Title of film : A TIMELINE
Director Name : CHURNI GANGULY
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Producer : SUPARNA KANTI KARATI
Editor : Subhajit Singha
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Synopsis : TARIKH [A TIMELINE] explores the mundane, yet exquisite nature of human bonds, through the everyday lives of three friends, and shows how social media affects their lives. Anirban, a professor and an idealist, teaches his students to protest by debating, not vandalizing, and uses social media to inspire. Ira, his wife, is a conformist addicted to social media. Rudrangshu, their old friend, is a sanguine realist, and plays the role of a “real” friend to them. When Anirban dies suddenly, Ira tries to keep him ‘alive’ by ‘talking’ to him through messages on facebook. She goes through his facebook posts, and touches a side of Anirban that she had made no effort to understand when he had been alive. The film explores the transience of life, and immortality through lives that have been touched. It mourns the death of ‘isms’ and free-thinkers, but also lays hope for the leaders of the future. TARIKH [A TIMELINE] is not just about any date, but about every date that we lose from our lives as we look at our screens, instead of making a meaningful difference in the real world.
Director Bio : CHURNI GANGULY The profile description in her twitter handle @utterlyChurni reads: ‘Actor. Writer. Director. Believes not in art for art’s sake, but in art that commits to make a difference.’ A quiet childhood in a small hill station near Darjeeling, university studies in Calcutta, a love for the arts and a commitment towards anything she does… That's what Churni Ganguly is all about. Calcutta discovered a powerful actor in her, and Churni started to mesmerize Indian audiences with award-winning performances in nationally as well as internationally acclaimed films. She earned a special respect, not only as an intense actor, but also as a remarkable human being. Her command over language and the craft of filmmaking, her sensibilities, created expectations that went beyond her role as an actor. Churni took a two-year sabbatical, at the end of which she which she resurfaced with a stunning film script inspired by the banishment of Taslima Nasreen, finally emerging as a Writer and Director of Cinema. Her directorial debut, 'Nirbashito' [Banished], is a winner of many national and international awards, for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor [Female], Best Audiography, and won critical acclaim in festivals all over the world. This trilingual [Bengali, English, Swedish] film on freedom of expression was among the eight films shortlisted in the list of The Best Indie and Festival Films of 2015, and was the only film in the Festival Special Mention. Her new film, ‘TARIKH’ [A TIMELINE], is the story of another free-thinking idealist and the lives he touches. It mourns the death of ‘isms’ in a world ruled by social media. This film explores death, immortality, and, above all, life, hope and the significance of each unnoticed day in our lives.
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