Village Rockstars

ভিলেজ ৰকষ্টাৰ্ছ (Village Rockstars)

Directed by Rima Das

2017•87 min
Genre
Drama
Featured in
Growing Up

Synopsis

In a small village in northeast India, 10-year-old Dhunu dreams of having her own rock band. Her vibrant spirit, imagination and self-assurance stand out in a world where girls are expected to be timid and submissive. With her gang of boys and the support of her widowed mother, Dhunu faces the struggles of her daily life and hopes for the day she can finally play on a real guitar.

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Selected Awards

Winner

National Film Awards (India)

Best Feature Film (2018)

Winner

National Film Awards (India)

Best Child Artist, Best Location Sound Recordist, Best Editing (2018)

Winner

Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

Golden Gateway Award (Best Film, India Gold) (2017)

Winner

Cairo International Film Festival

Best Artistic Contribution (International Critics' Week) (2017)

Footnote

  1. First

    First Assamese-language film submitted for the Academy Awards — shot single-handedly by Rima Das on a consumer DSLR

Main Cast

Bhanita DasBhanita DasDhunu
BDBasanti DasMother
MDManabendra DasBrother
Boloram DasBoloram Das
RDRinku Das
BKBishnu Kalita

Director