Director Ranjan Ghosh’s Mahishasur Marddini will be competing with 17 other feature films from India at the 22nd edition of the prestigious New York Indian Film Festival, 2022. This is the biggest and the oldest festival celebrating the best of Indian Cinema internationally.

This is the second festival selection for the film after the 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival in the ‘Asian Cinema Competition’ section, in March.

According to Ranjan Ghosh, the NYIFF selection is an immense boost to the confidence and shows that the team is on the right path. This film is a tribute to both the forms of cinema and theatre. The selection validates their experimentation with the narrative, form, and style.

Mahishasur Marddini is a letter of apology to women for the wrongs done through the ages that continue even to this day. The film is set in one location and tells the story of a single night.

The film has been written and directed by Ranjan Ghosh.

The cast of the film includes Rituparna Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Sritama Dey, Aryuun Ghosh, Arunima Halder, Abhyuday Dey, Koushik Kar, Shaheb Bhattacherjee, and Poulomi Das.

The music of the film has been composed by Avijit Kundu.

The film is presented by AVA Film Productions Pvt. Ltd. & Pawan Kanodia.

Priyanka Dutta