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SHANKAR'S FAIRIES

Directed by Irfana Majumdar
India, 2021
Drama
  • 8888 minutes

Synopsis

A young girl grows up in a privileged household in India in the early 1960s. The sensitive child of a senior police official, Anjana forges a close bond with her parents’ servant, Shankar, who acts kindly toward her though he remains separated from his own daughter, who lives back in his village.

Synopsis

A young girl grows up in a privileged household in India in the early 1960s. The sensitive child of a senior police official, Anjana forges a close bond with her parents’ servant, Shankar, who acts kindly toward her though he remains separated from his own daughter, who lives back in his village.