Shut Up Sona is a 2019 documentary film which is made on Bollywood playback singer Sona Mohapatra's life.[4] The movie reflects Mohapatra's unrelenting fight for an equal space in modern day India. It was directed by Deepti Gupta in her directorial debut.[5] Shut Up Sona won National Film Award for best editing.[6][7]

Shut Up Sona
Directed byDeepti Gupta[2]
Produced bySona Mohapatra[3]
Release date
  • 21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) (MAMI)[1]
Running time
63 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • English
  • Hindi

References edit

  1. ^ "Sona Mohapatra's documentary Shut Up Sona to screen at MAMI". Outlook. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ Bhushan, Nyay (20 October 2019). "Mumbai: Deepti Gupta's Doc 'Shut Up Sona' Tackles India's Patriarchy Head-On". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ Sood, Samira (17 May 2020). "Sona Mohapatra's docu-film is her saying she won't shut up, about her clothes, art, activism".
  4. ^ Ramnath, Nandini. "Documentary on Sona Mohapatra is about the singer who refuses to 'shut up'". Scroll.in.
  5. ^ "Sona Mohapatra says all her savings went into Shut Up Sona, then pandemic curbed her means of income". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ Flint, Hanna (17 September 2020). "Sona Mohapatra, 'Shut Up Sona' Star, on Being a Feminist Voice in India's Music Industry".
  7. ^ "Sona Mohapatra's documentary 'Shut Up Sona' to premiere at 2020 Hot Docs Fest". WION.