Vaikhari

A contemplation on translating literary stanzas into rhythmic analogues, through the work of Parwati Dutta. Screened at Delhi and Pondicherry. Directed by Lubdhak Chatterjee | 2018 Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra Lubdhak Chatterjee is an independent filmmaker based in Delhi. After having pursued a Master’s in Engineering, his love for different art forms found its confluence in cinema, leading to his first short In a Free State, which got screened at different national and international festivals. Vaikhari is his first non-fiction film. Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see ). PSBT was a not-for-profit that nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: , , , , ) PSBT was led by some of India’s iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra. Credits Cinematographer, Editor: Lubdhak Chatterjee Sound Recordist: Saugata Banerjee Music Composer, Choreographer: Guru Parwati Dutta Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with Doordarshan India. ; For festival and screening queries, please write to us at distribution@ Last updated: August 2020