Nandita Das
Acclaimed actor, writer and filmmaker Nandita DAS (1969, India) has appeared in more than 40 feature films in multiple languages, and been on the jury for film festivals including Cannes. She was conferred the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for her contribution to Indo-French cooperation in cinema. An advocate for social justice, Das wrote, directed, produced and starred in the short film& Listen to Her (2020), which aimed to raise awareness about the increase in domestic violence during the pandemic. Her directorial debut, Firaaq (2008), selected for IFFR 2023, won numerous awards.
Filmography
(selection) Imprint in Clay (1993, short), Firaaq (2008), Manto (2018), India’s Got Colour (2019, music video), Zwigato (2022)
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Nandita Das at IFFR
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A Knock on the Door
Persecuted academics fight a disbelieving world in an idiosyncratic, deliciously stylised psychological thriller.
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Four Women
Four stories; a prostitute, a virgin, a housewife and a spinster living in rural Southern-Indian show us the complexity of the female position in a ma
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Déveeri
The poverty, chaos and corruption in an Indian slum, seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy. Faith in the world makes way for incomprehension and
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Saanjh
Deeply tragic story about a young woman and a baby that dies in an Indian train.
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Biswaprakash
Portrait in different shades of grey of an intelligent young man who is imprisoned in the contradictions of life in Puri, an old Hindu religious centr
