Vkaao brings ‘Bulbul Can Sing’ exclusively to PVR Cinemas across India
Mumbai: After screening at 40 film festivals and receiving 13 awards from across the globe, Rima Das' "Bulbul Can Sing" releases in India.
Rima says, "When I was shooting Village Rockstars, I knew I wanted to explore teenage feelings and thoughts in my next film. It's surprising how very few films depict teenage stories in an authentic way, particularly in India. That's when I began the journey of exploring the story for Bulbul Can Sing."
“The film was screened at prestigious film festivals across the world and India. The response has been overwhelming! It's thrilling to see the film is running to packed houses in Assam. I am hopeful people across India will give us the same love,” adds Rima Das.
Just last month the film was awarded the National Film Award for the Best Assamese Film, it was a delightful moment when Shah Rukh Khan broke this news to Rima Das while presenting Bulbul Can Sing at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, with the audience cheering on.
‘Bulbul Can Sing’ has won Mumbai International Film Festival, 2018 Golden Gateway: India Gold for Best Feature Film, Singapore International Film Festival, 2018 Best Performance - Asian Feature Film Manoranjan Das for Suman, Berlin International Film festival, 2018 Special Mention Award, Dublin International Film Festival, 2019: Best Director Rima Das, Someone to Watch Award at Cleveland International Film Festival, 2019, Special Mention Award at Osakka Asian Film Festival, 2019, Prag Cine Awards 2019 - Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor (Female), Best Actor (Male), Best Indie Film - Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2019, and Best Assamese Film - National Film Awards 2019.
In the atmospheric light of dusk and dawn, Rima Das portrays the lives of three friends on the threshold of adulthood in ‘Bulbul Can Sing’. Poetic sensuality contrasts with authentic scenes of everyday life in their Indian village, where care-free youthfulness comes face to face with merciless reality.
The story‘s protagonist is Bulbul, whose voice fails her when she has to sing in front of people. Fear of failure and self-doubt also plague the fragile Bonny, and Suman, who does not fulfil the traditional male image. The experience of first love puts the three teenagers under the pressure of high expectations and strict moral codes. The relationship between love and suffering demands a lot of strength. Bulbul the nightingale begins to sing.
A Flying River Films Production; Written, Directed and Produced by Rima Das. The star cast of the film includes Arnali Das, Manoranjan Das, Banita Thakuria, Manabendra Das and Deepjyoti Kalita.
