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Kezang D Thongdok bags Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020

Kezang D Thongdok
  • Arunachal Pradesh filmmaker Kezang D Thongdok has bagged the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020 for a short documentary “Chi Lupo”. Chi Lupo, documented by Kezang D Thongdok is a short documentary on honey hunting.
  • Chi Lupo sketches the tradition of honey hunting practiced in the Shertukpen community in which “Chi” means honey while “Lipo” means hunters.