Mahvish Rahman.

Jamshedpur, Oct. 29: A documentary on a challenging topic made by a young steel city filmmaker is earning raves from New York to Mumbai.

‘Khanabadosh — a Nomad in Spirit and in Reality,’ a 22-minute documentary made by 25-year-old Mahvish Rahman and her three college mates Tulika, Priya Thuvassery and Swati Bhattacharyya, topped among 100 global entries at the Sikh International Film Festival organised by the New York-based Sikh Art and Film Foundation held between October 22 and 24 at the Asia Society and Museum, New York.

The film was adjudged second best in this year’s Mumbai International Film Festival under the 30-minute category.

Produced by New Delhi-based AJ Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia, the documentary portrays the after-shock of 1984 anti-Sikh riots through creative expressions of the mother-daughter talent powerhouse, Punjabi writer Ajeet Caur and renowned painter Arpana Caur.

Mahvish was in charge of cinematography and editing, while the quartet took turns to direct it.