Arunachal Pradesh filmmaker Kezang D Thongdok has bagged the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020 for a documentary on honeymaking 'Chi Lupo'.
Honey hunting has been an integral part of Arunachal Pradesh's Shertukpen Community, but with modernisation--the indigenous practice of honey hunting is slowly slithering away with each passing day.
However, to keep the tradition alive Kezang D Thongdok, an independent filmmaker, documented the process of honey hunting.
Thongdok's short documentary 'Chi Lupo' artfully sketches the custom of honey hunting practised in the Shertukpen community wherein 'Chi' means honey and 'Lupo' means hunters.
Due to the pandemic, the event could not be held and everything was declared online