional town of Munnavarpur. Bhakshak
Bhakshak is loosely based on the horrific in Bihar. The real-life incident came to light after a social audit by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) revealed that 34 out of 42 girls at the shelter had been sexually abused. Key parallels between the film and reality include: Director Pulkit avoids the trap of sensationalizing or
The production design captures the gritty reality of semi-urban Bihar. The muddy lanes, cramped government offices, and dimly lit workspaces reinforce the feeling of a world weighed down by neglect. Bhakshak is loosely based on the horrific in Bihar
Her journey into the dark heart of the case begins slowly, almost by accident. She stumbles upon an initial complaint, and where others see a lost cause or a dangerous path, Vaishali sees a story that demands to be told. Undeterred by the sinister power of her targets and the apparent apathy of the state, she begins a relentless probe, uncovering a horrifying pattern of physical and sexual abuse of the shelter’s wards.