Rima Das
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Born | 1982 (age 39–40) |
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Alma mater | Cotton University Pune University |
Occupation | Film director, film producer |
Notable work | Village Rockstars Bulbul Can Sing |
Rima Das (born 1982) is an Indian filmmaker.[1] She is known for her film, Village Rockstars (2017), which won several national and international awards.[2][3] The film—written, directed, edited, and produced by Das—was India's official entry for the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.[4][5] The film, chosen out of 28 other entries in India, is also the first Assamese film to be submitted for Oscar consideration.[4] She won India's National Award for Best Film and Best Editor.[6]
In 2018, GQ India named Das as one of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2018.[7] A doctorate degree has been conferred to Rima Das at the 3rd convocation of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKSHOU) held at the Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in February 2018.[8]
Career[]
Das made her first short film, Pratha, in 2009.[1] She started work on her first feature film Antardrishti (Man with the Binoculars), shot with a Canon DSLR camera in Kalardiya, in 2013.[1] In 2016, Antardrishti was screened at the Mumbai Film Festival, and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[9][10][11]
She became known as a one-woman crew, writing, directing, producing, editing, and shooting a film, besides handling art direction and costume designing. Das is not trained in any aspect of filmmaking.[1] This, she believes has turned out to be a boon for her career:
The fact that I am not trained and I didn't go to a film school in a way helped me to explore more and to be true to my vision. Be it the writing, direction, cinematography or editing, I didn't follow a method trained professionals would. I could understand my craft better and create my own kind of cinema. Watching world cinema inspired me and gave me a perspective of global filmmaking. But I think having my own unique style helped me stand out.[12]
Her second feature film, Village Rockstars (2017),[13] which won several national and international awards.[14][2][3] The film—written, directed, edited, and produced by Das[15]—was India's official entry for the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.[4][5] The film, chosen out of 28 other entries in India, is also the first Assamese film to be submitted for Oscar consideration.[4] She won India's National Award for Best Film and Best Editor, announced on 13 April 2018 by a Government of India appointed jury headed by filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor.[6] Village Rockstars is the second Assamese film to get national recognition after Jahnu Barua's Halodhia Choraye Baodhan Khai (The Catastrophe).[1] The film traces the story of Dhunu, a girl from a village in Assam who dreams of owning a guitar and forming a rock band.[16]
Her 2018 film, Bulbul Can Sing, was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[17][18] That year, GQ India named Das as one of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2018.[7] A doctorate degree has been conferred to Rima Das at the 3rd convocation of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKSHOU) held at the Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in February 2018.[8]
In 2019, she directed a short film called For Each Other,[19] which premiered at the 3rd Pingyao International Film Festival, and directed her first documentary fiction film, Sunshine Dreamers.[20][21]
Influences[]
As a filmmaker, she is influenced by master filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Ingmar Bergman, and Majid Majidi.[22]
Personal life[]
Das hails from the village Kalardiya near Chhaygaon in Assam, 50 km southwest of Guwahati.[12] She is the daughter of a teacher. She cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) after her Masters in Sociology at Pune University.[12] But the desire to be an actor took her to Mumbai in 2003. She acted in plays, including an adaptation of Premchand's Godaan staged at the Prithvi Theatre.[12]
Filmography[]
- Pratha (Short film)
- Man with the Binoculars : Antardrishti (2016)
- Village Rockstars (2017)
- Bulbul Can Sing (2018)
- Neighbors (For Each Other part of the anthology, 2019)
- Sunshine Dreamers (2019)
Accolades[]
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Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Village Rockstars | •National Film Award for Best Feature Film •Director | Won | |
2018 | Village Rockstars | National Film Award for Best Editing | Won | |
2019 | Bulbul Can Sing | •National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese •Director | Won |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Karmakar, Rahul (28 April 2018). "Who is Rima Das?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Village Rockstars". iffk.in. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Village Rockstars Rules MAMI Film Festival, Wins 3 Awards". ndtv.com. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Scroll Staff. "Rima Das's 'Village Rockstars' is India's official entry for the Oscars". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Didn't know films could be small, intimate: Rima Das on Oscar entry Village Rockstars". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b Indian, Express. "65th National Film Awards announcement: Highlights". Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b "GQ's 50 Most Influential Young Indians of 2018". GQ India. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Doctorate Degrees conferred to PG Baruah and Rima Das". G Plus. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "'Antardrishti' screened at Cannes Fest". The Sentinel. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Man with the Binoculars (Antardrishti) - Trailer - Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star, retrieved 23 November 2019
- ^ Grater, Tom. "Tallinn Black Nights: 'The White King' among first features competition". Screen. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Dutt-D'Cunha, Suparna (10 April 2019). "I am not trained, says filmmaker Rima Das". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Rising Star: Village Rockstars director Rima Das". Indianexpress.com. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Rima Das rocks the charts with her movie Village Rockstars 6112017". M.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Purkayastha, Debasree (25 September 2017). "Rockstar from the village". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ , Wikipedia, 26 September 2019, retrieved 23 November 2019
- ^ "Bulbul Can Sing". TIFF. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "After Village Rockstars, Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing will premiere at TIFF this September". The Indian Express. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Rima Das' 'For Each Other' premieres at Pingyao film fest in China". Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "BRICS ৰ সহ–প্ৰযোজনাৰ 'Kids & Glory'ৰ অংশ হিচাপে ৰীমা দাসৰ ক্ৰীড়া ভিত্তিক ছবি 'চানচাইন ড্ৰীমাৰ'– News18 Assam". News18 Gujarati. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ das, rima (16 November 2019). "Presented my first docu fiction 'Sunshine Dreamers'part of BRICS co-production Kids & Glory! It was fun collaborating with Producer Lu Chuan & fellow BRICS Directors Tiago Arakilian, Nastia Tarasova, Shen Zhao Qing, Shane Vermooten & Lu Chuan.Thank you my awesome team and kids!pic.twitter.com/d4NCshXNVS". @rimadasFilm. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Rima Das on making films her way". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
External links[]
- Living people
- Assamese film producers
- Best Editor National Film Award winners
- Producers who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award
- Directors who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award
- 1982 births
- Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners