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Smita Tambe said that when she went for auditions, people acknowledged that she was good at acting but were harsh about her facial features.

This film defies generic labelling

Directed by Devashish Makhija, the social drama also stars Smita Tambe, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Tannishtha Chatterjee

Director Devashish Makhija slowly ramps up the tension with a sharp eye for oppressive realism and social satire as a father tries to out run his oppressors in this gritty thriller

Joram movie review: Manoj Bajpayee is effective, needless to say, but is given a limited register of despair and terror.

Joram review: Manoj Bajpayee delivers another stellar performance as a man from Jharkhand lost in the big city. | Bollywood

Manoj Bajpayee is brilliant and gets the nuance of his character perfectly right. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Smita Tambe Dwivedi are impressive too.

The film had its South Asia Premiere at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival on Thursday

In, perhaps, a first for independent cinema, a big Indian studio backs an Adivasi story. Zee Studios Bajpayee-starrer, Makhija-directed manhunt thriller premiered at IFFR Rotterdam and comes to Mumbai Film Festival and Dharamshala International Film Festival this fortnight.