Muavza

About the film

On the 7th and 8th of September, 2013, Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts of Western Uttar Pradesh saw their worst ever riots since independence. Independent sources reveal that over 100 people were killed and nearly 80,000 displaced. Over 90% of the victims were Muslims. Muavza follows the lives of three riot survivors, Sanaur, Saleem and Inam. All three are yet to receive their compensation. The three resolve to piece their lives together in spite of the callous attitude of the state. The film intercuts between their lives in 2013 soon after the riots and to their lives today.

Director Biography

Nakul Singh Sawhney directed his first film in 2005, With a Little Help from my Friends, which won the award for the 2nd best film at the 60 Seconds to Fame film festival in Chennai. He then completed a course in TV direction at the FTII, Pune, during 2005-06. At the Film Institute, he directed Agaurav and Undecided that won awards for the 2nd Best Film and Best Director respectively at the Hyderabad International Film Festival. After completing his course, he made a feature length documentary Once upon a time in Chheharta on the history of the working class movement of Chheharta, Amritsar. In 2012, he finished directing the highly acclaimed film Izzatnagari Ki Asabhya Betiyaan on ‘honour’ crimes in Haryana.