
'BACK THEN - The Story of Live Music in Bombay' is a documentary film that takes the viewer back 30 years in time to explore the sounds of the city's musical counterculture as it was. It puts you into the shoes of its mercurial artists, passionate folks behind the scenes, and misfits who went to gigs through the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. The film puts a spotlight on what happened in the shadowy world of underground live music and answers questions like what it meant to watch an artist live in 1994, what it’s like today, and what kind of underground music was played in 2006. Over the span of 53 minutes, it cruises through real and rare DIY stories all the way from the 1990s, right up to 2023.
- Year2024
- Runtime57 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIndia
- PremiereTexas Premiere
- GenreHistorical, Documentary, Music
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsYellowstone International Film Festival Best Documentary Film Winner
- Social Media
- DirectorAnindita Dutta Roy
- ScreenwriterAbhishek Chandran
- FilmmakerAnindita Dutta Roy
'BACK THEN - The Story of Live Music in Bombay' is a documentary film that takes the viewer back 30 years in time to explore the sounds of the city's musical counterculture as it was. It puts you into the shoes of its mercurial artists, passionate folks behind the scenes, and misfits who went to gigs through the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. The film puts a spotlight on what happened in the shadowy world of underground live music and answers questions like what it meant to watch an artist live in 1994, what it’s like today, and what kind of underground music was played in 2006. Over the span of 53 minutes, it cruises through real and rare DIY stories all the way from the 1990s, right up to 2023.
- Year2024
- Runtime57 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIndia
- PremiereTexas Premiere
- GenreHistorical, Documentary, Music
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsYellowstone International Film Festival Best Documentary Film Winner
- Social Media
- DirectorAnindita Dutta Roy
- ScreenwriterAbhishek Chandran
- FilmmakerAnindita Dutta Roy