Jaya Ganga (1996)

Directed by

Vijay Singh

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India, France

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man travels along the Ganges river in northern India and also through Paris. The film follows his search for a woman as he reflects on memory and desire.

contemplativepoeticslow-pacedromanticatmosphericintrospectivemelancholiclyrical

What happens

Jaya Ganga (French: Jaya, fille du Gange) is a feature film made by writer, filmmaker and screenplay writer Vijay Singh. The film stars Asil Rais and Smriti Mishra as leads. Based on Vijay Singh's first novel Jaya Ganga, In Search Of the River Goddess (French:Jaya Ganga, le Gange et son double) Penguin Delhi/London 1985. Rupa & Co. Delhi 2005, 2021. Ramsay Paris 1985; Ginkgo éditeur Paris 2005, Rajkamal Prakashan Delhi 2021, the film has been shot on locations across Northern India, including Gomukh, Gangotri, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Chunar, Benares, and also in Paris and Limours, France. Showcased at several film festivals across the world, it was first screened at the Montreal International Film Festival in the official competition category. Its first screening in India was at the 27th International Film Festival of India in New Delhi in January 1996, and it was later released in other cities in 1997. Its releases in India and Europe got it critical and commercial success. This was also the debut for its lead actress Smriti Mishra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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