A tapestry that weaves fiction and non-fiction, coming, going, returning, staying, to tell a story of many Mumbais.
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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.
A tapestry that weaves fiction and non-fiction, coming, going, returning, staying, to tell a story of many Mumbais.
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A Muslim ghetto, settled just after Indian independence, is unsettled in myriad ways during the Bombay riots of 1992-93.
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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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