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Back Then - The story of live music in Bombay

'BACK THEN - The Story of Live Music in Bombay' is a documentary film that takes the viewer back 30 years in time to explore the sounds of the city's musical counterculture, as it was. It puts the viewer into the shoes of its mercurial artists, passionate folks behind the scenes, and misfits who went to gigs through the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. The film puts a spotlight on what happened in the shadowy world of underground live music and answers questions like what it meant to watch an artist live in 1994, what it’s like today, and what kind of underground music was played in 2006. Over the span of 53 minutes, the feature documentary cruises through real and rare DIY stories from the 1990s all the way to 2023.

  • Anindita Dutta Roy
    Director
  • Abhishek Chandran
    Director
  • ABHISHEK CHANDRAN
    Writer
  • Anindita Dutta Roy
    Producer
  • Ritwik Ghosh
    Executive Producer
  • Jitin Narendra Hingorani
    Creative Producer
    Call Me Dancer, Zende, Night Queen
  • Ritwik Ghosh
    Directors of Photography
  • Nehal Sejpal
    Directors of Photography
  • Madhurima Basu Roy
    Editors
  • Swaroop Reghu
    Editors
  • Niranjan Ambhore
    Assistant Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    MUSIC, SUBCULTURE, CULTURE, CITY, YOUTH
  • Runtime:
    56 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 16, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony A7III and Sony Fx3
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:78:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • IN-EDIT Music Documentary Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    April 13, 2024
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
    Melbourne
    Australia
    August 22, 2024
    Australian
    Official Selection
  • Tasveer International Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    October 23, 2024
    US Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Anindita Dutta Roy, Abhishek Chandran

Director Anindita is from Calcutta. She has a Master’s in Journalism and experience in acting/directing student films, and digital films in her advertising career. Her husband’s gig-going stories and her discoveries of counterculture having lived across India inspired this debut. Next, she will document brown women and their esoteric communities.

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