Bebaak (film)

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Bebaak
Directed byShazia Iqbal
Written byShazia Iqbal
Produced by Anurag Kashyap
StarringSana Pathan, Sheeba Chaddha, Sarah Hashmi, Vipin Sharma, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
CinematographySachin Gadankush
Edited byDipika Kalra, Jabeen Merchant
Music byAlokananda Dasgupta
Production
company
Jar Pictures
Release date
  • 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)(India)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi, Urdu

Bebaak(Dying wind in her hair) is a Hindi and Urdu language short film written and directed by Shazia Iqbal in 2019 and produced by Jar Pictures. [1] [2] [3] This film is based on a true tale about a young woman named Fatin who was publicly reprimanded for being a woman at a scholarship interview by a religious leader. [4] [5] [6]

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Plot

Based on a real-life incident, Bebaak examines the patriarchal idea of male agency over female bodies, which is based on a systematic theological notion that demands women cover up in order to be "more humble, respectful, and acceptable" by society. It tells the tale of Fatin, a young woman from a low-income family who encounters chauvinism and is reprimanded by a religious leader during a scholarship interview. [7] [8] [9]

Cast

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResult
2019São Paulo International Short Film FestivalAudience FavouriteBebaakWon
Best Debut DirectorShazia IqbalWon
2019New York Indo-American Arts Council Film FestivalBest Short FictionShazia IqbalWon
2019 Los Angeles Indian Film Festival Best Short FilmBebaakWon
2019Chicago South Asian Film FestivalBest Short FilmBebaakWon
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Actress in a Short FilmSarah HashmiWon
Best Short Film (Fiction)Shazia IqbalWon
2021Critics’ Choice Shorts and Series Awards, IndiaBest Short FilmBebaakWon

Reception

Controversy

The scandal surrounding Anurag Kashyap stems from his alleged negligence in a sexual assault accusation against his former business partner Vikas Bahl, and it has stained a short film he made on his own. The Kashyap and Jar Films-produced film Bebaak, starring Shazia Iqbal, has been removed from this month's Mumbai Film Festival. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

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