Village Rockstars
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| Directed by | Rima Das |
| Written by | Rima Das |
| Produced by | Rima Das Jaya Das |
| Starring | Bhanita Das Manabendra Das |
| Cinematography | Rima Das |
| Edited by | Rima Das |
| Distributed by | Flying River Films |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Assamese |
Village Rockstars is a 2017 Indian Assamese language coming-of-age drama film written, edited, co-produced and directed by Rima Das, who is a self-taught filmmaker. The story follows a 10-year-old girl who befriends a group of boys and dreams of becoming a rock star.
The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). More significantly, it received the Best Feature Film ‘Swarna Kamal’ award at the 65th National Film Awards, which were declared in New Delhi on 13 April 2018. Village Rockstars also won awards in three other categories: Best Child Artist, Best Location Sound Recordist and Best Editing. It was selected as India's official entry to the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated for top nine films from a total of 87.