Shazia Iqbal was one of the lead production designers of Emmy nominated and India’s first original Netflix series, Sacred Games and Emmy nominated mini-series Lust Stories. Sacred Games is also the only Indian series to feature in The New York Times list of ‘The 30 Best International TV Shows of the Decade.’⠀
Her powerful short movie, "Bebaak' that discusses religious and patriarchal preoccupation over women's bodies, won many awards including Best Debut Director, International and Audience Choice award at the 35th Sao Paulo International Shorts Film festival and Filmfare Best Short Film.
Bebaak was produced by Anurag Kashyap and features actors Sarah Hashmi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
In this episode, I sit down with Shazia Iqbal to discuss:⠀
▪Working on Sacred Games⠀
▪Her transition from a production designer to a director⠀
▪Her powerful short movie, "Bebaak' that discusses religious and patriarchal preoccupation over women's bodies⠀
▪Stereotyping of movies directed by women
You can watch Bebaak streaming on Mubi.
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