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Gamak Ghar

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In a north Indian village, a family reunites at their ancestral home to celebrate a new birth in the family. It’s a joyous, carefree occasion. Over the next two decades, through festivals and feasts, births and deaths, the film observes one house as it ages and falls to neglect.

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Namrata Joshi The Hindu 10/02/2024
A poignant ode to the village home... Go to Full Review
Pratishruti Ganguly Firstpost 10/02/2024
Achal Mishra’s film Gamak Ghar is a fond letter to a home that once was. Go to Full Review
Rahul Desai Film Companion 10/02/2024
Shot in the narrative language of a documentary... Go to Full Review
Ishita Sengupta The Indian Express 08/25/2022
4/4
Set in Madhopur village near Darbhanga in Bihar, Achal Mishra’s debut feature, Gamak Ghar is divided into three time periods — 1998, 2010 and 2019 — and begins with the initiation ceremony of a child. Go to Full Review
Siddhant Adlakha The Juggernaut 12/23/2020
The film evokes more than it tells, and it feels like a dream in the process. It stands shoulder to shoulder with the reflective works of arthouse greats like Ozu, or perhaps Weerasethakul, though it's entirely Indian in its conception of home and family. Go to Full Review
Soham Gadre Film Inquiry 11/05/2020
Achal Mishra uses nostalgia in an effectively artful way in Gamak Ghar, building a densely layered and brilliantly realized portrait of cultural erosion. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis In a north Indian village, a family reunites at their ancestral home to celebrate a new birth in the family. It’s a joyous, carefree occasion. Over the next two decades, through festivals and feasts, births and deaths, the film observes one house as it ages and falls to neglect.
Director
Achal Mishra
Producer
Achal Mishra
Screenwriter
Achal Mishra
Genre
Drama, Documentary
Original Language
Hindi
Runtime
1h 31m