Movies Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai, The Immoral Daughters in the Land of Honour | ||
Nakul singh sawhney s speaks to newslaundry
nakul singh sawhney is an Indian documentary filmmaker who has extensively worked on issues of communalism, honour killing, labour rights and social justice.
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- Nakul singh sawhney s speaks to newslaundry
- Nakul singh sawhney
- Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai
- Izzatnagri ki Asabhya Betiyan
- With a Little Help from my Friends
- Other Works
- References
He grew up in Delhi and attended Kirori Mal College in Delhi University. He was as active member of Players, the dramatic society of the college. He then completed a course in direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, during 2005-06. Nakul was also actively involved with Jana Natya Manch.
Nakul singh sawhney
Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai
His film 'Muzaffarnagar Baaqi hai that released in January 2015 is an extensively researched film on the sectarian violence in North India in September 2013, Muzaffarnagar riots, just a few months before the general elections in India. The film traces the economic, communal and sociological fallout of the violence that not just led to religious polarisation for political gains but also displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
The screening of the film was stopped by right wing fundamentalists from the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad in Delhi University on August 1, 2015 where the filmmaker and the organisers including University professors were attacked. Following which over 200 protest screenings of the film were organised all across the country to mark dissent and support freedom of expression in India. Rohith Vemula, a Dalit PHd scholar, also screened the film in Hyderabad Central University on August 4, 2015 for which he was termed 'anti-national'.
The film has been extensively screened and appreciated in India and screened abroad including MIT, Columbian School of Journalism, SOAS, NYU and others. It was also selected by Mumbai International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of Kerala.
Izzatnagri ki Asabhya Betiyan
His film 'Izzatnagri ki Asabhya Betiyan' (Immoral Daughters in the Land of Honour) released in January 2012 traces the resistance of young women against honour killings and diktats of clan councils called Khap Panchayats in North India. The film explores caste, class and gender intersectionality in contemporary India. Another version of the same film 'Immoral Daughters' has been screened at several international film festivals.
With a Little Help from my Friends
He directed his first film in 2005, 'With a Little Help from my Friends', which won the award for the 2nd best film at the 60 Seconds to Fame film festival in Chennai.
Other Works
At the Film Institute, he directed 'Agaurav' and 'Undecided' that won awards for the 2nd Best Film and Best Director respectively at the Hyderabad International Film Festival. After completing his course, he made a feature-length documentary 'Once upon a time in Chheharta' on the history of the working class movement of Chheharta, Amritsar.