Dr B R Ambedkar: Now and Then (2023)

Directed by Jyoti Nisha
Production: Jyoti Nisha and Neelam Productions
Crowdfunded by Wishberry
Editing: Supervising editor - Sahil Gada
Editors: Himanshu Chutia Saikia and Uttkarsh Parmar
Background score: Rakshit Malhotra, Abhishek Bonthu and Hopun Saikia
Sound Design: Mohit Rana
Directors of Photography: Pooja Jain, Jyoti Nisha, Lakshya Bhutani, Vimal Mylon
Himanshu Chutia Saikia, Sumantha Sharma and Sandesh
Original Songs: Jai Bhim (Shankuraj Konwar)
Ambala Pombala (Arivu feat. Chinmayi Sripada)
Lyrics (Ambala Pombala): Uma Devi and Arivu
Location Sound: Anuroop Kukreja, Priyankar Basu, Kapil Dev Singh, Moinak Basu
Parvez Sheikh, Sanku and Partha
Graphics and Visual Effects: Harikrishnan Sasindran and Mriganka Bora
Animation: Harikrishnan Sasindran
Illustration: Sunil Abhiman Awachar

Through the discerning lens of a Bahujan feminist filmmaker operating within the upper-caste Indian film industry, the film delves deep into critical themes of liberty, equality, fraternity, social justice, exclusion, and marginalised representation. Bridging the realms of Ambedkarite politics with the visual language of cinema, it offers a poignant representation of the culture, history, and politics of marginalised communities within popular cinema and media. A cinematic embodiment of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s philosophical legacy, as it questions the deeply rooted institution of caste in India, the film becomes a powerful commentary on religion, revolution, politics, and the fundamental right to freedom of speech.