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The World Is Family

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Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the world is family" is a universalist idea that competes with dominant, exclusivist Hindu notions of caste. Anand grew up in a milieu that questioned the latter. The family's elders had fought for India's Independence but rarely spoken about it. 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity', words enshrined in India's Constitution, were subconsciously internalized. As his parents aged, Anand began to film with whatever equipment was at hand. Soon birthdays and family gatherings gave way to oral history. Revisiting home movie footage a decade after his parents had passed, was a revelation. Today, self-confessed supremacists whose ideology once inspired the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, are in power. As they rewrite India's history, memories of the past have become more precious than mere personal nostalgia.

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Siddhant Adlakha Variety 06/04/2024
Through interviews with his aging parents and their friends and family, the director transforms his collection of lo-fi footage and old, monochrome photographs into a patchwork of political memory, resulting in one of the most moving films this year. Go to Full Review Namrata Joshi Screen International 11/18/2023
More than anything else, it is about joie de vivre as well as a stoic acceptance of aging, illness and death. Go to Full Review Santanu Das Hindustan Times 12/20/2023
Patwardhan turns the camera towards his own family in this deeply moving documentary... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Anand Patwardhan

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Anand Patwardhan

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Anand Patwardhan

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Simantini Dhuru

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Synopsis Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the world is family" is a universalist idea that competes with dominant, exclusivist Hindu notions of caste. Anand grew up in a milieu that questioned the latter. The family's elders had fought for India's Independence but rarely spoken about it. 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity', words enshrined in India's Constitution, were subconsciously internalized. As his parents aged, Anand began to film with whatever equipment was at hand. Soon birthdays and family gatherings gave way to oral history. Revisiting home movie footage a decade after his parents had passed, was a revelation. Today, self-confessed supremacists whose ideology once inspired the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, are in power. As they rewrite India's history, memories of the past have become more precious than mere personal nostalgia.
Director
Anand Patwardhan
Producer
Anand Patwardhan
Screenwriter
Anand Patwardhan
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Marathi
Runtime
1h 36m