Realities that Persuade: Analysing the Cinema-tography of Girl in the River: The Price of For-giveness Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Rubaru Roshni by Svati Chakravarty Bhatkal
Authors-Devika Nandakumar, Professor Dr. Binu V.S
Keyword-Documentaries, Cinematography, Documentary production, New Documentary.
The act of persuasion is an inherent quality of documentaries. The Indian documentaries Amoli: Priceless (2018), directed by Avinash Roy and Jasmine Kaur, and Rubaru Roshni(2019), directed by Svati Chakravarty Bhatkal, navigate the emotions of pain, loss, and reconciliation. These pieces of work mark notable changes in the cinematography of Indian documentaries. Amoli investigates the dark underbelly of child sex racketing in India and how innocent mothers and children are the victims, and Rubaru Roshni is an anthology of tales of people healing through forgiveness in time. Both these documentary films have an emotional take on representing stories. Drawing on Stella Bruzzis theory of new documentary, this paper will look at the changing dynamics of Indian documentary production and its purgation of meaning.