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AMalayalam-speakingfilmmakercalledChrissetsoutforKolkatatoshootadocumentaryinreactiontoLouisMalle’s1969Calcutta.DespitebeingIndian,he’sasmuchastrangertothecityasMallewas.Shortlyafterstartingtoshootthefilm,Covid-19hitstheworld,forcinghimintoquarantine.InsteadoffacingKolkata,Chrisisnowfacedwiththerelationshipwithhiswifewhoaccompaniedhim,withbothnotexpectingtoseethatmuchofeachother.Insteadoflookingoutwards,he’snowlookinginwards.<br/> ForDonPalathara,Malle’smasterpieceoffersamediumthroughwhichhecanasknotonlysomefundamentalquestionsaboutourrelationshipwithreality,butalsoabouttherelationshipbetweenpoliticsandcinema.IftheIndiangovernmentbackthenconsideredCalcuttainsulting,whatwillthecurrentregimesaytoessentiallythesameimages,butmadebyanIndian?