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Amu (film)
''Amu'' is a 2005 drama film directed by Shonali Bose, about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The film is based on Bose's own novel by the same name. It stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Brinda Karat, and Ankur Khanna. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2005. Plot ''Amu'' is the journey of Kajori (Kaju) Roy (Konkona Sen Sharma), a 21-year-old Indian American woman who has lived in the US since the age of 3. After graduating from UCLA Kaju goes to India to visit her relatives. There she meets Kabir (Ankur Khanna), a college student from an upper-class family who is disdainful of Kaju's wide-eyed wonder at discovering the "real India". Undeterred, Kaju visits the slums, crowded markets and roadside cafes of Delhi. In one slum she is struck by an odd feeling of déjà vu. Soon after she starts having nightmares. Kabir gets drawn into the mystery of why this is happening, particularly when Kaju announces that she is adopted. Meanwhile, Kaju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shonali Bose
Shonali Bose (born 3 June 1965) is an Indian film director, writer and film producer. Having made her feature film debut in 2005, she has since won such accolades as a National Film Award, a Nashville Film Festival, Bridgestone Narrative Award, and a Sundance Institute, Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award. Bose earned her breakthrough with her first feature film, the 2005 biographical drama ''Amu (film), Amu'', which was based on her own novel of the same name. The film which chronicles the attacks on Sikhs in Delhi in 1984, garnered critical acclaim and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English. Bose then worked as the assistant director for the 2012 war film ''Chittagong (film), Chittagong'', which she also co-wrote. Bose's status as a filmmaker grew following the critical and commercial success of the dramas ''Margarita with a Straw'' (2015) and ''The Sky Is Pink'' (2019). Inspired from the life of Malini Chib—her cousin and a disability rights activist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lushin Dubey
Lushin Dubey is an Indian stage actor and director. She directed, acted and scripted many drama productions for over 20 years. Lushin is also known for her solo plays ''Untitled'' and Pinki Virani's ''Bitter Chocolate'' with theatre director Arvind Gaur. She acted in films like ''Partition'' (2007), ''Murder Unveiled'' (2005) — for which she won 2006 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series — and ''Perfect Husband''. Personal life Lushin was born as Lushin Keswani to a Sindhi Hindu family. Her father, Govind Keswani, was an engineer with the Indian Railways, and her mother, Leela, was a gynaecologist who worked with the Indian Army. Her father named her after the Russian aircraft Ilyushin. Lushin did her M.Sc. in Childhood and Special Education in the US, after a Masters in History from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), University of Delhi, India. Lushin is married with two dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Directorate Of Film Festivals
The Directorate of Film Festivals in India was an organisation that initiated and presented the International Film Festival of India, the National Film Awards and the Indian Panorama. Although the Directorate helped appoint members of the jury panels each year, it had no input on which films are selected for consideration and which films ultimately win awards at the various functions it initiates. The Directorate set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India,Directorate of Film Festivals . Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. |