Viewing Room Catalogue 2018

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VIEWING ROOM 2018

by NFDC



by NFDC

Welcome to Viewing Room 2018 The Viewing Room was introduced in the 2011 edition of Film Bazaar. The aim of the Viewing Room is to present Indian and South Asian films that are recently completed or in the final stages of editing and post-production to buyers, film programmers, distributors, world sales agents and investors at Film Bazaar. These films are viewed on individual computer terminals in private booths via the Viewing Room software that has been exclusively designed for this purpose. Delegates with Viewing Room access can watch complete films, retrieve details of the films as well as contact the directors or producers.

These films are absolutely fresh; most are works in progress, unreleased and are yet to have their world premiere at any film festival. Most of the films in this section are having their first market screening at this Film Bazaar. This year we have 24 films in the FBR section. Film Library (FL) – All feature length submissions to Viewing Room are showcased in a section called Film Library, which includes both Fiction and Documentary Features. This year we have 133 films in the Film Library Section.

The films presented are seeking finishing funds/world sales/ distribution partners/participation in film festivals.

Short Films – All submitted films under the duration of 60 minutes are in this category.

This catalogue contains information on these films divided into three main categories:

This year we have 65 short films in this section.

Film Bazaar Recommends (FBR) – Film Bazaar Recommends, as the name suggests, is a curated section of films selected from the total feature film submissions to Viewing Room. FBR films in Viewing Room are looking for either or all of three main criteria i.e. Gap Financing, Distribution & Sales, Film Festivals. Many of them are also looking for finishing funds.

The team for this segment consists of Deepti DCunha – consultant and programmer for Viewing Room at NFDC Film Bazaar since 2011, Abhra Das – programming coordinator for Viewing Room since 2015, Mimansha Punamia and Biaas Sanyal.

Film Bazaar 2018

A total of 222 films are presented in Viewing Room this year.

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FILM BAZAAR RECOMMENDS A Dog Dies Aamis Across The Ocean Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali Ajeeb Budhee Aurat Bilathikuzhal Biriyaani Chegu Chola Eeb Allay Ooo! Er Poganta Faces Habaddi Iewduh Kattumaram Kia And Cosmos Film Bazaar 2018

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Komola Rocket Laal Maati Mara Monalisa Nimtoh One Secret Red Rukuni Koina

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Sisters of The Trees

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4 Sum

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FILM LIBRARY Aabhaasam Adda Admitted Alaiyin Thisai

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu Amori

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An Apple Tree Inside The Head Anitya Antervyatha Arpita Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega Arzi Ashok Vatika Asukhwala Bajrang Aur Ali Bandi Bastar Saga Bhabnagar Bisorgo Bonus Bornodi Bhotiai Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

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Bunkar: The Last of The Varanasi Weavers

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Cargo

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Chandrabati Kotha

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Chitrakut - A State of Love

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Darklight

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DNA Mein Gandhiji

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Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

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Evening Shadows

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Bunnu K. Endo Maye

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Chaman Bahaar

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Charaiveti

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Dakini

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Dhoolpet Ganesha

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Do Writers Ki Maut

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Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein Fading Clouds

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Fulena Nights Gaalib #Gadhvi Gaon Gift Box Golden Cage In A Night Sky Gott Green Half Songs Hridoyer Rongdhonu I Am Zero Idam Iti, Tomari Dhaka Jacqueline I Am Coming Jhanjar With Osteosarcoma Jionde Aan

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K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai Kachhua Kadakh Kahin Door Kalashnikov Karvi Goli Sugar Coated Kasaai Katu Pootha Malay Khape Khyapa Kor Pora Koloi Krutant Kunchok La Patrie Laadaki Laal Batti

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Lalji Qalandarr

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence Little Baby

Long Song Lovesick Master Bhushan Maya Kannadi Meechak Smaaroh Mid Day Meal Mishing Mudita Murder On The Road To Kathmandu Mysore Masala Naaham Namak Namdev Bhau 6

