From the tale of a persecuted rights activist hounded from her home to Shabnam Sukhdev’s moving study of her father, this year’s programme foregrounds work by and about women – a far cry from the demure Bollywood heroines of the past
India’s cinema and society is changing, and women are at its forefront. And so a striking aspect of this year’s London Indian film festival is the strength of its female contribution, with women producers, directors and lead characters dominating the schedule.
The most explicit example of this is Nirbashito (Banished), a Bengali film clearly inspired by the life of Taslima Nasrin, the writer who was hounded from her native Bangladesh for her outspoken views on women’s rights, secularism and religious freedom. After living in exile in the Us and Europe, she found temporary refuge in Kolkata, but was then driven from that city and forced to live in Delhi.
India’s cinema and society is changing, and women are at its forefront. And so a striking aspect of this year’s London Indian film festival is the strength of its female contribution, with women producers, directors and lead characters dominating the schedule.
The most explicit example of this is Nirbashito (Banished), a Bengali film clearly inspired by the life of Taslima Nasrin, the writer who was hounded from her native Bangladesh for her outspoken views on women’s rights, secularism and religious freedom. After living in exile in the Us and Europe, she found temporary refuge in Kolkata, but was then driven from that city and forced to live in Delhi.
- 7/16/2015
- by Nirpal Dhaliwal
- The Guardian - Film News
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