Online release of our new film Ropani | रोपनी (Bhojpuri film w/subtitles)

Espírito Kashi presents Ropani, a portrait film.

In Bihar, ‘Ropani’ is a woman who sows paddy. This ethnographic film by Rajat Nayyar is about an intimate encounter with Aaji, who becomes ‘Ropani’ during monsoon and has worked in the paddy fields for 40 years. The research explores the space and music in which she dwells and that which dwells in her.

Read more: https://espiritokashi.org/portfolio/ropani-रोपनी/