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Shankar′s Fairies

A Window on Asian Cinema

Family · Children · Labor · Human Rights

  • CountryIndia
  • Production Year2021
  • Running Time93min
  • FormatDCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
Lucknow, northern India, in 1962. In the upper-class family of a high-ranking police officer, Shankar is an indispensable servant. To Anjana who attends a Catholic school and her little brother Bhaiya, Shankar is a nanny, a cook, and a best friend who tells them funny stories. One day, Shankar receives news that his daughter has fallen ill, and he asks to take a vacation. Through Anjana’s eyes, Shankar’s Fairies reveals the contradictions in the Indian class system through the story of Shankar, who is like family but can never be family or even an equal human being. Based on an autobiographical novel written by her mother Nita Kumar, the first feature film by director Irfana Majumdar is full of affection. It was filmed in the Nita Kumar’s childhood home, and the director herself and her husband appear in the film as Anjana’s parents. (PARK Sun Young)
Director
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Irfana MAJUMDAR
Irfana Majumdar is a director and actor who is also the founding artistic director of the NIRMAN Theatre & Film Studio in Varanasi, India. She studied Performance at the University of Chicago. Her works explore themes related to social justice. Her filmography includes documentaries Images of Indian Children (2005), Anupriya (2006), and Children Playing Gods (2008). Her first feature Shankar’s Fairies, which deals with the issues regarding Caste System in India, was invited to 2021 Locarno Film Festival.
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  • Director
    Irfana MAJUMDAR
  • ProducerNita KUMAR
    Irfana MAJUMDAR
    Gaurav SAINI
  • CastJaihind KUMAR
    Shreeja MISHRA
  • ScreenplayNita KUMAR
  • CinematographySunny BANERJEE
  • Production CompanyNita Kumar Productions
  • World SalesAsian Shadows
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