Rima Das

Rima Das is an Indian filmmaker best known for her 2017 film Village Rockstars, which won several national and international awards and became India's official entry for the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Chosen out of 28 other entries in India, it was also the first Assamese film to be submitted for Oscars.

In 2018, GQ India named Das as one of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2018. She is also one of the Brand Ambassadors of Toronto International Film Festival's Share Her Journey campaign that champions the cause of gender equality in cinema. She has been on the jury of Berlin International Film Festival Generation 14plus, Mumbai International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and Zlin Film Festival for Children & Youth.

A doctorate degree was conferred to Rima Das at the 3rd convocation of Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKSHOU) held at the Srimanta Sankardeva International Auditorium in February 2018.

Career Das made her first short film, Pratha, in 2009.

She became known as a one-woman crew, writing, directing, producing, editing, and shooting a film, besides handling art direction and costume designing. Das is not trained in any aspect of filmmaking. Her second feature film, Village Rockstars (2017), which won several national and international awards. —was India's official entry for the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. That year, GQ India named Das as one of the 50 most influential young Indians of 2018. which premiered at the 3rd Pingyao International Film Festival, and directed her first documentary fiction film, Sunshine Dreamers.

In 2022, her new film Tora’s Husband had its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, where it was selected to compete in the Platform section. It is the first Indian film to be showcased in the category. Rima Das talks about her journey making the film: "In the midst of loss, lockdowns and life, we shot the film over two years in real locations and natural conditions. Shooting this film was more challenging than shooting my previous films because the pandemic restricts you in many ways. There was this constant feeling of fear and restlessness, which my characters also depict. But I knew I just had to shoot this film, as this time will become history one day".

Influences As a filmmaker, she is influenced by master filmmakers Satyajit Ray, Ingmar Bergman, and Majid Majidi.

Personal life Das hails from the village Kalardiya near Chhaygaon in Assam, 50 km southwest of Guwahati. My Melbourne (2024) Not a Hero (2026)