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Sayani Gupta on playing a Northeastern character in Netflix film Axone: Authenticity is most important
FirstpostJust like her diverse interests, Sayani Gupta’s unconventional filmography too boasts of a wide artistic range. Sayani’s next is Naga filmmaker Nicholas Kharkongor’s Hindi film Axone, a satire on racism and cultural stereotypes. Arguably the first mainstream Hindi film based on the life of Northeasterners, especially around the age-old racism that they face in our country, Axone talks about the experiences of the community living outside the region, and also makes one realise how little we know about them. I have worked with them before but those were smaller, regional films, whereas Axone is far more accessible, and a bigger film.” However, the disparity between the two groups was not shocking for Sayani as she has seen many of her friends from the Northeast fall victim to racism when she lived in Delhi. “We don’t know when theatres would open up but everyone has realised that it is a great time to release good content because there is a lot of hunger among people.
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