F-rated : Being a Woman Filmmaker in India

By Nandita Dutta

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About the book

What does it mean to be a woman filmmaker in India? One famous director suffered from depression, unable to take on film projects because of her young child. Another was asked in an interview if she drinks and smokes to deal with the stress of filmmaking like men do. Some faced cinematographers who refused to listen to them. Almost all of them struggle to raise money for films with female protagonists. But they are also cool and sassy. One attended film-school with her two-week-old baby. Another stormed the once all-male bastion of the 200-crore club. They can make a hit film about a middle-aged housewife, as much as a bisexual teenager with a disability. F-rated brings together diverse stories of eleven women filmmakers in India: Aparna Sen, Mira Nair, Farah Khan, Meghna Gulzar, Nandita Das, Shonali Bose, Tanuja Chandra, Anjali Menon, Reema Kagti, Kiran Rao and Alankrita Srivastava. A celebration of their womanhood as much as their work – this is a must-read.

Pages: 280

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Nandita Dutta

Nandita Dutta works at the Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality at Ashoka University. She has an MA in Gender Studies from SOAS, University of London. She has written extensively on Indian cinema for national and international publications. This is her first book.

A captivating look at the bold, courageous and colourful lives of India’s female directors and their invaluable contributions to our cinema and society. - Vishal Bhardwaj

These are deeply insightful sketches of directors who have been able to analyse the intricacies of their own lives as women, as much as they have the complex craft of filmmaking. - Shabana Azmi

A book that finally starts a long-overdue conversation in India: why are there so few women filmmakers? - -