The Forgotten Woman

The Forgotten Woman
Directed byDilip Mehta
Written byDeepa Mehta
Produced byDavid Hamilton
StarringV. Mohini Giri, Indira Jaisingh, Aishwarya Mukherjee, Usha Rai
CinematographyGiles Nuttgens
Edited byColin Monie
Release date
  • August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi
Bengali

The Forgotten Woman is a 2008 Canadian documentary film directed by Dilip Mehta and written by Deepa Mehta. The film is about widows in India and was inspired by Deepa Mehta's 2005 Academy Award-nominated film on the same subject, Water.[1][2]

Cast

  • V. Mohini Giri as Self
  • Aishwarya Mukherjee as Self
  • Ginny Shrivastava as Self
  • Indira Jaisingh as Self
  • Usha Rai as Self

Synopsis

The film The Forgotten Woman was shot in direct response to this interest and aims to increase awareness of the plight and marginalization of many of the millions of widows living in India today who are compelled by long-standing customs to spend their final years alone and shunned by the larger community. The movie examines how these widows, who were forced by their family to give up their belongings, ended up being social outcasts.

The Forgotten Woman seeks to raise awareness of the various and pervasive challenges that still surround women's pursuit of economic independence in the 21st century in order to achieve a semblance of self-respect, self-sufficiency, and fundamental human decency.[3]

Production

The film was primarily shot in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.[4]

Awards

  • WINNER – Hollywood Film Festival – BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • WINNER – Mira Das Doc, Spain – BEST HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY
  • Selected as part of the Elite Series of the Academy of Motions Pictures (The Oscars)

References

  1. ^ Nathan Lee (7 August 2008). "Stigmatized by Society". New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Forgotten Woman (The)". Telefilm Canada. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. ^ "The Forgotten Woman". Filmblanc Inc. – Film production. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Meet the Filmmakers: Dilip Mehta--'The Forgotten Woman'". International Documentary Association. August 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2014.


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