PRESS CONFERENCE TWO TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR RIMA DAS FILM "BULBUL CAN SING

PRESS CONFERENCE TWO TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR RIMA DAS FILM "BULBUL CAN SING

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PRESS CONFERENCE TWO TIME NATIONAL AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR RIMA DAS FILM "BULBUL CAN SING

Highlights- 

1) Rima Das - National Award Winning Director who's last film Village rockstar was India's Official Entry to Oscars 2019.

2) Rima Das presents a visceral coming-of-age drama about a young girl living in rural India, fighting her way through love and loss as she figures out who she really is.  

3) Thirteen (13) National & Global Awards, screened at over forty (40) film festivals.

Vkaao brings  Bulbul Can Sing  exclusively to PVR Cinemas across India on September 27, 2019

26th September, 2019 in Mumbai- After screening at 40 film festivals and receiving 13 awards from across the globe, Rima Das' "Bulbul Can Sing" releases in India.

"When I was shooting Village Rockstars, I knew I wanted to explore teenage feelings and thoughts in my next film. It's surprising how very few films depict teenage stories in an authentic way, particularly in India. That's when I began the journey of exploring the story for Bulbul Can Sing."

“The film was screened at prestigious film festivals across the world and India. The response has been overwhelming! It's thrilling to see the film is running to packed houses in Assam. I am hopeful people across India will give us the same love,” adds Rima Das. 

Just last month the film was awarded the National Film Award for the Best Assamese Film. It was a delightful moment when Shahrukh Khan broke this news to Rima Das while presenting Bulbul Can Sing at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, with the audience cheering on.  

"Bulbul Can Sing" has won- Mumbai International Film Festival, 2018 Golden Gateway: India Gold for Best Feature Film, Singapore International Film Festival, 2018 Best Performance - Asian Feature Film Manoranjan Das for Suman, Berlin International Film festival, 2018 Special Mention Award, Dublin International Film Festival, 2019: Best Director Rima Das, Someone to Watch Award at Cleveland International Film Festival, 2019, Special Mention Award at Osakka Asian Film Festival, 2019, Prag Cine Awards 2019 - Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Female), Best Actor (Male), Best Indie Film - Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2019, Best Assamese Film - National Film Awards 2019

Synopsis of the film- In the atmospheric light of dusk and dawn, Rima Das portrays the lives  of three friends on the threshold of adulthood. Poetic sensuality contrasts with authentic scenes of everyday life in their Indian village, where care-free youthfulness comes face to face with merciless reality. 

The story‘s protagonist is Bulbul, whose voice fails her when she has to sing in front of people. Fear of failure and self-doubt also plague the fragile Bonny, and Suman, who does not fulfil the traditional male image. The experience of first love puts the three teenagers under the pressure of high expectations and strict moral codes. The relationship between love and suffering demands a lot of strength. Bulbul the nightingale begins to sing.

A Flying River Films Production; Written, Directed & Produced by Rima Das;

Cast (Introducing)- Arnali Das, Manoranjan Das, Banita  Thakuria, Manabendra Das, Deepjyoti Kalita  

Co-Produced by –Jaya Das; Sound design- Susmit Bob Nath; Cinematography by- Rima Das; Editor- Rima Das; Colorist- Sid Meer; Story, screenplay, Dialogue- Rima Das; Production Design- Rima Das; Production Controller- Mallika Das

Bulbul Can Sing will be released in at least 28 theatres across the state. From September 27, the film will be released in some selected cities in the country.   

About Rima Das- Rima Das is a self-taught screenwriter, producer and director who also takes on the roles of cinematographer and editor for her films. Best known for making indigenous and realistic films with non-professional actors, her films have been striking a chord with people not just in India but across the globe.

Her first feature MAN WITH THE BINOCULARS (ANTARDRISHTI) premiered in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2016 and at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.    

VILLAGE ROCKSTARS, Rima’s second feature film premiered atToronto International Film Festival 2017, then travelled to more than 80 film festivals around the world. The film has received over 50 Awards including the National Film Awards as the Best Feature Film in India 2018 and Oscar entry from India 2019.

BULBUL CAN SING, her third feature film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2018, It went on to travel to Busan International Film Festival, Berlin International Film festival, AFI Fest, among others. . The film won Golden Gateway Award for best film in Mumbai Film Festival, Best Indie Film at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2019. It went on the bag the National Film Award for Best Assamese Film in 2019.

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