Amar Colony

~ A crippled widow demands respect for her beloved pigeon. Caught in the maze of loneliness, a pregnant woman finds her escape in a tomato. When paranoia strikes, a religious devotee of Lord Hanuman battles it with a mace. ~

Overview:

Meera is beautiful, pregnant and in search of some spice in her life. Mohit is young, idle, and lives next door with Devki, his abusive mother. Meera has a boring and absent husband. But wait to see what the guy is hiding. Her aunty Dunga is old and hopes to become immortal, her other half has a secret in his shop nobody knows about, except his young grandchild who is smarter than it seems. They all live in a dilapidated building called Amar Colony.

Director:

Siddharth Chauhan

Status:

Released

Language:

Hindi

Buget:

$200,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

absurdist
amar colony
tallinn
special jury prize
debutant at iffk
indiefilm collective

Cast

Nimisha Nair

~ as ~

Meera

Sangeeta Agrawal

~ as ~

Devki

Usha Chauhan

~ as ~

Durga

Deepak Sharma

~ as ~

Shankar

Aayush Srivastava

~ as ~

Mohit

Rohit Agrawal

~ as ~

Krishna

Sreejith Vijay

~ as ~

Aakarshan

Yash Thakur

~ as ~

Rohan

Ishan Azad

~ as ~

Sahil

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Reviews (1)

IC
Indiefilm Collective
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
"A haunting debut...makes a profound comment on the human condition." - Namrata Joshi (Screen International )

"A strikingly original Indian debut. Opens the crevices in which we all hide the vices. A dirty gem! - Livan Garcia-Duquesne (D Movies)

"Amar Colony heralds the advent of a filmmaker endowed with the ability to see beyond the surface of things and illuminate what lies beneath. A meticulously crafted, hypnotic film that is firm in a deliberate rhythm... - Saibal Chatterjee (NDTV)

"A satire on mankind. A delicate, rich and unique portrait of an exotic community that in fact represents all of us. -Selection Jury, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

"Storytelling is daring, picturesque and inhabited by characters bursting with life energy. Taboo-breaking in many ways." -Marina D Richter (Asian Movie Pulse)

"Chauhan should be applauded for his boldness and courage in tackling a topic that is often quietly pushed aside in India." - Asian Culture Vulture

"The film breaks a new ground in Indian cinema for its sheer uncategorisability. A powerfully understated narrative delving into universal themes of human longing, sadness, desire, and death... " - UK Asian Film Festival