Filmmaker Devrath (Devrath Joshi) is a very oddbal sort of fellow. He has very little money but he wants to make a film on the folk singing husband and wife team Chamkila and Amarjot. The legendary duo sing bawdy songs on the Punjabi culture and village life. The pair are loved and also scorned for their music and eventually would be Assassinated in 1988. Most documentaries are based on fact but Mehsampur is often called a docufiction. You do get to meet Tiki who was their manager. You will meet Surinder Sonia a collaborator and Lal Chand a dholak player.
Devrath becomes aware of another film crew also doing a documentary on the the husband and wife folk singers. The other crew have way more funds for their project than Devrath so he interviews the above people involved in the life of the dead singers. Devrath has been staying in a run down hotel and comes across a young actress being chased by a group of lechers who want to molest the young lady. He saves her and in return she accompanies Devrath and Lal on a road trip to the place where the singers were murdered. The village of Mehsampur is not far but the journey is interesting to say the least.
The film doesn’t give us detailed account on the murders. It does give us a brief look on the pair as to how they lived but it does enlighten us as to how life has simply moved on after their death. It is sometimes a psychedelic look at life but it does show us Indian cinema in a way we’ve never seen before.
IndiePix Films brings us this interesting film to DVD on October 29th, 2019. The quality of the DVD is fantastic and the sights and sounds are beautiful. This will definitely be a wonderful addition to the personal library at your home. It will also make a great gift to that special someone for Christmas.
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