8 Films That Reflect The Glory Of Indian Parallel Cinema
Tasher Desh
Director: Quashiq Mukherjee(Q)
Cast: Anubrata, Joyraj, Rii, Tinu Verghese, Tilottoma Shome
The parallel film unveils two parallel lives on the same string – the life of a prince and a poet. The director sets the idea of Rabindranath Tagore’s dance drama, Tasher Desh in today’s world with no alteration in the nomenclature and plot. Critics and viewers have already bowed to the Luduvico Technique style of shot presentation by Q. It’s over loaded and might need your multiple watches to get grab of all the underlying subjects within the two hours. An Oracle with David Bowie cheekbones, a toddler prince with a sword along with resonant music from the Q, Miti and Neel makes the film quasi-entertaining.
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Director: Kamal K.M.
Cast: Geetanjali Thappa, Murari Kumar
The summary of the film has as given by director Kamal himself if – “Every day, in Mumbai, we see hundreds of cradles put up by immigrants who arrive in droves from different places in India. They disappear the next day. In a megapolis like Mumbai, no one knows or cares where these immigrants come from or disappear to. Through our film and the protagonist Charu, we take viewers to Mankhurd – one of the places inhabited by this migrant labour force.” Based on the plot of displacement of people in Mumbai, the film has made its way to several film festivals like Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival and more.
