“Mehsampur” is about a fimmaker trying to make a documentary about the assassination of Punjabi folk-singers Chamkila and Amarjot, who were gunned down in 1988.
Calling the film a “wild and daring hybrid film”, the festival’s website said the film blends fiction and reality while investigating the infamous murders of the singers, whose bawdy songs about village life and Punjabi culture found both keen admirers and vicious detractors.
Reema Sengupta’s short film “Counterfeit Kunkoo” is also a part of the screening. The short film revolves around a woman who, as a single woman, finds it hard to rent a house in Mumbai.
The festival, which began today, will run till June 17.
