by Rwita Dutta
Celebrating messiahs from the underbelly of any society is nothing new. Nevertheless, there has been a serious dearth of noir films in the history of Bangla cinema. Every time the city is seen in cinema, it remains visually stunning. Yet, surprisingly, the underdogs are carefully swept under the carpet. Under the project of the beautification of the city, there has been no place for slums, everyday violence, brothels and other kinds of chotoloks (downtrodden). Yet, without them, the State and the bhodrolok community, who write the history of any decade from above, would be a sham. Bratya Basu's “Hubba” (Don/ 2024/133mns) depicts the life and rise of Hubba Shyamal aka Bimal (his screen name) and the volatile nexus of politics within the underworld. In other words, it is a biopic on the notorious gangster Hubba Shyamal in the 1990s Hooghly, played by popular Bangladeshi actor Mosharraf Karim.
Celebrating messiahs from the underbelly of any society is nothing new. Nevertheless, there has been a serious dearth of noir films in the history of Bangla cinema. Every time the city is seen in cinema, it remains visually stunning. Yet, surprisingly, the underdogs are carefully swept under the carpet. Under the project of the beautification of the city, there has been no place for slums, everyday violence, brothels and other kinds of chotoloks (downtrodden). Yet, without them, the State and the bhodrolok community, who write the history of any decade from above, would be a sham. Bratya Basu's “Hubba” (Don/ 2024/133mns) depicts the life and rise of Hubba Shyamal aka Bimal (his screen name) and the volatile nexus of politics within the underworld. In other words, it is a biopic on the notorious gangster Hubba Shyamal in the 1990s Hooghly, played by popular Bangladeshi actor Mosharraf Karim.
- 1/25/2024
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
by Rwita Dutta
Produced by Mohan Nadar, this extremely pertinent movie had its glorious world premiere in the New York Indian Film Festival where it got the Best Debut Award, received nomination for both Best Actor for Adil Hussain, and Best Actress for Nimisha Sajayan. It had its UK Premiere in the UK Asian Film Festival. The French Premiere took place in St Tropez, Nirvana Festival and the German Premiere in the Indo-German Film Week, where it won Best Debut Award, and also Best Actor for Adil Hussain. The film received Best Debut Director Award in the recently concluded Ottawa Indian Film Festival, Canada, 2023.
Away from the glitz and glam of Birmingham resides an illegal immigrant community of people who are always in hiding, leaving no proof of their existence, not even their footprints. Raghu (a brilliant Adil Hussain), an illegal immigrant in Birmingham – UK, believes that he has finally struck gold as his daughter,...
Produced by Mohan Nadar, this extremely pertinent movie had its glorious world premiere in the New York Indian Film Festival where it got the Best Debut Award, received nomination for both Best Actor for Adil Hussain, and Best Actress for Nimisha Sajayan. It had its UK Premiere in the UK Asian Film Festival. The French Premiere took place in St Tropez, Nirvana Festival and the German Premiere in the Indo-German Film Week, where it won Best Debut Award, and also Best Actor for Adil Hussain. The film received Best Debut Director Award in the recently concluded Ottawa Indian Film Festival, Canada, 2023.
Away from the glitz and glam of Birmingham resides an illegal immigrant community of people who are always in hiding, leaving no proof of their existence, not even their footprints. Raghu (a brilliant Adil Hussain), an illegal immigrant in Birmingham – UK, believes that he has finally struck gold as his daughter,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
by Rwita Dutta
“Faltu Lok” received the Best Short Film award in the recently concluded Ottawa Indian Film Festival, 2021. The Jury has unanimously appreciated the work. They found the film to be quite cinematic and real. It’s always a pleasure to analyse the text of a debut film. Be it a short fiction or a long feature film, any new director deserves our undivided attention.
Urban poor is that unwanted demographic community in a rapidly developing city that their existence, agony, pain and sufferings seem to be something invisible. They never feature in the dominant discourse of human history. They cannot represent themselves, simply because they are not equipped enough. They need to be represented. This reminds me the famous essay of the Marxist-Feminist-Deconstructionist, Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak “Can the subaltern speak”??
