Village Rockstars

Wriiten directed and produced(also by jaya das) by Rima das...a self taught filmmaker....

VILLAGE ROCKSTARS is a very pure,grounded and peaceful coming of age movie that gave me sheer happiness.

Moments spun and caught in camera and stitched into a complete movie that is very raw and fresh.

Its completely shot in a village background with all the greenery,cattles,goats,farm,huts.

With the addition of the sound of nature as it's bgm in a way

And so well recorded....so the sound recorder deserves an applause too.

It shows the culture of Assam And the rituals that are done when girls attain puberty.

It shows the arrival of flood and it's effects on farmers that has sadly become a normal part of their life.

It shows a girl who disbands societal norms by climbing trees and roaming with boys all the time The girl is also with a dream of owning a guitar and starting a band and the movie further shows her efforts to make it a reality.

There is also the projection of friendship in it.

The repeated shots of crop farms trees greenery lakes and river never really bores you coz it was visually so good to watch(strictly personal opinion)

All in all its an out and out indie movie that has been Shot Written Directed And acted out brilliantly

A must watch in my personal opinion.

Village Rockstars really rocks! I love the way of the presentation of the film. Rima Das shows the strength of the will power... Not emotionally but logically I'm saying that Village Rockstars must be nominated for Oscar. That's what it deserves. Oscar award is dependent completely upon the Oscar's Jury members... I immensely hope so.

Offbeat art movie, it also shows assamese culture, village life style, flood, childhood etc etc... story is best... feel the nature... being an assamese i am amazed and thrilled... sound is good. best of luck for OSCAR... Big thank to Rima Das...

Indie and offbeat art movies are not everyone's cup of tea. Village Rockstar doesn't fall under the art film category but as Utpal Borpujari said "You can't go more Indie than Village Rockstar". A movie made by one woman crew, investing her own money, working with untrained actors, and dedicating 5 years of her life harvesting in a film is a feat people should respect if not laud. To understand VR one needs to understand the geography where its filmed. An amateur review posted in the platform writes that despite all the hindrance the film sorts out everything just like magic. The hindrance mentioned were: flood, and puberty (which was mysterious)... Now, lets get the facts right: 1) When puberty hits a female its always sudden, there's no warning sign 'I'm coming..." and puberty is not a hindrance at all, so I guess that's the reason we see the lead , Dhunu being normal after the ceremony. 2) Flood after it subsides thing gets back to normal. Since, its a feature length film the maker didn't really have time to show how the lead overcame each and every hindrance... May be if it was a TV series like say "OFFICE" then the maker could have focused on each and every details liked 'flood & puberty' which were just subplots of the movie.

All in all the movie is a great lesson for aspiring filmmakers. It dragged a bit,a nd the end was a little abrupt, but kudos to the makers for the effort and the heart to bring out this gem out of nowhere.

A masterwork is usually the result of strict adherence to artistic and functional rules. Village Rockstars respects none: it dons a raw, innocent cloak and exudes a degree of purity that deliberate craft can never bestow on a film... The film stands for something that is always under threat: the courage to ignore the reality that life is exceedingly difficult for cinema that is made on the margins of a giant production machinery and recognise that there always are ways out for those who revel in battling the odds, no matter how daunting, and overcoming them.