Name of the film WIG
Directed by Atanu Mukherjee
Duration 26 mins
Year 2019
CountryIndia
Language Hindi (English subtitles)
Special Note Kolkata Premiere
PRINCIPAL CREW
Cast Ipshita Chakraborty Singh, Pranit Hatte, Uday Atroliya, Pawan Singh
Cinematography Pooja Gupte
Editing, Writing Atanu Mukherjee
Sound Design Dhiman Karmakar
Music Anjo John
Production Design Naveen Lohara
About the film
People who can’t be moulded into the stereotypes that society has set, often find it difficult to make a place for themselves in the same society. Hailing from a small town in India, Artika believes herself to be modern, liberal and most importantly, independent. Not the one who shies away from speaking her mind. She struggles to find a place to stay in Mumbai, overcoming the clichéd remarks of being a “single working girl living alone”. However, an unprecedented encounter with a transgender sex worker opposite her house, questions her beliefs. Will she now fall into the same societal prejudices that she has been fighting against?
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Atanu Mukherjee is an alumnus of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, India. His past works include ‘Rukh’ and ‘The Gatekeeper’, both of which earned critical acclaim.
