Pareeksha(2020)

The Final Test

Pareeksha is an Indian drama about an ordinary rickshaw driver in Bihar determined to give his son the best education possible. Struggling against poverty and social barriers, he scrapes together resources to enroll his son in a prestigious private English-medium school, believing quality education is the key to a better future. The film explores the sacrifices working-class parents make for their children's advancement and the tension between ambition and circumstance. It's a touching portrait of paternal devotion and the transformative power of education in rural India, grounded in the everyday struggles of ordinary people reaching for something more.