Movie Cosmos - Amar Colony

Description:

Meera is beautiful, pregnant and in search of some spice in her life. Mohit is young, idle, and lives next door with Devki, his abusive mother. Meera has a boring and absent husband. But wait to see what the guy is hiding. Her aunty Dunga is old and hopes to become immortal, her other half has a secret in his shop nobody knows about, except his young grandchild who is smarter than it seems. They all live in a dilapidated building called Amar Colony.

Top Cast >

Nimisha Nair

As Meera

Sangeeta Agrawal

As Devki

Usha Chauhan

As Durga

Deepak Sharma

As Shankar

Aayush Srivastava

As Mohit

Rohit Agrawal

As Krishna

Sreejith Vijay

As Aakarshan

Yash Thakur

As Rohan

Ishan Azad

As Sahil

Top Crew >

Siddharth Chauhan

Director

Reviews:

Indiefilm Collective (10/10)

"A haunting debut...makes a profound comment on the human condition." - Namrata Joshi (Screen International )

"A strikingly original Indian debut. Opens the crevices in which we all hide the vices. A dirty gem! - Livan Garcia-Duquesne (D Movies)

"Amar Colony heralds the advent of a filmmaker endowed with the ability to see beyond the surface of things and illuminate what lies beneath. A meticulously crafted, hypnotic film that is firm in a deliberate rhythm... - Saibal Chatterjee (NDTV)

"A satire on mankind. A delicate, rich and unique portrait of an exotic community that in fact represents all of us. -Selection Jury, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

"Storytelling is daring, picturesque and inhabited by characters bursting with life energy. Taboo-breaking in many ways." -Marina D Richter (Asian Movie Pulse)

"Chauhan should be applauded for his boldness and courage in tackling a topic that is often quietly pushed aside in India." - Asian Culture Vulture

"The film breaks a new ground in Indian cinema for its sheer uncategorisability. A powerfully understated narrative delving into universal themes of human longing, sadness, desire, and death... " - UK Asian Film Festival

2023-08-26