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Nani Nei Manusher Kissa Nirmal Enroute No Fathers In Kashmir Odd Couple On The Blue Canvas

Oru Karakkum Mattanekangalkkumidayil Paap Culture Peepal Tree Phurrr Picasso Pinky Memsaab Ranj Rest In Manhole Rizwan Sailing Through Life

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Salvation Private Ltd. Samrakshane Sayahnangalil Chila Manushyar Shukradese Sindhustan Sisya - The Disciple Sleeplessly Yours So Sicily Social Media Murder Society Sunetra Surjo Prithibir Chardike Ghore Suspended Inspector Bodo Taabeer Teen Muhurat The Lift Boy The Ordinary Star

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The Strike And I The Tides of Life Thurthu Nirgamana Tulasi Apa Udampadi Unfateful Unmadiyude Maranam Unwanted Uribo Vardaniya Varthamana Vartul Velikku Veluppankaalam Where The Winds Blow

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SHORT FILMS 5 Days - The Beginning A A Cold Summer Night Aarambh Ajay Al-War Asthi BA Backstreet Bollywood Banoffee Pie Behrupiya Bhairu Blindspot Children Playing God Chinna

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Color of the Shadow Daughters of The Polo God Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit Dharma Dhukyachya Vaata Evening Eye Test Fighting On Ice For All That You Are Gadhedo Gadho Hiraeth I Am Fine Kramasha... To be continued Kul Gov Garem Laatsahab

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Letters Love, Bites Malota Mann To Bachcha Hai Ji Mayat Meal Mera Blue Sky Mirza’s Friend Ghalib Neralu Nora Phad Piece of Mind Raaya Rebati Rishikesh A Holy City Sambhavtaha Season’s Greetings Film Bazaar 2018

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SeeYou Sound Proof Summer Rhapsody Thadayam The Boy The Disguise The Drainage The Knot The Lovers The Self Test Story Token Tungrus Tyson Udiaando Sindook Vandevi Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine Why?

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Chhattisgarhi | India Fiction | 83 mins

A Dog Dies Awaiting World Premiere

In a region where large-scale displacement of villagers is common due to coal mining, Shoukie and his dog Kheru spend, what seems like, the last night in their village. The entire village has been abandoned for almost two years but Shoukie has been adamant about staying back – his home is not for sale. Shoukie stays on like a ghost with his dog. When Shoukie is served a final notice by the mining company for eviction, he senses an imminent defeat and an illogical thought occurs to him – that his dog would die that night. Left alone by family and friends, Shoukie passes the night, hungry and nostalgic, with this notion of his dog’s death. Representative of displacement due to industrialization, A Dog Dies is a curious tale of a person’s loneliness where he becomes a mere spectator in the journey of his own life.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Siddharth Tripathy Director(s) Siddharth Tripathy

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Producer(s) Siddharth Tripathy

Contact Siddharth Tripathy No Frills Cinema 91 8452040565 siddharthtripathy33@gmail.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

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Assamese | India Fiction | 108 mins

Aamis

Ravening

Awaiting World Premiere

A married doctor meets a young PhD student who is researching unusual food habits of north-eastern India. This encounter pulls the doctor out of her joyless domestic existence and an unconventional romance brews between the two as they bond over their love for different kinds of meat. However, as her tastes become more adventurous and cravings intensify, their relationship takes a dark, bizarre turn that neither had anticipated.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Bhaskar Hazarika Director(s) Bhaskar Hazarika

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Producer(s) Poonam Deol Shyam Bora

Contact Shyam Bora Metanormal Motion Pictures 91 9833275912 shyambora7@gmail.com

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English, Malayalam | India, USA Fiction | 80 mins

