Sona Mohapatra: All my savings went into 'Shut Up Sona'

Sona Mohapatra (Photo/AFP)

While announcing that her documentary film, 'Shut Up Sona' got nominated in the category of 'Best Documentary' at the New York Indian Film Festival 2022, singer Sona Mohapatra, on Monday, revealed that she exhausted all her savings in producing the film just before the pandemic, and the ensuing lockdown has left her with no means of income.

Sona posted a happy selfie on Twitter and wrote alongside, "Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.. making happy whenever I can. My film #ShutUpSona is yet travelling to places around the world & winning festivals. All my savings went into this film, just before the pandemic broke & stopped us in our tracks with no means of income."

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In another tweet, Sona shared the news with her followers that her docu-film has been nominated in the category of "Best Documentary" at the New York Indian Film Festival 2022. 'Shut Up Sona' revolves around her journey as a singer, her brand of music, love for her country's roots and culture and how she has become a symbol of hope for a larger movement.

Directed by Deepti Gupta, the feature-length film resonates with every woman's search for equal space in a culture ridden with millennia of misogyny. This is a film about music, art, social change, and a clashing of the ancient and the modern and this political story is told via the journey of Sona Mohapatra and her relentless fight for a voice. Her unapologetic personality has been rendered in the 85-minute film that takes the audience through the alleys of Vrindavan to the doorstep of a Dargah, rooting it in the diverse culture of the country, and questioning the patriarchy even prevalent in the Uber cool alleyways of Bollywood.

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