Amar Colony (2022)
1h 15m | PG-13
Meera is beautiful, pregnant and in search of some spice in her life. Mohit is young, idle, and lives next door with Devki, his abusive mother. Meera has a boring and absent husband. But wait to see what the guy is hiding. Her aunty Dunga is old and hopes to become immortal, her other half has a secret in his shop nobody knows about, except his young grandchild who is smarter than it seems. They all live in a dilapidated building called Amar Colony.
Director: Siddharth Chauhan
Studio: Indiefilm Collective
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Nimisha Nair
as Meera
Sangeeta Agrawal
as Devki
Usha Chauhan
as Durga
Deepak Sharma
as Shankar
Aayush Srivastava
as Mohit
Rohit Agrawal
as Krishna
Reviews
"A haunting debut...makes a profound comment on the human condition." - **Namrata Joshi (Screen International )** "A strikingly original Indian debut. Opens the crevices in which we all hide the vices. A dirty gem! - **Livan Garcia-Duquesne (D Movies)** "Amar Colony heralds the advent of a filmmaker endowed with the ability to see beyond the surface of things and illuminate what lies beneath. A meticulously crafted, hypnotic film that is firm in a deliberate rhythm... - **Saibal Chatterjee (NDTV)** "A satire on mankind. A delicate, rich and unique portrait of an exotic community that in fact represents all of us. -**Selection Jury, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival** "Storytelling is daring, picturesque and inhabited by characters bursting with life energy. Taboo-breaking in many ways." -**Marina D Richter (Asian Movie Pulse)** "Chauhan should be applauded for his boldness and courage in tackling a topic that is often quietly pushed aside in India." - **Asian Culture Vulture** "The film breaks a new ground in Indian cinema for its sheer uncategorisability. A powerfully understated narrative delving into universal themes of human longing, sadness, desire, and death... " - **UK Asian Film Festival**