Eeb Allay Ooo! follows the absurd, and at times outright farcical journey of Anjani, a young migrant who is hired to shoo away rampaging monkeys from Government offices by mimicking aggressive langurs- their natural enemies. The struggles and misadventures of Anjani become the lens to examine the realities and contradictions of contemporary India. The underside of a farce, after all, is its involuntary participants.
India
Holy Rights
Safia, a devout Muslim woman from Bhopal joins a program for training women as Qazis (judges of Sharia court) . We follow the lived experience of Safia Apa and several other women who fight against the instant triple talaq practice – a divorce in classical Islamic law.
Everything Is Cinema
Chris gets inspired by Louis Malle’s 1969 documentary Calcutta and
aspires to recreate the modern version of the documentary himself. He
moves to Kolkata with his wife Anita, who is also a movie actress, to
work on his documentary. While the shoot progresses, Covid outbreak starts in India and his producer
withholds funds. As the lock-down starts, Chris is stuck inside the apartment in Kolkata with Anita. To overcome the pent up frustrations,
Chris decides to make a film about his own marriage.