National Award-winning Gujarati film, Hellaro, sparks interest among academicians globally
Arsh Tanna (centre) on the sets
The makers of the National Award-winning Gujarati film, Hellaro, were in for a surprise when they learnt the film has garnered special interest among scholars too. A University of Florence student, Anastasia Vulgaris, has written a thesis on Hellaro after she saw the film in December 2019 at Florenceâs River to River Indian Film Festival â the first festival in the world, outside India, devoted to films from and about India, under the patronage of the Embassy of India. Anastasiaâs thesis is in Italian and compares the portrayal of women in Hellaro to that in other Indian films.