Alifa


Alifa is an Indian Bengali drama feature film written and directed by Deep Choudhury and produced by Arman Ahmed. It stars Baharul Islam and Jaya Seal.
Alifa won the Best Debut Film of A Director award to Deep Choudhury in 2017 64th National Film Awards.

Story

This movie carries the story of a couple and their daughter Alifa as they had lost their home for soil erosion by the Brahmaputra and settled in Guwahati for their livelihood.

Cast

Alifa premièred at 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival in at Kolkata, West Bengal in November 2016.
Alifa was also screened at Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards 2017 at Ottawa, Canada

Reception

Critical response

NEZine.com writes about the film as "Alifa- in search of hope and humanity amidst chaos and despair"
Alifa was also featured in North East Today article in April, 2017

Accolades

The film was screened at 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival

Awards and nominations

; 64th National Film Awards