As the River Flows

India | 2009 | Social -Political Thriller | Assamese

A social activist, Sridhar Ranjan, is missing in action in Majuli - the largest inhabited river island in the world. 7 years later Sridhar is about to be officially declared dead when his friend Abjijit, a journalist, comes in search of him.

Abhijit is an outsider trapped in hostile, terrorist infested conditions with distant islanders. His only hope is beautiful local guide Sudakshina. But like the unpredictable river Brahmaputra, her existence has unseen undercurrents.
Will Abhijit be able to solve the mystery? Is he walking down the same path as his friend Sridhar Ranjan? Does a similar fate await him as the River flows?

Director: Bidyut Kotoky

Cinematography: Madhu Ambat

Producer: NFDC

Cast: Sanjay Suri, Victor Banerjee, Raj Zutsi


Director's statement: Bidyut Kotoky

When we talk of terrorism in any part of the world we know that terrorists' point of view because they survive on propagandas. The people opposing them has to counter those propagandas, so we know their point of view as well. In this cross fire of propagandas some were the voice of common man is lost. My film is a humble attempt to give voice to that silent majority …

Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan
Alms for a blind horse

2011 | 113 mins. | Punjabi | Drama

NFDC releases Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan - a Punjabi language film directed by Gurvinder Singh, on 10th August 2012 in association with PVR 'Director's Rare'

Gurvinder Singh's first Punjabi feature film Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan based on Punjabi novelist and Jnanpeeth Award winner Professor Gurdial Singh's novel tries to bring to screen the effect that years of subordination can bring to struggling masses in the face of events spinning beyond their control. Devoid of the power to change course of their own destiny and the invisible violence of power equations. AGDD reflects the simmering discontent etched on their faces.
The film was nominated as the Top Ten Best Films of the World in 2011 by the US Journal Film Comment!.

Director | Screenplay: Gurvindar Singh

Story: based on the novel by Gurdial Singh

Music: Catherine Lamb

Creative Producer: the late Mani Kaul

Producer: NFDC

Sanskar
Reform

2011 | 80 mins. | Bengali (With English Subtitles) | Drama

Sanskar speaks about a shocking revelation, the unbelievable disgrace of the socially unaccepted situation a person is through which create a quake of such magnitude in his close circle that the long nourished relations start crushing and tumble down. Old father, wife, son, friends and colleagues face a meaningless catastrophe with utter disbelief and start to evaluate the long standing serene relation with hatred and pain.

Director | Screenplay: Late Shri Nabyendu Chatterjee

Story: Shyamal Sengupta

Producer: NFDC

As The River Flows
Ekhon Nedheka Nodir Xhipare

2011 | 100 mins. | Assamese | Political Thriller

A social activist, Sridhar Ranjan, is missing in action in Majuli - the largest inhabited river island in the world. 7 years later Sridhar is about to be officially declared dead with his friend Abjijit, a journalist, comes in search of him.

Abhijit is an outsider trapped in hostile, terrorist infested conditions with distant islanders. His only hope is beautiful local guide Sudakshina. But like the unpredictable river Brahmaputra, her existence has unseen undercurrents.

Will Abhijit be able to solve the mystery? Is he walking down the same path as his friend Sridhar Ranjan? Does a similar fate await him as the river flows?

Director: Bidyut Kotoky

Cinematography: Madhu Ambat

Producer: NFDC

Gangoobai
2012 | 110 mins. | Marathi-Hindi-English | Drama

Gangoobai, a childless, elderly widow, lives in the tiny colonial hill station of Matheran where she loves to tend to her beloved flowers in an eco-sensitive zone where no vehicles are allowed, not even bicycles. Gangoobai's life altering moment arrives when she sees Hodiwala's teenage daughter wearing a magnificent designer Parsi sari of white Chinese motifs embroidered on a background of purple silk. She instantly falls in love with this exotic, expensive, custom-made creation - and longs to own one herself.

Driven by this unlikely obsession, she finds herself in the big, polluted, overcrowded city of Mumbai - an urban nightmare she is utterly unprepared for. Yet, her essential goodness sets her life on a path that surpasses anything that she could ever have imagined...

Director Priya Krishnaswamy

Producer: NFDC

Mayabazaar
110 mins. | Colour | Bengali

Mayabazaar released in theatres all over Kolkata on June 1, 2012. The film is directed by Joydeep Ghosh and produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India.

Smriti…. (Memories)

Smriti is story of an young widow Kuhu, who is engulfed by the memory of her husband. So powerful is this obsession, that when she takes on a lover, that man slowly starts changing into her dead husband. The story of Kuhu's memories and loneliness is narrated by Nishit to his lady friend when they meet in a bar.

Satwa (Soul)

Satwa is a story of Dhritin, a painter who lives in a big house with his stepmother. While looking at a set of old photos of old Calcutta clicked by his friend Shomok, he sees the photo of the girl who frequents his dreams. When asked, Shomok says it's his sister Bonolata, who lives far away. Dhritin goes to Shomok's country house in Nijhumpur, where the caretaker Kalida tells him about bonolota who got drowned in the pond. Dhritin feels the presence of Bonolota in the house and slowly starts getting obsessed with her, his obsession grows to such extent that one day he creates her out of thin air and starts with living with a self-created image of Bonolota.

Bhobisshot (Future)

Bhobisshot is about Mahesh, a professor of Mathematics and Harinath is professor of Philosophy. Mahesh is an atheist and Harinath is a believer. The argument goes on and through various incidents they come face to face with the only truth of life, which is death.

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