World Music Day: Sona Mohapatra's documentary to stream on OTT

Popular singer Sona Mohapatra gets candid about her latest documentary Shut Up Sona This documentary follows her journey and focuses on a legal notice accusing Sona of blasphemy because she sang devotional lyrics while being dressed obscenelyOn World Music Day the singer announced the release of her documentary on digital platformThe national awardwinning documentary is directed by Deepti Gupta and produced by Sona MohapatraSona says As a woman Ive been told where the lines are all my life The lines I cannot cross dont sing loudly dont voice your opinion dont shout back at bullies dont misbehaveAs a singer artiste performer and producer Ive been making my way in a mans world and the rules are skewed in their favour Ive been told to shut up for bringing this upSona asserts that as a woman she has to face a lot of restrictions and through this documentary she wants to give a response to all those diktatsThis film is my response to those diktats those affronts This film also gives space to the female gaze and showcases an artiste me and my music in all her unfiltered raw glory This is also a film about my passion for truthseeking through my art about the conflict between the medieval and the new between stagnation and change and about our right to exist with voices that are loud fearless and yes impolite she addsDeepti shares about the film This film is not just about my friend Sona but about a woman whose relentless pursuit for equality has resulted in an inspiring journey which is part protest and part music A woman who has been told to not take up so much space in public discourse to back down stick to music cover up but mostly to shut up Sona shows by example that all women can stand their ground no matter how hard they are pushed back As one of the first female cinematographers in India working in a maledominated profession I relate with Sonas story at so many levels and am sure a lot of other women will too as they deal with millennia of patriarchy at every step every single day she concludesThe film focuses on feisty singer Sona Mohapatras fearless fight against patriarchy despite multiple threatsShut Up Sona is set to premiere on July 1 on ZEE5This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever