LELA NATAAK COMPANY & CHALK AND CHEESE PRESENTS

the daughter

16 mins Hindi Color Dolby 2.35:1

Amidst a curfew in an Indian town, Indu struggles with her father's last wish, creating a poignant and challenging predicament. Will Indu's journey through curfewed streets fulfill her father's wish?

Naseeruddin Shah
Ira Dubey
Chitrangada Satarupa
Jitendra Shastri

Written and Directed by Soumyak Kanti DeBiswas
Story by Ira Dubey and Soumyak Kanti DeBiswas
Produced by Ira Dubey and Zico Maitra
Associated Produced by Priyankar Patra
Cinematography by Ranabir Das
Edited by Vedant Joshi and Dheer Kaku
Production Design by Anasuya Sengupta
Poems by Ravi Dubey
Translations by Aamir Aziz

Production Companies

Lila Naatak Company & Chalk and Cheese Films

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“it takes up an important issue that
is not mentioned here, for fear of spoilers, but one that needs a
larger social debate in India”

- Deepa Gahlot

"a clear tension going on but surprisingly the conflict is just like background noise”

- Minority Review

“the film finds its own poetry amid chaos”

- High On Films