Naya Pata (2014)
- Directed by
- Pawan K. Shrivastava
- Country
- India
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A person leaves their home in Bihar after the sugar industry shuts down. The film shows the emotional side of migration and the struggle to hold onto identity.
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What happens
Naya Pata is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language independent film from Bihar which was produced through crowd funding. It was the directing debut film of Pawan K Shrivastava. Naya Pata is a cinema which tries to capture the emotional insight of a person during migration. Vaartul films and Nayaab Vision Entertainment Private limited has produced Naya Pata and it was released by PVR Director's Cut on 27 June. According to Shrivastava, "Naya Pata is based on the issue of migration and its pain since last three decades in Bihar. It’s a story of the identity lost and found. It’s based on the backdrop of the closure of sugar industry in Bihar during 1985-1990. It also talks about the modern and contemporary Bihar." Saket Saurabh was the cinematographer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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