The Twelfth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Thursday, November 18th to Sunday, November 21st 2021

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Devashish Makhija

Film-maker & Author, India

Devashish Makhija has written and directed the multiple award winning films Ajji (Granny), BhonsleTaandav, El’ayichi, Agli Baar (And Then They Came For Me), Rahim Murge Pe Mat Ro (Don’t Cry For Rahim LeCock), Absent, and Happy. He has had a solo art show Occupying Silence, written the bestselling children’s books When Ali Became Bajrangbali and Why Paploo Was Perplexed; a collection of short stories called Forgetting;  the novel Oonga, and the forthcoming book of poems Disengaged. He is always under construction at www.makhijafilm.com.

Photo Credit : Bhumika Dube

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  • 20th November
  • 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Making a movie into a book
Devashish Makhija in conversation with Vikram Oza

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