Thread by @CinemaRareIN

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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Fin.