The other song
Director Saba Dewan
Countries India
Duration 120 min
Synopsis
The story of a song sung in 1935 by Rasoolan Bai, the acclaimed singer from Varanasi, North Índia, who faded from public memory and was eventually lost. The quest to find the lost song throws up a movie that traces the rich culture of the tawaifs, which is now disappearing into oblivion. In the process it weaves together life stories, memories, music and also questions female sexuality.
The story of a song sung in 1935 by Rasoolan Bai, the acclaimed singer from Varanasi, North Índia, who faded from public memory and was eventually lost. The quest to find the lost song throws up a movie that traces the rich culture of the tawaifs, which is now disappearing into oblivion. In the process it weaves together life stories, memories, music and also questions female sexuality.