Exclusive interview with Naga filmmaker Theja Rio for movie ‘Angh’ | The Hindu | TIFF 2026 winner

Set in Nagaland near the Indo-Burma border, the film centres on the last surviving chief of a village confronting profound changes to his community and way of life. The Platform jury awarded the film its $20,000 CAD prize for what it described as a “refreshing perspective” and a “deeply resonant portrait of a world,” while praising Rio’s “vision, audacity and...