Films

Framing '92

Twenty years on, the film explores some of the ways in which the '92 riots in Bombay have been and continue to be represented - in the realms of art and photojournalism. It weaves in and out of the narratives of its three protagonists - a painter and two photojournalists - and is interspersed with glimpses of their work.

 

Duration: 25 mins 40 secs

Language: English

 

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Aman Ki Khoj

Aman Ki Khoj...Dharavi's Search for Peace is the story of a community that is determined to heal the wounds of the 1992-93 riots and forge a path of harmony. The film looks at the efforts of Bhau Korde, Paul, Ayub, Najma and Amina, among others, in mobilising people under various initiatives and starting a dialogue between them.

 

Duration: 14 mins

Language: Hindi (with English subtitles)

 

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Badalte Nakshe

Traversing the tenuous realm of children, memory and the riots, the film follows Farhana Ashraf, a teacher and a writer in an attempt to explore the constructed histories of two generations. 20 years after the riots, how do the people who were children then remember their lived experience of the riots?

 

Duration: 24 mins

Language: Hindi (with English subtitles)

 

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Ek Akhri Panah

During the 1992-93 riots, Muslim communities living in the city witnessed communal violence within their localities. The violence that escalated then created waves of movement and people shifted from particular locations to other areas where they felt safer or had family. This film looks at mass upheaval and movement of people from Muslim communities in localities like Mumbra.

 

Duration: 14 mins 27 secs

Language: Hindi (with English subtitles)

 

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Flashpoint

Mohammed Ali Road and Mahim were among the more affected areas during the riots of 1992-1993. Twenty years later, this film takes the lens back to those areas to map the middle classes and their stereotypes.

 

Duration: 19 mins 22 secs

Language: Hindi and English (with English subtitles)

 

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Farooq Versus the State

This film deals with the controversial case of Farooq Mhapkar, one of the key persons who was wrongly accused in the Hari Masjid case, one of the most serious episodes of the Mumbai riots of 1992-93.

 

Duration: 25 mins

Language: Hindi and English (with English subtitles)

 

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Naata

Naata is about Bhau Korde and Waqar Khan, two activists and friends, who have been involved in conflict resolution, working with neighbourhood peace committees in Dharavi, reputedly, the largest ‘slum’ in Asia. This film explores their work, which has included the collective production and use of visual media for ethnic amity. 

 

Duration: 45 mins

Language: Hindi (with English subtitles)

 

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Justice Srikrishna

Interview with Justice B N Srikrishna about the inquiry commission chaired by him on the 1992-93 Mumbai riots.

To access the full text of the Justice Srikrishna report, click here

Julio Ribeiro

Interview with Julio Ribeiro, former Commissioner of Police of Mumbai and trustee of the Mohalla Committee Trust, about the 1992-93 riots in Mumbai and local peace-keeping initiatives that followed.

Satish Sahney

Interview with Satish Sahney, former Commissioner of Police of Mumbai and trustee of the Mohalla Committee Trust, about the 1992-93 riots in Mumbai and local peace-keeping initiatives that followed.

P K Shajahan

Interview with academician P K Shajahan about displacement in Mumbai after the riots of 1992-93.

Exploring Themes

Dislocation
Hardening Divides
Struggle for Justice
Peace Initiatives
Media Representation

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  • Badalte Nakshe

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  • Ek Akhri Panah

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  • Flashpoint

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  • Farooq Versus the State

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  • Naata

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