The story based on the Singur - Nandigram violence which took place in the period of 2006 to 2007 in West Bengal. A peasants movement starts against land acquisition policy by the Government for industrialisation. The government stick on the point to acquire lands for a factory. Party workers confront with the farmers on the issue. Two women, Nandini and Radharani become the leader of the uprising. Nandini is gang-raped and murdered by Comrades and Radharani commits suicide. Those horrific incidents make villagers to more united for their rights. Later Supreme Court of India orders to stop the land acquisition.
Acting
Moubani Sorcar and Ena Saha carry impossible weight with raw conviction.
Direction
Panda films like a documentarian who accidentally captured a tragedy.
Director
Shankudeb Panda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Singur-Nandigram protests actually toppled 34 years of uninterrupted Communist rule in West Bengal in 2011. The film's title is bitter irony.
Director Shankudeb Panda was blacklisted by several left-leaning cultural organizations for this film. The rape scene specifically triggered walkouts at Kolkata screenings.
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