Sneh Rupra

Axone director Nicholas Kharkongor: ‘This has never been tried before in Bombay’

Taking its name from a pungent regional dish, Axone is a comic look at the prejudices faced by north-east Indians emigrating to the big cities. Director Nicholas Kharkongor tells Sneh Rupra, part of our LFF Critics Mentorship Programme, why his film is pushing Bollywood boundaries.