I was born in Delhi
I was born in Delhi
93 Minutes/Colour/Bengali-Hindi with English Subtitles
A Film by Bishnu Dev Halder
Two sisters, JOSNA and HASINA run away from poverty, marriage and their impending kitchen-centric life in the village to the city for a new life, only to be hounded by insecurity six years later.
Ironically, they, now, find marriage to be their only path to a secure and respectable future. But will the harsh social realities allow them to have a happy and secure future?
The film follows the sisters for five years and documents their changing priorities over the period of time; the choices they make and the impact of the same on their lives.
A National Award winning writer, director, and producer, Bishnu Dev Halder is an alumnus of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata. Selected for Talent Campus India, organized by Berlinale Talent Campus, in 2007, Bishnu was awarded the UK Environment Film Fellowship in 2010. Bishnu’s films include Bagher Bachcha, Pratyabartan, I was Born In Delhi, and The Diary of a Refugee, and have won acclaim and awards including National Film Award, Nomination at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), and Opening Film in Indian Panorama at International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Supported/produced/co-produced by Sundance Institute, Japan Broadcasting Corporation/NHK, British Council, British High Commission, Films Division, Government of India, Public Service Broadcasting Trust; Bishnu’s films have been telecast on channels like National Geographic, NHK, YLE, and Doordarshan. Bishnu has also been the jury member of the National Film Awards and National Student Film Awards, among others.
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