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Shonali Bose was born on 3 June 1965 in Calcutta, West Bengal, and spent most of her young adult life in Mumbai and New Delhi. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Delhi University and master's degree in political science from Columbia University, New York. She has been an activist since her time at Miranda House in Delhi University.
Director Shonali Bose has said that the death of her son and the subsequent disintegration of her marriage drew her to make The Sky is Pink, starring Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra and Zaira Wasim.
Shonali Bose is an Indian filmmaker who has written and directed three feature films: Amu, Margarita with a Straw and The Sky is Pink. She has won international awards and worked with stars like Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar.
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Oct 25, 2019 · Divya Unny | 25 Oct, 2019. Shonali Bose (Photo: Ritesh Uttamchandani) AT THE AGE of 29, Shonali Bose was the only student in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, California, who was a mother, and would bring her toddler to work every day. Her son Ishan was just two-weeks old when she strapped him to her side, and went back to ...
Oct 6, 2019 · Writer and director Shonali Bose on her upcoming film. How difficult is it to tell the stories about uncomfortable truths? No one wanted to produce Amu and Margarita…. After they were made, I faced censorship and was fighting against the cuts (including scenes featuring the female protagonist sharing a kiss with another woman).
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Shonali Bose, who helmed Margarita with a Straw (2014) and The Sky is Pink (2019), underlines that Kapadia’s historic win happened despite lack of governmental support, not because of active ...
Apr 10, 2015 · Filmmaker Shonali Bose says “Margarita, With A Straw”‘s story comes from her inner-most self and reflects the emotions that she felt after losing her son in 2010. Filmmaker Shonali Bose says besides being inspired from her cousin’s life, her upcoming film “Margarita, With A Straw” also has bits and pieces of her own emotional journey.
