Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show (2012)
- Original title
- Fried Fish, Chicken Soup & a Premiere Show
- Directed by
- Mamta Murthy
- Genre
- documentary, history, war
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows a traditional Manipuri theater group as they prepare a new play. It shows their rehearsals and daily life leading up to the opening night performance.
observationalcalmculturalthoughtfulbehind-the-scenesfocusedartisticrestrained
What happens
Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show is a 2011 documentary, Indian Meiteilon-English bilingual film directed by Mamta Murthy and produced by Madhusree Dutta. It is presented by Majlis. The movie won the National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film at the 59th National Film Awards. It had participated in many international film festivals like South Asian International Film Festival, New York; CPH:DOX Copenhagen and Asiatica Film Mediale, Rome. The movie got selection in the Bandra Film Festival 2021. As part of its 2026 recommendations, Firstpost included the film in a list of five Manipuri films to watch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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