Nandita Das

Other Writings

For the Hindu It is difficult to believe that Habib Tanvir is no more. Even though I hadn’t met him for a couple of years...

It is difficult to believe that Habib Sa’ab is no more. Even though I hadn’t met him for a couple of years now, there was...

The journey of making Firaaq has been more than a cathartic experience for me. It has pushed my boundaries beyond what I had imagined. I...

In April this year, I was travelling in the US, for various reasons- speaking at the Cornell University, presenting Bawander at the Washington DC International...

Before this beginning, it was another time, another perspective. I remember when the journos would ask me to describe myself in a one word sound...

Whether it is in the words of Mother Teresa – “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters...

How do you connect to God?The word God doesn’t feature in my life, at least not in the way it is commonly understood, as it...

‘Firaaq’ is an Urdu word which means both separation and quest. I chose to call my film on the aftermath of the Gujarat riots that,...

Yet another Woman’s Day! No, can’t afford to be cynical. I have consciously made sure that cynicism doesn’t seep into my life and have striven...

Firaaq is my directorial debut film, born out of my own anguish and helplessness about the growing divide in our society. The story is set...

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Virata Parvam

2022

Director: Udugula Venu

Language: Telugu

Character Name: Shakuntala

Key Cast: Kundan Alexzed, Chakrapani Ananda, Banerjee

Feastivals and Awards: NA

Film Stills: 9

BTS: 11