‘Nagarkirtan’ makes it to this prestigious film festival

To mark its 10th anniversary, Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival has brought 160 films from 43 countries to its audience. With the theme ‘Over The Rainbow’, the festival will not just celebrate the repealing of Section 377 from Indian Penal Code but will explore the challenges the LGBTQ community faces over empowerment and social acceptance.
The four-day festival that begins on June 12 sees Kaushik Ganguly’s National Award winning film ‘Nagarkirtan’ making it to the elite list of films. After winning hearts in India, the critically acclaimed poignant love story is also off to London this month. It will be screened at Boleyn Cinema, Upton Park on June 19.
‘Nagarkirtan’ stars Riddhi Sen and Ritwick Chakraborty in the lead. While Riddhi Sen delivers a career-defining performance (one that earned him the Best Actor award at the 2018 National Film Awards), Ritwick exceptionally matches the young actor note for note. There are only a few actors in Bengali cinema who can bring such a delicate poignancy to dialogue as simple as ‘Is it really possible – this idea of a man falling in love with a man?’