It Is My Duty To Bring Awareness And Tell Story Of How People Rose From Ashes: Assam Filmmaker Dhaniram Tisso

‘Mirbeen’ is an authentic portrayal of the 2005 extremist strife that engulfed the northeastern state’s Karbi Anglong district.

New Delhi: Producer Dhaniram Tisso, director Mridul Gupta and writer Manimala Das, of Assam's Karbi feature film ‘Mirbeen,’ joined for a candid media interaction on the sidelines of the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on Sunday. ‘Mirbeen’ is an authentic portrayal of the 2005 extremist strife that engulfed the northeastern state’s Karbi Anglong district.

Speaking about the selection of his film for the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Award’ at the 54th IFFI, producer Dhaniram Tisso said, “As a filmmaker, it is my duty to bring awareness, to tell the story of how people rose from ashes, and bloomed out of the shadows of a gloomy past.”

Talking about the depiction of the roots in the film, writer Manimala Das said that the roots are used throughout the film in many shots giving a strong symbolic arch to the storyline, where people are sustaining attacks to their very roots, yet emerging with resilience, as per an official press release.

Das said that the music in the film is truly organic using only traditional Karbi tunes. “We hope the audiences can empathise with Karbi through our film and feel the struggle of the Karbi people,” she added.

Das spoke about the role of handloom in the movie. Textile often proved to be the way of recovery and redemption for the people caught in conflict in Assam. Mirbeen, the main character of the film, too draws inspiration from her childhood tales of ‘Serdihun,’ the elusive Goddess of textile in Karbi tribal beliefs. Mirbeen is instilled with new hope and purpose as she comes out victorious, the release said.

Representing the vibrant and dynamic Assamese cinema, the feature film ‘Mirbeen,’ is one of the 15 exceptional films competing for the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock Award’ at the 54th IFFI and was screened under the Indian Panorama section at the festival, it said.

Director of the film Mridul Gupta said that ‘Mirbeen’ is a story about truth and facts.

‘Mirbeen’ is a compelling tale of hope and resilience. The story follows the life of its central protagonist Mirbeen, as she fiercely holds on to her dream in the face of relentless adversity. In her struggle, she becomes the embodiment of the Karbi people reflecting their pain and their dauntless spirit, the release added.