Mee Raqsam

Beyond Borders: a Feminist Film Festival

MEE RAQSAM (I Dance), streaming here from 30th November 2021, 10 am upto 19th December, 2021

Shabana Azmi presents
A Zee5 original

MEE RAQSAM (I Dance)
(95 mins/ Hindi with Eng. subtitles/ 2020)

Produced & Directed by Baba Azmi

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Danish Husain, Aditi Subedi, Shraddha Kaul, Rakesh Chaturvedi Om
Written by: Safdar Mir, Husain Mir
Cinematography: Mohsin Khan Pathan

About the Film: A young Muslim girl pursues her passion for classical dance and gets her father’s much-needed support to fight religious fundamentalism and patriarchal society. An inspiring and emotional story of a father-daughter bond.

Festivals
SAFF Montreal 2021
3rd Azamgarh International Film Festival, 2021
Awards

• Best Debut Director and the Best Film at the Indian Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland
• IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 3 | Best dialogues in a digital film | Safdar Mir & Husain Mir
• Exchange4Media Play Awards 2021 | Best Performance by a child actor (BRONZE) | Aditi Subedi
• Baithak UK, a London-based not-for-profit organisation promoting the rich legacy of South Asian arts founded by Dr. Sangeeta Datta, in partnership with the University of Southampton India Centre, the India Business Group London and GRD College of Science in India honoured Aditi Subedi with the '2021 Most Inspiring Youth for Social Change’ award.

About the Filmmaker: Baba Azmi is an Indian film cinematographer. He is known for his work in films such as Arjun, Beta, Dil, Tezaab, Mr. India, Akele Hum Akele Tum and Pukar. He started his career in mid 1970s, assisting Ishan Arya his first cousin, in Telugu films, starting as light boy. He worked with Arya for a few Telugu films, before he got an independent break. In 2020, he made his directorial debut with the film Mee Raqsam starring Naseeruddin Shah.