Shut Up Sona Explained

Shut Up Sona
Director:	Deepti Gupta^[1]
Producer:	Sona Mohapatra^[2]
Runtime:	63 minutes
Country:	India

Shut Up Sona is a 2019 documentary film which is made on Bollywood playback singer Sona Mohapatra's life.^[3] The movie reflects Mohapatra's unrelenting fight for an equal space in modern day India. It was directed by Deepti Gupta in her directorial debut.^[4] Shut Up Sona won National Film Award for best editing.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mumbai: Deepti Gupta’s Doc ‘Shut Up Sona’ Tackles India’s Patriarchy Head-On. Nyay. Bhushan. 20 October 2019. The Hollywood Reporter. 28 June 2021.
2. Web site: Sona Mohapatra's docu-film is her saying she won't shut up, about her clothes, art, activism. Samira. Sood. 17 May 2020.
3. Web site: Documentary on Sona Mohapatra is about the singer who refuses to ‘shut up’. Nandini. Ramnath. Scroll.in.
4. Web site: Sona Mohapatra says all her savings went into Shut Up Sona, then pandemic curbed her means of income. 24 May 2021. Hindustan Times.
5. Web site: Sona Mohapatra, ‘Shut Up Sona’ Star, on Being a Feminist Voice in India’s Music Industry. Hanna. Flint. 17 September 2020.
6. Web site: Sona Mohapatra's documentary 'Shut Up Sona' to premiere at 2020 Hot Docs Fest. WION.