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  "type": "article",
  "title": "Rima Das’s second Village Rockstars film reaches six cities across India for a September 25 cinema release",
  "summary": "Rima Das’s Village Rockstars 2 will open in cinemas in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune on September 25. The release follows the film’s run in Assam and its festival screenings.",
  "content": "Following its Assam cinema run and a MAMI Independent showing, festival award winner Village Rockstars 2 from Assamese filmmaker Rima Das is heading to six Indian locations on September 25. The release covers Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune, extending the film’s reach beyond the festival circuit.\n\nA follow-up that can stand alone\nDas’s 2017 Village Rockstars provides the earlier reference point, but Village Rockstars 2 does not require viewers to know that film. The new work uses a coming-of-age frame to bring together childhood, adolescence, nature, climate change, music and a mother-daughter bond. Through those themes, personal growth is linked with family life and the surrounding environment.\n\nA teenage girl’s world in rural Assam\nIn rural Assam, the central character is a teenage girl dealing with friendship, dreams and the uncertainties that come with growing up. The emotional weight comes from her relationship with her mother, her attachment to music and her bond with the land. The film keeps these connections close to the natural world around her.\n\nTwo films, one decade of feeling and craft\nFor Das, the 2017 film and its follow-up span a creative and emotional decade. She said festival screenings introduced the films to some viewers, and she welcomed the chance to reach more people. She also noticed that each screening produced different responses, with viewers drawing individual conclusions. In her view, a film remains open-ended enough for audiences to supply the final pieces themselves.\n\nThe festival route before the cinema rollout\nThe film made its global debut during the 29th edition of the Busan International Film Festival. At that event, it was given the Kim Jiseok Award for Best Film. It then entered the South Asia Competition at the 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Its European debut arrived in February 2025 through the Generation 14plus category at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, also known as Berlinale. This Indian rollout follows the Assam cinema run and the MAMI Independent showing.\n\nEnvironmental themes with a real-world echo\nAssam and Nepal’s devastating floods give the film’s environmental concerns a real-world resonance. Its attention to land, nature and a shifting climate connects the rural setting with experiences of environmental change. After its Assam theatrical run, festival screenings and European premiere, Village Rockstars 2 is now moving toward a wider Indian audience through the six-city release.\n\nWhat this means for you\nMost direct effect for viewers: Village Rockstars 2 will be available in cinemas in six cities on September 25, giving moviegoers beyond festival audiences a chance to see the film.\n\n• Across India: Screenings will begin in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune on September 25. This extends the film’s Indian reach after its theatrical run in Assam.\n• In Assam: The film has already had a theatrical run in Assam. For audiences there, the six-city announcement extends the film’s reach into other parts of India.\n• Beyond festivals: The film has been shown at festivals in Busan, Mumbai and Berlin. The cinema release will also reach people who could not attend those festival screenings.\n• Story choices: The film includes a teenage girl, a mother-daughter relationship, music, nature and climate change. Interested viewers can check their local cinema information around September 25.\n\nWhy this happened\nThe six-city release on September 25 comes after the film’s theatrical run in Assam and its festival screenings. The available information does not explain a detailed commercial reason or distribution decision, so the rollout is best understood as the next stage in the film’s journey rather than as a fully documented business sequence.\n\n• Assam as the first stage: The film has already had a theatrical run in Assam. The six-city release is therefore not its first cinema availability, but a move that extends its reach to other parts of India.\n• Festival recognition: During the 29th edition of the Busan International Film Festival, the film had its world premiere and received the Kim Jiseok Award for Best Film. That honour was a major point in its festival journey.\n• Later screenings: It later appeared in the South Asia Competition at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024. In February 2025, its European debut came through the Generation 14plus category at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.\n• What comes next: These screenings and the Assam theatrical run form the background to the six-city release on September 25. The commercial reasons for the rollout are not confirmed, and the next documented step is the September 25 screenings in six cities.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. When will Village Rockstars 2 be released?\nIts release date is September 25.\n\n2. Which six Indian cities are included?\nThe six locations are Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune.\n\n3. Is the film connected to the 2017 Village Rockstars?\nIt follows Das’s 2017 film, while remaining understandable without it.\n\n4. What is the story about?\nIn rural Assam, it follows a teenage girl through friendship, dreams and the uncertainties of growing up. Her mother, music and the land provide the emotional center.\n\n5. What award did the film win at Busan?\nAt the 29th Busan International Film Festival, it received the Kim Jiseok Award for Best Film.\n\n6. Where else was the film screened?\nIt appeared in the South Asia Competition at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024, then made its European debut in February 2025 in the Generation 14plus category at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.\n\n7. What happened before the six-city release?\nBefore the rollout, it had a theatrical run in Assam and a screening at MAMI Independent.\n\n8. How does the film connect with climate and floods?\nIts environmental themes involving land, nature and a changing climate echo devastating floods in Assam and Nepal.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/assam/rima-das-ki-philma-village-rockstars-ki-dusari-kari-25-sitnbara-ko-bharata-ke-chhaha-shaharon-men-riliza-hogi-32731",
  "category": "Assam",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-16",
  "tags": [
    "Rima Das",
    "Village Rockstars 2",
    "Assamese cinema",
    "Indian film release",
    "Busan International Film Festival",
    "Berlinale"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}