In an age of identity politics, a lower-class taxi driver in a city like Kolkata is definitely a...
“Faltu Lok” received the Best Short Film award in the recently concluded Ottawa Indian Film Festival, 2021. The Jury has unanimously appreciated the work. They found the film to be quite cinematic and real. It’s always a pleasure to analyse the text of a debut film. Be it a short fiction or a long feature film, any new director deserves our undivided attention.
Urban poor is that unwanted demographic community in a rapidly developing city that their existence, agony, pain and sufferings seem to be something invisible. They never feature in the dominant discourse of human history. They cannot represent themselves, simply because they are not equipped enough. They need to be represented. This reminds me the famous essay of the Marxist-Feminist-Deconstructionist, Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak “Can the subaltern speak”??
In an age of identity politics, a lower-class taxi driver in a city like Kolkata is definitely a...
- 7/2/2021
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
by Rwita Dutta
Virginia Woolf once said “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” This ubiquitous statement seems to be quite pertinent till date, especially that things can be enormously challenging for women in India where they have to balance home with work. Female gaze in art is still an obscure subject in India. The empowering point of view of a female filmmaker has the immense potentiality to emphasize the agency of women and their trial and tribulations. This documentary film, one of the significant works of recent times resonates the age old issue of women empowerment in today’s India.
Vrinda Samartha, primarily a documentary filmmaker from Bangalore, quite succinctly, dealt with this relatively rare subject of how relevant is financial independence, while talking about women’s empowerment, in Indian context. She, carefully, picked an important facet within the...
Virginia Woolf once said “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” This ubiquitous statement seems to be quite pertinent till date, especially that things can be enormously challenging for women in India where they have to balance home with work. Female gaze in art is still an obscure subject in India. The empowering point of view of a female filmmaker has the immense potentiality to emphasize the agency of women and their trial and tribulations. This documentary film, one of the significant works of recent times resonates the age old issue of women empowerment in today’s India.
Vrinda Samartha, primarily a documentary filmmaker from Bangalore, quite succinctly, dealt with this relatively rare subject of how relevant is financial independence, while talking about women’s empowerment, in Indian context. She, carefully, picked an important facet within the...
- 12/4/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
By Rwita Dutta
The Malayalam film industry has always enthralled us in home and abroad with their fascinating range of contents, forms and cinematic innovations. From stalwarts like Adoor Gopalakrishnan to maverick G.R. Aravindan to enfant terrible John Abraham, the list is unending. In recent years, another breed of filmmakers started dominating the scenario often engulfed by the star phenomenon. Since the 90’s, content is king and besides the star kids, an array of films have been produced with new actors, even with non actors. Besides Dilquar Salman, Fahadh Faasil, Roshan Mathew, small budget films and their actors also steal the show. One must mention last years’ “Biriyani” (Directed by Sajjin Babu) selected in Moscow International Film Festival, 2020) “Chola”, “Jallikattu”. “Moothan”
Besides these artistic films, even the popular commercials are creating wonders. With the line between the hardcore commercial and avant garde being blurred and cinema is adorning more fluidity akin to it,...
The Malayalam film industry has always enthralled us in home and abroad with their fascinating range of contents, forms and cinematic innovations. From stalwarts like Adoor Gopalakrishnan to maverick G.R. Aravindan to enfant terrible John Abraham, the list is unending. In recent years, another breed of filmmakers started dominating the scenario often engulfed by the star phenomenon. Since the 90’s, content is king and besides the star kids, an array of films have been produced with new actors, even with non actors. Besides Dilquar Salman, Fahadh Faasil, Roshan Mathew, small budget films and their actors also steal the show. One must mention last years’ “Biriyani” (Directed by Sajjin Babu) selected in Moscow International Film Festival, 2020) “Chola”, “Jallikattu”. “Moothan”
Besides these artistic films, even the popular commercials are creating wonders. With the line between the hardcore commercial and avant garde being blurred and cinema is adorning more fluidity akin to it,...
- 9/12/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
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