Why this film today? After all, it talks about the Naxalite movement that rocked Calcutta in the '70s. Now the movement exists only in pockets in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal. So why make this film now? Well, the book is not about the Naxalite movement only. In this book Mahasweta Devi has been successful in combining the personal and the political. And the essence of the book is that you cannot remain indifferent to the politics around you. It affects not only your everyday life, but also your deep and close personal relationships.

(...contd)