With personal journeys of six people, documentary-film ‘Borderlands’ offers a humane treatment of India’s borders beyond political binaries. Director Samarth Mahajan shares what inspired him to take a closer look at lives at the borders
A still from the film. Deepa is a Hindu migrant from Pakistan, now living at a migrants' camp in Jodhpur. Image credit: Rainshine Entertainment
Bringing together tales of people from six different border regions of the Indian subcontinent, ‘Borderlands’, directed by non-fiction filmmaker Samarth Mahajan, reminds the viewer of the tender humanist connections that bind the society, rendering political borders porous for many. The award-winning documentary is a ‘Camera and Shorts’ and ‘Rainshine Entertainment’ production. The film has made rounds at multiple film national and international festivals and will be screened at Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre this Friday.
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