Transistor(2021)

Storyline

In 1975 rural India, two teenagers fall in love. The government declares a National Emergency, and a transistor radio changes their relationship forever.

“Love blooms in a time of silence.”

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

• The film was shot in the villages of Uttar Pradesh to capture the authentic look of rural India in the 1970s.
• Director Prem Singh also wrote the story, drawing inspiration from his own childhood memories of that era.
• The transistor radio in the film is a key plot device, symbolizing the arrival of outside news during the Emergency.
• Many of the older costumes and props were sourced from local families to ensure historical accuracy.
• The movie had a very limited theatrical release, focusing more on film festival circuits and digital platforms.
• It features folk music from the region to enhance the setting and emotional tone of the love story.
• The lead actors were relatively new faces chosen to reflect the innocence of teenage characters in that period.