Wings of Butterfly (2020)
General Information
Completed On: 08 Mar, 2020
Duration: 2 hr 0 min 0 sec
Genres: Feature, Fiction
Language: Assamese
Country: India
Submitted By: ARCHANA BHATTACHARJEE
Festival Rating
The film deals with the complexities of a man women relationship in an unusual situation where a couple starts living together without the bond of marriage, a rare practice called ‘Chapania’, which prevails in the rural society. The story depicts the boldness of a self –righteous lonely rape victim, Pokhila, who entangles herself in a complex situation by deciding to keep a man with her without marriage. In course of time, the man leaves her for a widow. But later he comes back after the death of the widow and expects Pokhila to accept him and his children. It’s now Pokhila’s turn to respond.
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DirectorAhsan MuzidDirector
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ProducerArchana BhattacharjeeProducer
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Script WriterAhsan MuzidScript Writer
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Film TypeFeature, Fiction
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GenresDrama
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Runtime2 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date08 Mar, 2020
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Production Budget70000.00 USD
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Country of OriginIndia
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Country of FilmingIndia
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Film LanguageAssamese
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Shooting FormatProRes in HD, 2K Cine
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Aspect Ratio2.35:1
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
18th Third Eye Asian Film Festival
India
Mumbai
03/04/2020
Indian Premiere
Official Selection
Director's Biography
Ahsan Muzid, (Raju), a passionate Indian filmmaker, recipient of many National and international awards and accolades for his first film, SONAM in the year 2005.
Ahsan Muzid started his career as a theatre activist for Indian Peoples’ Theatre Association in 1978. He produced his first doc-feature, “…and ripples, not waves” /16mm/B&W/English/1983.
He has produced and directed numerous of documentaries and tele-films for Doordarshan, India, since 1984. Sonam is his debut in celluloid as Dirctor.
His present venture is WINGS OF BUTTERFLY
Director's Statement
Based on a love story the film introspects a lonely woman, her love,hatred and acceptance that breed between two women of a Chapania. The film is adapted from an Assamese short story POKHILAR PAKHIWings of butterfly) written by Kumud goswami.
My point of study in this film, Wings of Butterfly, is the boldness of a lonely rape victim and how she asserts herself in many odd situations and comes out as a winner.
Previously in my first film, SONAM, I tried to study the pair-bond that exists between a married couple. Now after 14 years this is, (Wings of Butterfly), the study of a couple where the par-bond does not exist.
The film is based on an Assamese short story authored by Late Kumud Goswami. But I did not follow the story as it was, there were many omissions and commissions.
What always impresses me about a women is that it is her motherhood –natural leaning towards a baby. Audience will be able to notice the strong natural leaning of the central character, Pokhila, towards the baby which is not her own. It is actually a very complex situation wherein the man who used to live with her without the bond of marriage but left her for a beautiful widow. The widow died in child birth.
It is interesting to note that why Pokhila get attracted towards a motherless child that is too towards the son of her previous mate. Is it sheer motherhood alone or a some kind of attraction towards her bed mate?
This film WINGS OF BUTTERFLY is a study of women how she can lives up in many unfavorable conditions.
