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	'''''Amu''''' is a 2005 [[drama film]] directed by [[Shonali Bose]], about the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bilkis Bano: 'I Want Justice, Not Revenge, I Want My Daughters to Grow Up in a Safe India'\|url=https://thewire.in/133493/i-want-justice-not-revenge-bilkis-bano-expresses-gratitude-to-mumbai-high-court/\|accessdate=10 May 2017\|publisher=The Wire\|date=8 May 2017}}</ref> The film is based on Bose's own novel by the same name.<ref name=nov/> It stars [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Brinda Karat]], and Ankur Khanna. The film premiered at the [[Berlin Film Festival]] and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080818172311/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/08/15/stories/2008081550730100.htm Award-winning film: Amu] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 15 August 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.emergingpictures.com/amu.htm/ Amu] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129094104/http://www.emergingpictures.com/amu.htm/ \|date=29 November 2006 }} ''emergingpictures.com''</ref>		'''''Amu''''' is a 2005 [[drama film]] directed by [[Shonali Bose]], about the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Bilkis Bano: 'I Want Justice, Not Revenge, I Want My Daughters to Grow Up in a Safe India'\|url=https://thewire.in/133493/i-want-justice-not-revenge-bilkis-bano-expresses-gratitude-to-mumbai-high-court/\|accessdate=10 May 2017\|publisher=The Wire\|date=8 May 2017}}</ref> The film is based on Bose's own novel by the same name.<ref name=nov/> It stars [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Brinda Karat]], and Ankur Khanna. The film premiered at the [[Berlin Film Festival]] and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080818172311/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/08/15/stories/2008081550730100.htm Award-winning film: Amu] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 15 August 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.emergingpictures.com/amu.htm/ Amu] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129094104/http://www.emergingpictures.com/amu.htm/ \|date=29 November 2006 }} ''emergingpictures.com''</ref>

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{{Infobox film
| name = Amu
| image = Amu poster small.jpg
| director = [[Shonali Bose]]
| writer = [[Shonali Bose]]
| starring = [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] [[Brinda Karat]] Ankur Khanna
| producer = [[Shonali Bose]] [[Bedabrata Pain]]
| distributor =
| cinematography = Lourdes Ambrose
| editing = Bob Brooks
| released = {{Film date|2005}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| language = English Bengali Hindi Punjabi
| country = India
| music = [[Nandlal Nayak]]
}}

'''''Amu''''' is a 2005 [[drama film]] directed by [[Shonali Bose]], about the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bilkis Bano: 'I Want Justice, Not Revenge, I Want My Daughters to Grow Up in a Safe India'|url=https://thewire.in/133493/i-want-justice-not-revenge-bilkis-bano-expresses-gratitude-to-mumbai-high-court/|accessdate=10 May 2017|publisher=The Wire|date=8 May 2017}}</ref> The film is based on Bose's own novel by the same name.<ref name=nov/> It stars [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Brinda Karat]], and Ankur Khanna. The film premiered at the [[Berlin Film Festival]] and the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080818172311/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/08/15/stories/2008081550730100.htm Award-winning film: Amu] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 15 August 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.emergingpictures.com/amu.htm/ Amu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129094104/http://www.emergingpictures.com/amu.htm/ |date=29 November 2006 }} ''emergingpictures.com''</ref>

==Plot==
''Amu'' is the journey of Kajori (Kaju) Roy ([[Konkona Sen Sharma]]), a 21-year-old Indian American woman who has lived in the US since the age of 3. After graduating from [[UCLA]] Kaju goes to India to visit her relatives. There she meets Kabir ([[Ankur Khanna]]), a college student from an upper-class family who is disdainful of Kaju's wide-eyed wonder at discovering the "real India". Undeterred, Kaju visits the slums, crowded markets and roadside cafes of Delhi. In one slum she is struck by an odd feeling of [[déjà vu]]. Soon after she starts having nightmares. Kabir gets drawn into the mystery of why this is happening, particularly when Kaju announces that she is adopted.

Meanwhile, Kaju's adoptive mother – Keya Roy, a single parent and civil rights activist in LA, arrives unannounced in Delhi. She is shocked to discover that Kaju has been visiting the slums. Although Kaju mistakes her mother's response to a typical Indian over-protectiveness, Keya's fears are more deeply rooted.

Slowly Kaju starts piecing together what happened to her birth parents and mother and daughter clash as Kaju discovers she has been lied to her whole life. As Kaju and Kabir undertake this quest they both discover their families' involvement with the man-made tragedy of immense proportions which took place seventeen years ago in the capital city of India: [[1984 anti-Sikh riots|the massacre of thousands of Sikhs]] in 1984; after the [[Indira Gandhi assassination|assassination of Indira Gandhi]], the [[Prime Minister of India]]. Kabir learns that his father was instrumental in organizing the riots, as well as guilty of failing to stop Kaju's father from being killed. Kabir confronts his father who tries to justify his actions. Keya finally tells Kaju the truth; her birth name is Amu Singh and her Sikh father and younger brother were killed in the riots while her mother hanged herself months later after leaving the refugee camp.

