Bebaak (film)

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]

Bebaak
Directed byShazia Iqbal
Written byShazia Iqbal
Produced byAnurag 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

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
Year Award Category Recipients Result
2019 São Paulo International Short Film Festival Audience Favourite Bebaak Won
Best Debut Director Shazia Iqbal Won
2019 New York Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival Best Short Fiction Shazia Iqbal Won
2019 Los Angeles Indian Film Festival Best Short Film Bebaak Won
2019 Chicago South Asian Film Festival Best Short Film Bebaak Won
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Actress in a Short Film Sarah Hashmi Won
Best Short Film (Fiction) Shazia Iqbal Won
2021 Critics’ Choice Shorts and Series Awards, India Best Short Film Bebaak Won

Reception
  • Bebaak views freedom as a network of connected crackers rather than a single spark that, when lighted, can burn the ground. It doesn't exhibit this hurry or lack of determination. The conclusion of a movie with significant themes revolves upon a little girl and her gaze, yearning, and anticipation.[14][15]
  • The film's script is incisive and to the point, highlighting the ridiculousness of the religious pressure placed on women to wear a certain manner, especially in an environment as modern as India.[16]

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]

References
  1. Bebaak (2018), retrieved 27 October 2022
  2. "Bebaak Videos and Trailers | Bebaak Cast and Crews | Bebaak | Indian Film History". www.indianfilmhistory.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. "Critics' Choice Awards 2021— Scam: 1992, Eeb Allay Ooo, short film Bebaak win top honours; see full list". Firstpost. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. "Bebaak". Film Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. "Bebaak (Dying Wind in Her Hair)". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. "Bebaak - When A Film Is As Fearlessly Beautiful As Its Name". The Red Sparrow. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. "Bebaak – Drama Short Film | Filmfare Short Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. "Bebaak – Kolkata People's Film Festival". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  9. "Short Film 'Bebaak' Is The Story Of A Woman Voicing Defiance Against The Status Quo". homegrown.co.in. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  10. Patil, Akshay (16 May 2019). "Vipin Sharma's Bebaak screened at New York Indian Film Festival!". Bollywood Couch. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  11. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's latest short film Bebaak is an angry portrayal of conservative religious restrictions on women". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  12. Boc, Reema (4 April 2020). "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Short Film Bebaak Raises Question In Its Own Way". Box Office Worldwide. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  13. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Short Film 'Bebaak' Is Getting A Premiere In L.A". InUth. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  14. "'Bebaak' Review: A Small Film About Some Big Themes". The Wire. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  15. "'Bebaak' review: Shazia Iqbal's film takes aim at religious orthodoxy". Mintlounge. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  16. Kyawal, Prashen H. (28 March 2019). "Short Film Review : Bebaak (2018) by Shazia Iqbal". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  17. "#MeToo: Mumbai Film Festival drops short film co-produced by Anurag Kashyap". Scroll.in. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  18. "#MeToo crackdown: Mumbai Film Festival drops Anurag Kashyap's short film Bebaak". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  19. "Dropped by MAMI, 'Bebaak' and 'Awake' screen to packed audience - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  20. "Films 'Bebaak' and 'Awake' see huge gathering at public screening". WION. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  21. "After AIB And Rajat Kapoor's Films, MAMI Now Drops Anurag Kashyap's Bebaak | SpotboyE". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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