Set against the backdrop of political unease resulting from the 1947 partition of British India into the Republic of India (Hindu) and the Dominion of Pakistan (Muslim), Kantatar follows the journey of Sudha (Sreelekha Mitra), an illegal immigrant who is forced to rely on a series of men in order to avoid poverty and starvation. During her latest search for a place of refuge, she forms a romantic attachment to Binod (Sudip Mukherjee), an introspective weatherman whose job it is to monitor the direction of the wind. Having changed her identity and religion (from Hindu to Muslim and vice versa) with each man she meets, Sudha’s secret begins to unravel when a rural lawyer discovers she is an illegal immigrant and threatens to report her to the authorities as a possible terrorist. Realizing that she must once again uproot herself to avoid imprisonment, Sudha relays to Binod the story of her many trials and tribulations. Kantatar is a powerful narrative of love, loss, and the steps one woman must take in order to survive the geopolitical realities that impact her life. Awards/Festivals: NETPAC Award, Festival des Cinémas d'Asie, Vesoul, FRANCE 2007;Anandaloke Award for Best Actress; B.F.J.A. Awards for Best Cinematographer, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor; Partha Pratim Chowdhury Award for Best Film and Best Director; Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2006; Sao Paolo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2006; Singapore International Film Festival, 2006; Raindance International Film Festival, London, U.K. 2005; Ashdod International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2006; Bangladesh International Film Festival, Dhaka, 2006; Inaugural film, International Forum of new cinema, Kolkata International Film Festival, India, 2005; Inaugural film Chittagong International Film Festival, Bangladesh 2005; Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema, New Delhi, India 2005; Mumbai International Film Festival, India, 2006; Pune International Film Festival, India, 2005; Habitat International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, 2005; Silk screen Festival of Asian Cinema, Pittsburg, U.S.A. 2007.