Film Four (1969) | FTII Student film by Rahat Yusufi

Film Four is a 1969 student film produced at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), written and directed by Rahat Yusufi. The film runs for 18 minutes and 31 seconds and utilizes both Marathi and English languages. Cinematography was handled by Naresh Bedi, with editing by Prakash and sound by Ali Alimi. The narrative centers on the ideological conflict between an older, orthodox, and religious generation within a Maharashtrian family and the modern thinking embraced by the young female protagonist.

The plot focuses on the suffering experienced by the young woman due to the elders' difficulty in comprehending the differences between her contemporary world and their established viewpoints. Rahat Yusufi's work gained recognition, receiving a Certificate for the best photography and social comment at the Canadian Amateur Film Festival in 1970, and participation certificates from the Brisbane Film Festival (1971) and the Cracow Film Festival in Poland (1970).