Social impact
Kailash Wani Studio and Jayka Social Foundation open a free meal mess for 200 students
Launched on 17 October at Patrakar Bhavan, Pune, the mess is the work of Jayka Social Foundation and the Deool Band 2 team, so that 200 female students can give their full attention to their studies.
Kailash Wani Studio and Jayka Social Foundation have opened a free meal mess for 200 female students. The initiative was launched on Saturday, 17 October 2026, at Patrakar Bhavan Hall in Navi Peth, Pune, by the foundation together with the Deool Band 2 team of Kailash Wani Studio.
The idea is simple: when a good meal is taken care of, students can give their time and energy to their studies. Jayka Social Foundation, founded by Kailash Wani and Juili Wani-Suryavanshi, set up the mess to meet exactly that need.
The Deool Band 2 team stands with the foundation on this. The film found its audience across Maharashtra this year, and the team wanted some of that goodwill to reach people directly, beyond the screen.
Students filled the auditorium at Patrakar Bhavan for the launch. Speakers from the foundation and the film's team explained from the stage how the mess came about and what it sets out to do, students put their own questions from the hall, and the afternoon closed with conversations with the press.
A meal should never be what stands between a student and her studies. By taking one everyday worry off the table, the mess gives 200 young women more room to attend classes, prepare well and plan for what comes next. It is support offered with respect, in the belief that their education is worth investing in.
For Kailash Wani Studio, it is a reminder that the stories it tells on screen belong to the communities around it, and that the work does not end when the credits roll.
