New York Indian Film Festival Review: Bornila Chatterjee’s ‘The Hungry’
โFor a play that is so much about macho-ness and the male code of honor, it is refreshing to watch Chatterjee give it a somewhat feminist tweak.โ
โFor a play that is so much about macho-ness and the male code of honor, it is refreshing to watch Chatterjee give it a somewhat feminist tweak.โ
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