The Connection

The Connection

A film by Rajashree, it has been shot on 35 mm and is in black and white. It is set against the backdrop of communal riots. However, there is no blood and gore here, just an outpouring of emotion when Amrita, played by Neena Singh, is told that her brother has been killed in a riot in her hometown. Pregnant, unable to travel home, she confronts her grief alone as her husband leaves for the funeral. Fuelled by her friends, she turns out her Muslim neighbour's son, who loves watching cartoon network in her house. Struck by what she has done, she begs his forgiveness and bribes him with khakra back to her house, the TV and her heart.

"...incredible talent...exceptional performance...gritty photography...foregrounds how much the filmmakers have progressed both technically and in understanding cinematic language..."

                                                                                                        - Sonjoy Roy, Tehelka

Rajashree has made the National Award-winning film, The Rebel, which also won the Golden Ten Award at the SMTV International Film Festival in January 2007. She has also written the bestselling novel, Trust Me, a romantic comedy set in Bollywood. She's been a Hindi film buff since she was a kid - she once stood in a line for five hours to get tickets for Sholay. She has been working in Bombay after studying direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. She has assisted Mansoor Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

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