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Bulbul Can Sing

  • 2018
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
498
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Arnali Das, Bonita Thakuriya, and Manoranjan Das in Bulbul Can Sing (2018)
Bulbul a teenage school going girl, growing up in a rural setting in Assam, falls in love. While she is in the verge of discovering her teen life, a tragedy strikes with her best friend. Bulbul free spirited, rebellious and stubborn begins to question on herself and her love life. Teenage, love, secrecy, mixed with passion and mindless societal dogma and yet speaks about survival and freedom.
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Exploring their sexual identities in the face of the patriarchal rules of their Assamese village, a teenager and her two friends are rocked by tragedy.Exploring their sexual identities in the face of the patriarchal rules of their Assamese village, a teenager and her two friends are rocked by tragedy.Exploring their sexual identities in the face of the patriarchal rules of their Assamese village, a teenager and her two friends are rocked by tragedy.

  • Director
    • Rima Das
  • Writer
    • Rima Das
  • Stars
    • Pakija Begam
    • Arnali Das
    • Manoranjan Das
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    498
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rima Das
    • Writer
      • Rima Das
    • Stars
      • Pakija Begam
      • Arnali Das
      • Manoranjan Das
    • 12User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Pakija Begam
    • Bonny's Mother
    Arnali Das
    • Bulbul
    Manoranjan Das
    • Suman
    Bonita Thakuriya
    • Bonny
    • (as Banita Thakuriya)
    Manabendra Das
    Deep Jyoti Kalita
      • Director
        • Rima Das
      • Writer
        • Rima Das
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      7ArjunnBoruah

      Somehow satisfied as a whole movie, but disappointed particularly with the ending

      I love the way how they portrayed the common high school life in rural areas of Assam. But I expected a better ending.
      9rahuldutta-13207

      It gets deep everytime I watch!

      Bulbul Can Sing is a beautiful and tragic tale of a girl named 'Bulbul'. This movie is directed by Rima Das (also the director of internationally acclaimed "Village Rockstars"). The movie is simple yet beautiful. The cinematography is marvellous. The beautiful scenes of a village of Assam coupled with the shots of loneliness is what I think to be a master-shot to capture the very essence and importance of that scene. The impact of social issues in a village is adeptly addressed and the emotionality of that scene is painful to watch. Arnali Das (Bulbul) acted brilliantly. She controls the plot beautifully and, also hats off to Manoranjan Das (Suman) and his brilliant acting to bring out the social issues facing by certain sections of men. The impact created by Bonita Thakuriya is deep. Just Brilliant!

      Sic_final_verdict: Experience the beautiful yet tragic tale of an Assamese girl. Watch it now. It's worth it.

      Sic_score: 8.9⭐/10

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      1luis-afonso

      A bunch of static, great planes of India country side, with some flashes of coming of age drama.

      Photography is great. Story is poor. Characters are stereotyped. There is an opressive atmosphere dictated by the place and weather. When it is sunny, the movie is funny. When the rain started, it's all grim and despair. That is. And she could not sing at all. Don't waste your time with this.
      7mridulsarma

      Not a Bollywood flick

      People who are only think of Bollywood when think about Indian Cinema, regardless of being Indian or non Indian, will expect in the wrong direction and will get disappointed by this movie. Open your boundaries and you will love this. I'm not here to tell you how good the movie is. Only problem with the movie is the soud recording which I know Rima knows as well as it's her way of recording sound. Still at some points the voices are inaudible. I hope she looks into it in her future movies. Great job once again. S
      7sparkleshakil

      Awsome story

      What a story! I love the story plot, it is realisti. And also their acting was so good😍

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      • Release date
        • September 20, 2019 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Assamese
      • Also known as
        • Zaśpiewaj to, Bulbul
      • Production company
        • Flying River Films
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 35m(95 min)
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