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Dec 9, 2020 · The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs: Directed by Pushpendra Singh. With Navjot Randhawa, Sadakkit Bijran, Shahnawaz Bhat, Ranjit Khajuria. Laila Aur Satt Geet is part allegory, part ethnographic study, and part feminist fairy tale, using the narrative device of local folk songs - seven, to be exact - to describe the protagonist - Laila's inner ...
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- Drama
- Pushpendra Singh
- 2020-12-09
The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs. A fiercely beautiful nomadic shepherdess named Laila catches the eye of a lustful young herdsman. The two marry, but she must fend off the advances...
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- Navjot Randhawa
- Pushpendra Singh
- Crawling Angel Films
Jan 12, 2022 · The film, which is based on a short story by Vijaydan Detha and also takes inspiration from the works of 14th century poetess Lalleshwari, begins when Tanvir ( Sadakkit Bijran ), a nomadic shepherd traveling through the Kashmir region, is smitten by beautiful local Laila (Navjot Randawa).
Mar 1, 2022 · Folklore, feminism and film noir come together in Pushpendra Singh’s meticulously crafted fourth feature “The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs.” Set in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir...
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Organized in seven chapters based around the songs referenced in the film’s title—from the Song of Marriage to the Song of Regret to the Song of Renunciation—The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs tells the story of Laila (Navjot Randhawa), a beautiful young woman of the nomadic Gujjar-Bakarwal tribe whose hand is sought in marriage by a shepherd name...
Singhuses the framing of a folk story to highlight injustices that are all too real in today’s world, whether it be the oppressive enforcement of borders or the treatment of women as mere objects of male desire. As a wife in a traditional society, and a minority in a heavily controlled region, Laila’s very identity is a cage in which she paces back...
Allow yourself to be transported by the sights and sounds of The Shepherdess and the Seven Songsand you’ll be rewarded with a powerful cinematic experience. What do you think? Have you seen any of Pushpendra Singh’sprevious films? Share your thoughts in the comments below. The Shepherdess and the Seven Songsbegins a weeklong engagement at New York’...
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Mar 3, 2020 · A mystical Kashmiri woman is taken as a bride in Pushpendra Singh’s 'The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs' ('Laila aur satt geet'), a stirring adaptation of an Indian folk tale.
Mar 28, 2022 · Stringing together multiple sources and influences, Pushpendra Singh ’s The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs (original title: Laila aur Satt Geet) is a spellbinding dance between Kashmir’s folkloric past and its tumultuous present.
