Samarth Mahajan’s ‘Borderlands’ was one of the most anticipated watches of Day 1. The 5th documentary of the day on Screen 5, Directed by Samarth Mahajan in the NITTE International Film Festival, is a close examination of how political and personal boundaries affected daily life in the Indian subcontinent. The documentary has won 8 awards and has also been nominated thrice.
The entire documentary covers six distinct accounts of six different individuals who overcame adversity in their life. Through their interactions and observations, the characters demonstrate their efforts to persevere through hardships and how they were able to support themselves.
The audience there was engaging and enthusiastic; well, they had to be, as every seat was occupied. Even the question and answer session with Samarth was fun because of all the interesting questions. Samarth’s passion while answering those questions was worth watching!
By (Aparna Zedric)