Village Rockstars

Village Rockstars
Official poster
Directed byRima Das
Written byRima Das
Produced byRima Das
Jaya Das
StarringBhanita Das
Manabendra Das
CinematographyRima Das
Edited byRima Das
Distributed byFlying River Films
Release dates
  • 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) (TIFF)
  • 28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageAssamese

Village Rockstars is a 2017 Indian Assamese language coming-of-age drama film written, edited, co-produced and directed by Rima Das, who is a self-taught filmmaker.[1] The story follows a 10-year-old girl who befriends a group of boys and dreams of becoming a rock star.

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). More significantly, it received the Best Feature Film ‘Swarna Kamal’ award at the 65th National Film Awards, which were declared in New Delhi on 13 April 2018.[2] Village Rockstars also won awards in three other categories: Best Child Artist, Best Location Sound Recordist and Best Editing.[3] It was selected as India's official entry to the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated for top nine films from a total of 87.[4]

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  2. ^ "65th National Film Awards: Sridevi wins Best Actress award, Assamese film Village Rockstars is Best Film". The Indian Express. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Assamese film Village Rockstars wins Best Film at national film awards". The News Mill. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Assamese Movie 'Village Rockstars' Is India's Official Entry For The Oscars". Headlines Today. Retrieved 22 September 2018.