Madhusree dutta

Madhusree is a filmmaker; also a curator, pedagogue, researcher, producer and activist. Though visual culture is the key to her works, multi-disciplinary initiatives and multi-layered representations frame her myriad engagements. An alumni of Jadavpur University, Kolkata and National School of Drama, New Delhi, she currently lives in Mumbai. Madhusree is the founder and Executive Director of Majlis, a centre for rights discourse and multicultural art initiatives in Mumbai, India. A winner of several national and international awards for her films, she has also received citizens' honours, such as the Salaam Mumbai award, Bharat Nirman award and Stree Shakti Sanman.

Films with Under Construction

7 islands and a metro

A tapestry that weaves fiction and non-fiction, coming, going, returning, staying, to tell a story of many Mumbais.

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i live in behrampada

A Muslim ghetto, settled just after Indian independence, is unsettled in myriad ways during the Bombay riots of 1992-93.

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listen o’ friends

A musical on the fear of young girls’ sexuality and trafficking.

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made in india

A film on contemporary visual cultures in India.

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scribbles on akka

A musical documentary on the 12th century saint-poet Mahadevi Akka.

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Short Films on Gender

A special collection of 4 short films on Gender.

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sundari: an actor prepares

The tale of Jayshankar Sundari, a popular female impersonator of the early 20th century becomes an exploration of feminity and performance.

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