The multilingual Bombay, the Bombay of intolerance, the Bombay of closed textile mills, of popular culture, sprawling slums and real estate onslaughts, the metropolis of numerous ghettos, the El Dorado. This film is a tale of the cities of Bom Bahia / Bombay / Mumbai, through a tapestry of fiction, cinema vérité, art objects, found footage, sound installation and literary texts. It is a chronicle of the journey of a scattered bunch of insignificant fishing hamlets to the coveted stature of a prime metropolis. The narrative is structured around fictional exchanges between Ismat Chugtai and..
Journey through the many cities within Bombay—multilingual, divided, vibrant and ever-changing.
Through imagined debates between Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto, the film explores the art of chronicling this complex metropolis.
Shot largely during the monsoon, it reveals a Bombay that is strikingly beautiful yet ruthlessly violent.
Join us for this landmark non-fiction film by Madhusree Dutta. She will be in conversation with poet and visual artist, Prabodh Parikh and artist Atul Dodiya after the film.
Come watch, reflect and experience Bombay through a different lens.
Get RSVPs for any kind of film screening on Fillum (hosted in any physical space - from your living room to a big auditorium.) Ticketing available now.
1. City of Lanes (Modak KS, Ragini Rao Munjuluri)
2. See me, when you leave (Dipin Chenayil)
3. No Space to Pray (Raunaq Singh Chopra, Devanshi Yadav)
4. We the puffcorns of India (Aditya Mung.. more
Head constable Tambe isn't having the best of days. His wife slams doors in his face. His little daughter won't speak to him. His only friends, havaldaars.. more
As part of MAMI Independent. Free entry on first come first served basis. Post-screening Q&A with the film team. There will also be screening of short film - Nipaniya (Anamika Pal).
