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Labour of Love/ Asha Jaor Majhe( 84mins| Bengali| 2014)

Set in the crumbling environs of Calcutta, LABOUR OF LOVE is a lyrical unfolding of two ordinary lives suspended in the duress of a spiralling recession. They are married to a cycle of work and domestic routine, and long stretches of waiting in the silence of an empty house. They share each other's solitude in pursuit of a distant dream that visits them briefly every morning.

Incorporating poignant political undertones, director Aditya Vikram Sengupta creates a stylistically beautiful film that depicts the challenges of sustaining love in a fast transitioning world via a simultaneous sensation of breathlessness and space.

Awards

National Film Awards – Indira Gandhi Award for Best Film by a Debut Director

National Film Awards – Best Sound Designer

FEDEORA Award for Best Film by a Debut Director – Venice International Film

Festival

Best Director – Marrakech International Film Festival

Jury Special Mention – Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Honourable Mention – BFI London Film Festival

Jury Award – Eurasia International Film Festival

Best Film – New York Indian Film Festival

Best Director – New York Indian Film Festival

Best Screenplay – New York Indian Film Festival

Grand Jury Honourable Mention – IFFLA (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles)

NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film – Bangalore International Film Festival

Best Film – Jaipur International Film Festival

Best Sound – Jagran Film Festival

Critics Award ­ Hyderabad BFF


Credits

LABOUR OF LOVE

a FOR FILMS production

a film by ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

"LABOUR OF LOVE" with RITWICK CHAKRABORTY & BASABDUTTA CHATTERJEE

production designer JONAKI BHATTACHARYA

sound designer ANISH JOHN

editor ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

cinematography MAHENDRA J. SHETTY | ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA

line producers RITOBRATA PAUL | TRIDIB KUMAR SENGUPTA

business & marketing VIKRAM MOHINTA

produced by ADITYA VIKRAM SENGUPTA | JONAKI BHATTACHARYA

written and directed by ADITYA VIKRAM SEGUPTA