What Critics Say

“Disguised as a social drama Dutta’s film interrogates the fissures that are as much geographical as psychological.”

“It also places Dutta as a brave new voice in Indian independent filmmaking. Deftly realized, it is a condensed, sublime experiment that demands to be seen.” – High On Films

Jahnabi (2019) is a rare independent Bengali film that truly challenges its medium and dares to take liberties with its norms.In his debut feature film as a director, Anirban Dutta has aimed for the stars. Revolving around a woman’s journey as she becomes aware of her place in the larger world, with the River Ganges as her sole companion, Jahnabi is a film that consistently treads the path less traveled by Bengali films in recent memory. https://www.highonfilms.com/jahnabi-2019-review/

— High On Films

Marked by a frugality of dialogue and words, often allowing a strong background score to fill any consequent lacunas, the film does a notable job of drawing parallels between the fate of a woman and a water body. It is in this manner that Jahnabi becomes a bridge, an unbreakable link, between nature and the humans who engage and interact with it on a regular basis. https://shorted.in/films/jahnabi-anirban-dutta/

— Humans of Cinema