▁and ▁direction ), ▁Tat va ▁( E ss ence ) ▁( a ▁fiction ▁film ▁about ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁search ▁for ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁identity ▁in ▁contemporary ▁India ▁that ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Raj at ▁Kam al , ▁an ▁Indian ▁national ▁award ). ▁ ▁Ch hab ra ' s ▁other ▁work ▁includes ▁Hung er ▁in ▁the ▁Time ▁of ▁Pl enty ▁ ▁and ▁The ▁Word ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁( on ▁Indian ▁writers ), ▁among ▁others . ▁Hung er ▁In ▁The ▁Time ▁of ▁Pl enty , ▁which ▁is ▁directed ▁and ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Ch hab ra , ▁de als ▁with ▁star v ation ▁death s ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁food ▁sur plus ▁in ▁India . ▁The ▁film - maker ▁meets ▁families ▁where ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁star v ation ▁death ▁and ▁see ks ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁family ▁members . ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁desert s ▁of ▁Raj as than , ▁the ▁l ush ▁tropical ▁for ests ▁of ▁Or issa ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁ ▁As li ▁A za adi ▁( True ▁Fre edom ) ▁is ▁a ▁ 4 5 - min ute ▁film , ▁directed ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Ch hab ra ▁that ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁contribution ▁of ▁women ▁freedom ▁f igh ters ▁in ▁India ' s ▁struggle ▁for ▁freedom ▁from ▁British ▁imperial ism . ▁Sh ot ▁on ▁location , ▁where ▁many ▁historical ▁events ▁took ▁place , ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁inf used ▁with ▁music ▁and ▁arch ival ▁foot age ▁and