Movies by Sohini Sarkar

Athhoi

Athhoi

A contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy Othello, exploring the intricacies of human emotions and the consequences of unchecked manipulation, all within a Bengali context.

City of Love

City of Love

A Hindu woman elopes with her Muslim lover, moving with him to Syria. Eventually separated by war, she cares for their handicapped child on her own

Vinci Da

Vinci Da

A gifted make-up artist gets entangled up in a world of crime with a psychopathic vigilante.

Bonbibi

Bonbibi

The plot starts with a British family visiting the rural places of the Sunderbans. Resham, a fatso, pale but jovial woman in her late 20s, carries out the responsibilities of a tourist guide to the Brits. Five years ago Resham’s husband had gone to the jungle to fetch honey but had not returned. Hence it is believed that Resham now belongs to the clan of widows whose spouses have unfortunately fallen prey to the tigers. Resham and all the other women like her live on the edge of a village, their locality is called Vidhva Palli, or “abode for...

Cinemawala

Cinemawala

An old film exhibitor struggles to keep his cinema from being demolished. Meanwhile, his relationship with his immoral son deteriorates.

Kabuliwala

Kabuliwala

Rahmat, a middle-aged Afghan man, whose heart overflows with fatherly love for a little girl Mini, in the bustling city of Calcutta set in the year of 1965.