An old adage goes, “Families thrive through male children and female calves.” A society that has this mindset, naturally does not appreciate girl children male calves. They often grow up in negligence. Particularly, nowadays a male calf has little value. Ox or bull carts are obsolete now. Tractors are being used more in cultivation. In this circumstance, a male calf born in a hard-up farmer’s household has a difficult life ahead.
Romiz Mia is a destitute farmer and a significant part of his income is generated from selling milk. The calf, ‘Lalu’, is unwanted. Romiz has a hard time feeding Lalu and though he has tried to sell the calf off, no one wants to buy him.
One day, the family loses Lalu. It seems the calf had run away after a dose of abuse. Do animals understand when they are unwanted?
Written by:
Written and directed by Shahnewaz Kakoli, tele-film “Hamar lalu” to be aired today, Nov 20th 2010 at 3:05 pm on Channel i.
Casts:
The cast includes Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Dilara Zaman, Nargis, Joyita and Mamun.
