Sona Mohapatra's 'Shut Up Sona' documentary rights acquired by UK sales agent: Report

Sona Mohapatra’s Shut Up Sona documentary rights have been acquired by a UK based sales nt, Espresso Media International, according to an exclusive by an entertainment magazine, Variety. documentary is directed by Deepti Gupta and features singer Sona Mohapatra. documentary highlights Sona's life between concerts and her thoughts on sexual harassment and patriarchy.  documentary was loved by many at film festivals and w a UK based company has acquired its rights.

Sona Mohapatra's famous documentary rights acquired by a UK sales nt

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documentary was produced between 2016 and 2019 and highlights certain sects of society where patriarchy and several or evils are deeply rooted. Shut Up Sona debuted originally at Mumbai Film Festival in 2019. Since n it has been looked at as a stellar film. It has also h a few screenings at Rotterdam, Goteborg, Hot Docs, and Sheffield, according to entertainment magazine. Speaking to entertainment magazine, Sona Mohapatra said that as a female artist and performer, she has received a lot of love from fans. However, she did have to battle for it every day, according to entertainment magazine.

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Sona Mohapatra said that she did t want to compromise on her opportunities and refore decided to turn into a producer. It was this idea that led up to creation of Shut Up Sona. Speaking about film, Sona Mohapatra revealed in interview that it is about a female singer who is often told to "shut up". According to exclusive by  entertainment magazine, Sona Mohapatra has used film as a voice for her protests against social evils, according to entertainment magazine.

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Sona Mohapatra told Variety that re were times when she came across her face being morphed onto some questionable imry. She also ded that over years, she has received a number of death and rape threats as well. Sona Mohapatra continued saying that women need to take charge of ir own narrative and also back each or at such times. Furr on Sona highlighted that over years films and songs have t told stories or sung songs from a feminine perspective. When songs or films are me, women are cast in secondary roles. Sona Mohapatra also remarked about pay gap that is prevalent in industry for same value of work done by eir , according to entertainment magazine.  

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