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Rima Das says popularity of 'Village Rockstars’ wasn’t reason for sequel
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rima Das says popularity of 'Village Rockstars’ wasn’t reason for sequel

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Filmmaker Rima Das says it was the unique narrative of her beloved film Village Rockstars, rather than its popularity, that influenced her decision to create a sequel. Rima Das says popularity of 'Village Rockstars’ wasn’t reason for sequel Das made "Village Rockstars", an Assamese-language coming-of-age film about a 10-year-old girl Dhunu, who befriends a group of boys and dreams …

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When princesses were frogs
4 years, 11 months ago

When princesses were frogs

Live Mint  

In the Tamil film Maadathy, Yosana, possibly teenaged, watches a shepherd wash himself near a river and her lips part in a slight smile, not in mirth but in pleasure. Still from ’Village ‘Maadathy It is a reversal of the scene we know and expect, a young man watching a young woman bathe in a stream and perhaps hiding her …

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Village Rockstars movie review: Rima Das' film is a work of art
6 years, 3 months ago

Village Rockstars movie review: Rima Das' film is a work of art

Deccan Chronicle  

Director: Rima Das Cast: Bhanita Das, Basanti Das, Kulada Bhattacharya There’s a word in Japanese — mingei — describing an art movement, especially in pottery, that began in the 1920s. Rima Das’ Village Rockstars, which she has not just written, directed and produced, but also shot and edited, is one such rare piece of cinema. The movie, which Das declares …

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Village Rockstars movie review: India’s official Oscars entry is too pure for this cruel world
6 years, 3 months ago

Village Rockstars movie review: India’s official Oscars entry is too pure for this cruel world

Hindustan Times  

Village Rockstars Director - Rima Das Cast - Bhanita Das, Basanti Das Rating - 4/5 Village Rockstars movie review: India’s official Oscars entry has been directed, produced, written, edited and shot by one-woman army, Rima Das. Village Rockstars’ closest cinematic cousins are The Florida Project and Beasts of the Southern Wild. But more than Malick and the existential poetry of …

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'Village Rockstars' review: Singing to the beats of life
6 years, 3 months ago

'Village Rockstars' review: Singing to the beats of life

The Hindu  

Rima Das calls Village Rockstars a tribute to the people and place she comes from. Village Rockstars Director: Rima Das Starring: Bhanita Das, Manabendra Das, Basanti Das Storyline: 10-year-old Dhunu, growing up in Chhaygaon in Assam, dreams of owning a guitar but has to face the harsh realities of poverty, floods and more Run Time: 1 hour 27 minutes At …

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Village Rockstars movie review: India's entry to Oscars is aesthetically brilliant but doesn't strum the heartstrings
6 years, 3 months ago

Village Rockstars movie review: India's entry to Oscars is aesthetically brilliant but doesn't strum the heartstrings

Firstpost  

Last week, Rima Das’ coming-of-age Assamese film Village Rockstars was selected as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Film category of the 91st Academy Awards. After over a year of globetrotting at various international film festivals and winning multiple National Awards, Village Rockstars will finally hit the screens this Friday on 28 September. She also works towards it practically …

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TIFF 2018: Rima Das on Bulbul Can Sing, and India’s Oscar pick Village Rockstars
6 years, 3 months ago

TIFF 2018: Rima Das on Bulbul Can Sing, and India’s Oscar pick Village Rockstars

Firstpost  

For those who have watched Rima Das’ Village Rockstars, her new film, Bulbul Can Sing that premiered at TIFF 2018, will seem like both a departure from and a sequential successor to Dhunu’s story For those who have watched Rima Das’ Village Rockstars, her new film, Bulbul Can Sing that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, will seem like …

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