5Q: Nandita Das / FIRAAQ
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Nandita Das
1Q: Tell us a little about the origins of Firaaq, from writing to financing.
I really didn’t think Firaaq would be my first film. It was not my desire to direct that found these stories, instead the stories compelled me to direct. It had to do with waking up to newspapers with stories full of violence, getting into conversations about religion and identity and finding it turn into a polarized debate and meeting victims of violence through my Human Rights work. The film began with one story but then there were all these other stories that I had seen, heard, felt and read, that needed to be told. And that is how an ensemble structure evolved, with multiple threads. Read more
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Trailer: RAMCHAND PAKISTANI
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Trailer for Mehreen Jabbar’s Ramchand Pakistani (without English subtitles).
Ramchand Pakistani showtimes at Cinequest 19
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Trailer: FIRAAQ
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Trailer for Nandita Das’s Firaaq.
Firaaq showtimes at Cinequest 19
Tags: CQ19, DRAMA, FIRAAQ, Nandita Das, TRAILER.
CQ19’s FIRAAQ Wins Kara Film Festival
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Nandita Das
CQ19 selection Firaaq has just won top prize at Kara Film Festival in Pakistan.
Congratulations to first-time director Nandita Das.
Read the notice at Galatta.