A thread on the Films that won the "National Film Award for Best Investigative Film"
(first awarded in 1990)
Documents the violence and terror in Punjab – a land torn apart by religious fundamentalists and a repressive government.
#UnaMitranDiYaadPyaari / #InMemoryOfFriends (1990) by @anandverite.
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Exploration of the communal violence that triggered in Ayodhya following the Babri Masjid demolition.
#RamKeNaam / #InTheNameOfGod (1992) by @anandverite.
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A detailed investigation of the fears and tribulations of the people living under the looming shadow of a long-delayed multipurpose hydel project.
#BenefitForWhomAtWhoseCost? (1993) by #DineshLakhanpal.
A snippet from the film
A look into the history and psychology exploring the possible reasons behind the demolition of the Babri Mosque.
#FatherSonAndHolyWar (1994) by @anandverite.
Part I: Trial by Fire
Part II: Hero Pharmacy
This News Magazine depicts the problem of Water Scarcity among the tribal people of Jawhar Taluka, Thane District.
#Thirst (1998) by #SwadeshPathak.
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The social fabric, the collective psyche and the economic and political realities of Manipur emerge out as a resultant of this lens-eye witness account of the illegal rickshaw-pullers.
#WearingTheFace (2000) by #JoshyJoseph.
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Documents the apathy and the hardships of drought effected villagers from Bolangir District, and their struggle to survive under an atmosphere of compulsive exploitation.
#HarvestOfHunger (2004) by @rupashreenanda.
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An investigation on pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks manufactured by reputed MNCs in India, inspired by the report by the Centre for Science and Environment.
#TheWhistleblowers (2005) by #UmeshAggarwal.
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In our effort to achieve food security, have we compromised on food safety? The Film investigates the impact of pesticides as they enter the food chain.
#MereDeshKiDharti (2006) by #SumitKhanna.
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A documentary look at the life and kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl - "Danny" to his family, friends, and colleagues.
#TheJournalistAndTheJihadi (2007) by #RameshSharma & #AhmedJamal.
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Testimonies of ordinary Kashmiris recount a brutal militancy and its terrible response.
#InshallahKashmir (2012) by #AshvinKumar.
Link: cultureunplugged.com/documentary/wa…
Based on the illegal power thefts in Kanpur. The first female chief of the electricity company faces an uphill battle to end all illegal connections.
#Katiyabaaz (2013) by #FahadMustafa & #DeeptiKakkar.
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Explores the precarious lives of fisherfolk who live on floating biomass heaps on the Loktak lake in Manipur.
#Phum (2014) by #HaobamPabanKumar.
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Film highlighting the brave efforts of the members of Youth Emergency Organization to guard the Tezpur Town, Assam during the last three days of Chinese aggression of 1962.
#Tezpur1962 (2015) by #SamujjalKashyap.
Link: archive.org/details/dli.Mo…
A filmmaker infiltrates one of the toughest undergrad schools (AIIMS), to witness the ambition and mindscapes of the youth.
#Placebo (2016) by #AbhayKumar.
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Narrative of three Sikh women living in Widows Colony wherein they lost their homes and men in the violent killings of 1984.
#1984WhenTheSunDidntRise (2017) by #TeenaaKaurPasricha.
Link: vimeo.com/ondemand/whent…
(On rent for 1.99 USD)
A documentary film on the shocking truths about the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
#Amoli (2019) by #AvinashRoy and #JasmineKaurRoy, narrated by @vidya_balan.
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