The movie ends with Kaju and Kabir spending a moment in the neighbourhood where Kaju was born before walking away together, while a television in the backgrounds begins broadcasting the start of the [[2002 Gujarat riots]].

== Cast ==
*[[Konkona Sen Sharma]] as Kajori “Amu” Roy
*[[Brinda Karat]] as Keya
*Ankur Khanna as Kabir<ref>[http://www.amuthefilm.com/cast.htm/ Cast] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208115358/http://www.amuthefilm.com/cast.htm/ |date=8 February 2007 }} ''Official site.''</ref>
* Kuljeet Singh as Gurbachan Singh
*Bharat Kapoor as Arun Sehgal
*[[Avijit Dutt]] as Neel
*[[Lushin Dubey]] as Meera Sehgal
*[[Subhashini Ali]] as L

==Production==
The film's production was marred by obstacles like a reputed production house backing out in the last moment, and threats from local goons during the shooting of the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots|riots scenes]].<ref name=sif>[https://archive.today/20130202080443/http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14735269 Aamir Khan to unveil Amu DVD - A Film based on '84 Riots] [[Sify]], 6 August 2008.</ref>

==Reception==
A ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' review, put the film as "the ambitious debut feature by Shonali Bose, wears its political heart on its sleeve and is unafraid to tackle big topics: identity, history, truth, injustice."<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/2007/05/25/movies/25amu.html The Personal Within the Political] Rachael Saltz (Moview Review), ''The New York Times'', ''25 May 2007''.</ref> Another review starts with words, "Needed to be made. Needed to be made. Needed to be made."<ref>[http://www.sawnet.org/cinema/reviews.php?Amu Reviews - Amu], ''SAWNET - The South Asian Women's NETwork.''</ref> The ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]'' review, while commending the film for "effectively grounding its political concerns in Kaju’s credible struggle for identity," also points out that "it had its share of wobbly moments, and the resolution feels a bit like a cop-out."<ref name=tim>[http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/84275/Amu.html Movie review - Amu ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113225812/http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/84275/Amu.html |date=13 January 2008 }} ''[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]], [[New York City]], May 24–30, 2007''.</ref> Further a ''[[Rediff]]'' review states, "If Fahrenheit 9/11 can, so can Amu."<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jan/10amu.htm If Fahrenheit 9/11 can, so can Amu] Moview Review by Sumit Bhattacharya, ''[[Rediff]]'', 10 January 2005.</ref> According to the ''[[Indiatimes]]'', "What sets Amu apart is its historical astuteness and its creator’s unblinking regard for the past, no matter how brutal."<ref>[http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-982274,flstry-1.cms Review]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''[[Indiatimes]]'', 6 January 2005.</ref>

==Censorship==
The film faced problems with the [[Central Board of Film Certification|censor board]] in India,<ref name=tim/> which cleared it only with 6 politically motivated cuts, and with an "[[Adult|A]]" certificate.<ref name=sif/> Since — according to Indian law — this made the movie ineligible to be telecast on Indian television, the producers later reapplied for a UA censor certificate. This was when a 10-minute cut was suggested by censors, including removal of all verbal references to the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots|riots]]. Subsequently, the producers decided to forgo the lower certification, and released the movie directly to DVD.<ref name=sif/><ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/01/07/stories/2005010700960400.htm `A' for Amu] "The Censor Board asked for five audio cuts. Instead of replacing the dialogues we decided to blank out the dialogues," Konkana is the best thing about the movie [[Business Line]], ''[[The Hindu]]'' Group, 7 January 2005.</ref>

==Awards==
* 2005: [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]: [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|Best Feature Film in English]]<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf|title=52nd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=Mar 21, 2013|pages=82–83}}</ref>
* 2005: FIPRESCI Critics Award.
* 2005: [[Gollapudi Srinivas Award]] – Best Debut Director (India)<ref name=nov>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060920095035/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/25/stories/2005032501090300.htm Shonali Bose has bagged the Gollapudi Srinivas National Award for her acclaimed debut feature "Amu". ] ''[[The Hindu]], 25 March 2005''.</ref>
* 2005: Teenage Choice Award, Torino, Italy (Cine donne Film Festival).
* 2005: Jury Award, Torino, Italy (Cine donne Film Festival).<ref>[http://www.amuthefilm.com/awards.htm/ Awards] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206045043/http://www.amuthefilm.com/awards.htm/ |date=6 February 2007 }} ''Official site.''</ref>
* 2006: [[Star Screen Award]] – Best English Film (India)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.amuthefilm.com/home.html Official Site]
* {{IMDb title|id=0414713|title=Amu}}
* {{Amg movie|id=336151|title=Amu}}
* [http://niralimagazine.com/2007/05/brave-heart/ Brave Heart: An Interview with Shonali Bose], Nirali Magazine, May 2007
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081226143452/http://culturazzi.org/review/cinema/amu-shonali-bose Amu: A film by Shonali Bose]

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