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Ahir Bhairav (2008)

Ahir Bhairav poster
Directed by
Siba Prasad Thakur
Country
India

How it feels

A young Assamese man living in the UK reflects on his past and his relationship with his homeland. The film follows his emotional journey as he reconnects with memories of love and loss.

slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushcontemplativequiettendernostalgic

What happens

Ahir Bhairav (English: Songs of the Dawn) is a 2007 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Siva Prasad Thakur and produced by Dr Ronen Sarma, under the banner of Rondeep Productions (UK) Ltd. This is the first ever Assamese movie that was entirely shot in the UK and was the Assamese's second film to be shot outside India after Hiya Diya Niya (2000). It has been chosen by the British Film Institute, London, to be preserved in its archive. Director Siva Prasad Thakur had won the best international director award for this film at the New York Independent International Film Festival, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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