Mrityunjay devvrat biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders!
The dream was always cinema: Mrityunjay Devvrat
Prerna SM Jain
Mrityunjay Devvrat is a filmmaker who received international acclaim for his first commercial movie, ‘Children of War’ (2014).
Mrityunjay devvrat biography for kids
The film is based on the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The film is also known as ‘The Bastard Child’ (the name was censored). The film shows three emotional stories that reflect the times in Bangladesh during the war. These stories run parallel and intertwine towards the end.
The movie stars Raima Sen, Tillotama Shome, Indraniel Sengupta, Faroque Sheikh, Pavan Malhotra, Shatrunjay Devvrat, Riddhi Sen, Rucha Inamdar, and Victor Banerjee.
As an outsider, Devvrat faced several challenges in making this film.
Devvrat’s journey from advertisement and documentary filmmaking to a commercial film that won 48 international awards is a truly intriguing one. In a conversation with Prerna SM Jain, the adventurous director spoke about it.
How did your tryst with filmmaking begin?
As a child I was