SONGS OF FORGOTTEN TREES REVIEW – SENSITIVE, AMBIGUOUS DRAMA OF FEMALE INTIMACY IN MUMBAI
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| India | The Guardian | SONGS OF FORGOTTEN TREES REVIEW – SENSITIVE, AMBIGUOUS DRAMA OF FEMALE INTIMACY IN MUMBAI | 2 hrs ago |
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The Guardian’s India desk released a review of "Songs of Forgotten Trees," a first‑time feature by director Anuparna Roy that follows an ambiguous relationship between a sex worker and a call‑centre employee living together in a cramped Mumbai apartment.
The review notes that the two women, portrayed by Naaz Shaikh as Thooya and Sumi Baghel as Shweta, initially feel awkward but gradually develop a closeness that may be romantic. The apartment, owned by a client named Nitin (played by Bushan Shimpi), draws the ire of neighbours who disapprove of Thooya’s occupation. Roy uses the tight space and the characters’ interactions to comment on how society limits women’s choices, and the film’s final scene intentionally leaves the nature of their bond unresolved.
The film sits within a growing body of Indian cinema that tackles female intimacy and societal restrictions, offering a quiet, domestic drama that contrasts with more sensational portrayals of similar themes.
- Review published by The Guardian’s India desk.
- Plot centers on a sex worker and a call‑centre employee in a small Mumbai apartment.
- Director Anuparna Roy uses cramped setting to explore social limitations on women’s choices.
- Film’s ending is deliberately ambiguous regarding the relationship’s nature.
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