MAMI: News
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Anamika Haksar’s Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon will be in cinemas on 10 June
The theatre veteran's award-winning surreal debut feature film had its world premiere at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival in 2018.
Review Maithili
Museum Of Memories review: Excavating the transient idea of home
Navneet Mishra’s short documentary is a personal archive of Bombay and its history as seen through his mothers' eyes
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Dharti Latar Re Horo review: Important film about displacement of Jharkhand's tribal community
Directed by Shishir Jha, the docufiction, which features minimum dialogues, speaks volumes but demands a lot of patience from viewers.
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Dhuin review: Subtle, heart-breaking reflection of our times
Achal Mishra’s evocative 50-minute film captures the despair of a young man whose dreams are quietly fading away.
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Ayena review: Incisive look at the lives of acid attack survivors
Siddhant Sarin’s documentary holds a mirror to the society that allows attackers to get away with heinous acts.
Review Bengali
Hridoy Bosot review: Empathetic exploration of gender fluidity
Directed by Sankhajit Biswas, the sensitive film captures the intimate moments of a transwoman formerly known as Sudeb Sadhu's journey.
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Shoebox review: Tender remembrance of days past
Faraz Ali’s feature is a poignant ode to the city of Allahabad as it examines the nuances of a father-daughter relationship.
Review Garhwali
Ek Tha Gaon review: A moving tale of a ghost village
Srishti Lakhera’s documentary evocatively traces the fate of people left behind in abandoned hamlets in Uttarakhand.
Review English
WOMB (Women Of My Billion) review: Passionate, inspirational journey of a woman and her mission to make a difference
The documentary follows Srishti Bakshi who takes it upon herself to help educate, guide and support the women of India by walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
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Nine Hills One Valley review: An emotional film on politics of Manipur
Haobam Paban Kumar's multi-dimensional docu-feature captures the many elements that constitute the identity of a people.
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Amazon Prime Video, MAMI launch Maitri: Female First Collective
The joint initiative was created to foster meaningful conversations and collaborations among women in entertainment.
Review Marathi
Teen Payacha Ghoda review: An uneven experimental coming-of-age drama
The film has a few things going for it but lacks the kind of unfaltering energy and flair that are required to retain an audience’s attention.
Review Gujarati
Abharkha review: Pensive look at the hopes and wants of a village schoolteacher and her student
The black-and-white Gujarati film, written and directed by Himadri Parmar, is a quiet, insightful feature about lives laid bare.
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Sanal Kumar, Payal Kapadia, Achal Mishra, Irfana Majumdar write open letter to MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
Fourteen filmmakers whose features were selected for the India Story, Spotlight and India Gold sections have appealed to the organizers to hold physical screenings.
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This film pushes boundaries and some don't like it, says Agam Darshi of her directorial debut Donkeyhead
In an exclusive conversation, the actress-writer-director talks about the coming-of-age film with a difference, set in a Sikh Punjabi family in Canada.
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MAMI announces Indian line-up for virtual film festival, its first
The film festival was initially slated to be held in a physical format in March 2022.
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Was very honest to the material, says Archana Atul Phadke on her film About Love
The filmmaker speaks about her award-winning documentary which has been screened around the world and is now playing on MUBI India.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas named chairperson of MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
This year’s edition will be extended from October 2021 to March 2022 in a series of digital and hybrid events.
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Deepika Padukone resigns as MAMI chairperson citing work commitments
The actress was named the successor of filmmaker and former chairperson Kiran Rao in 2019.
Article Hindi
I don't consider myself a talented actor, so I rely on intensive and extensive homework: Manoj Bajpayee
Bajpayee, winner of the National award for Best Actor for his role in Bhonsle (2020), speaks about why he was so keen that the film be made, how the character of the retired policeman evolved, and the politics of insider versus outsider.