An ominous prophecy runs through the film: a seemingly clairvoyant woman warns that Dipa would be “surrounded by water.”
In a significant milestone for South Asian cinema, Leesa Gazi's debut feature film, “Barir Naam Shahana” (A House Named Shahana), has been selected for the main competition at the prestigious Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023. The film's recognition comes on the heels of receiving the Gender Sensitivity Award from the Film Critics Guild of India, where Aditya Srikrishna, Bharti Pradhan, and Stuti Ghosh served as jury members.
The festival commenced with an air of grandeur and artistic zeal, marked by the presence of distinguished figures like legendary director Mani Ratnam, the iconic Kamal Haasan, global sensation Priyanka Chopra, the effervescent Kareena Kapoor, Bollywood's maestro filmmaker Karan Johar, the fashion icon Sonam Kapoor, and the talented Aditi Rao Hyadri.
