The Sky is Pink: Meet the director of the film; Shonali Bose

Sky is Pink has been in news as it deals with a real-life incident and is a comeback movie in Bollywood for Priyanka Chopra Jonas post her marri. Priyanka, in an interview, described Shonali as an incredible person and an amazing filmmaker, who doesn’t let society dictate how she should live her life. Shonali has allegedly also been breaking stereotypes with kind of content she brings to screens. Let’s have a look at previous movies that she has directed.

Amu (2005)

Amu is based on Shonali’s own vel with same name. It is story of a girl from an Indian origin who moves to America at young of three. At 21, she returns to India where she wants to see unattractive side of Delhi. She finds herself getting attached to place and soon finds out that her family has lied to her, her entire life. story of a girl finding her identity and encountering a blemished society won many critic choice awards. Amu premiered in Berlin Film festival and Toronto International Film festival. Amu won 52^nd National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English, in 2004.

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Margarita with a Straw (2014)

Margarita with a Straw revolves around journey of a young girl with cerebral palsy, who moves from India to New York to discover herself. She falls in love, gets her heart broken and moves on to live her own life on her own terms. movie spoke about social stigma attached to LGBTQIA community. movie was minated and even won many accolades at various film festivals across globe. Kalki Koechlin won 63^rd National Film Award under special jury category for Best Actress for her role in movie.

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Sky is Pink (2019)

Sky is Pink is based on real-life story of a teenr who is suffering from Pulmonary Fibrosis. teenr becomes a motivational speaker after her diagsis and narrates story of her parents in movie. Shonali Bose said that she was very special to her as international premiere of movie took place on same day as death anniversary of her son. cast of highly acclaimed movie includes Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Farhan Akhtar, Rohit Saraf, and Zaira Wasim. Sky is Pink is written as well as directed by Shonali Bose. Sky is Pink premiered at  Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year and is set to release on October 11, 2019.

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