Across The Ocean Awaiting World Premiere

Unenthusiastic about her current life as a Californian executive, Holly dreams of traveling the world. One day, she gets an offer to work in India. However, her boyfriend is not very excited about it. On the other hand, Nila, a software-engineer from Cochin, has her heart set on migrating to the US by marrying an NRI. But she learns that her fiancé wants to settle in India after their marriage. Holly decides to accept the offer in India but this leads to a breakup with her boyfriend just before he proposes. Desperate to go to the US, Nila starts working hard at her job. But Holly’s opportunity is cancelled as the investors pull away, and despite her best efforts Nila’s history of carelessness makes things worse at her workplace. Both women realize that it is time to take bold steps to realise their dreams. They resign from their jobs, and decide to follow their desire of traveling the world.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Nicole Donadio Uma Kumarapuram Director(s) Nicole Donadio Uma Kumarapuram

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Producer(s) Nicole Donadio Uma Kumarapuram

Contact Uma Kumarapuram 91 9400516685 uma.kumarapuram@gmail.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

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Nepali | Nepal Fiction | 110 mins

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali Windowpane

Awaiting World Premiere

For the first time in her life, Bidhya, a meritorious young girl, does not top her class and loses a scholarship to study further in the nearest town. But Bidhya does not give up. She finds out that if a student’s writing has been published in a national magazine, there’s still a chance of winning money that will help her to study further. With help from her younger brother Basanta, Bidhya submits a poem to a national child magazine. Unbeknownst to her, Bidhya’s poem gets published in it. When Basanta gets to know of this news, he strives to find the magazine that he knows will get Bidhya the scholarship, and change their lives forever.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Sujit Bidari Director(s) Sujit Bidari

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Producer(s) Prabin Syangbo Akash Poudel Sushant Shrestha Min Bahadur Bham

Contact Sushant Shrestha Local Cinema 977 9808257260 ainaajhyaal.lcpl@gmail.com sushant.sisu@gmail.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

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Hindi | India Fiction | 120 mins

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

Strange Old Lady

Awaiting World Premiere

Mrs. Sharma, 74, lives on the upper floor of a modest apartment in a gated colony in small-town Allahabad. When her husband dies, her son and his family – who live on a floor below – expect her to move in with them, transitioning from the ideal housewife to ideal widow and grandmother. But Mrs. Sharma has other plans – of beginning a new life. She refuses to move in with her son’s family, she stops going to the temple and befriends the local parlour girl, a woman of ‘questionable’ character. She is even spotted at the old tailor’s shop, sipping tea and sharing jokes. This is when the real trouble begins. As a terrible heat wave sweeps over the Indian peninsula, Mrs. Sharma is faced with the consequences of being a Strange Old Lady.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019 Writer(s) Kislay Director(s) Kislay

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Producer(s) Namrata Singh

Contact Shwetaabh Singh Na-’M’-aH Production 91 9818671977 shwetaabh.singh@gmail.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 103 mins

Bilathikuzhal Awaiting International Premiere

In Kunhambu’s childhood fantasies, his neighbour Chindan Muthapan is a legendary hero from the tales told by his grandmother and friends. Chindan is a hunter and teaches Kunhambu how to clean and use an English barrel gun. Sometimes Chindan appears magically in Kunhambu’s dreams, slicing the darkness and rescuing him from his nightmares. In his adult life, Kunhambu has to submit his English barrel gun to the area’s police station, as per the mandatory procedure before elections. But when his area is divided into two zones, the police station is divided too and Kunhambu’s life takes a different turn.

Writer(s) Vinu Kolichal Director(s) Vinu Kolichal

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Producer(s) Joseph Abraham

Contact Vinu Kolichal vjcinemas 91 9605613877 akvkolichal@gmail.com

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 93 mins

Biriyaani

Flavors of Flesh

Awaiting World Premiere

Biriyaani revolves around Khadeeja, a married Muslim woman who is confined within the four walls of an oppressive society. She silently endures the oppression without a single complaint. When her brother goes missing and is suspected of being a terrorist, Khadeeja and her mother leave town and attempt to find solace in a dargah. But soon they learn of her brother’s death. When Khadeeja’s mother too passes away, circumstances force her into prostitution. Eventually, she decides to go back to her hometown and fulfil her mother’s last wishes.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Sajin Baabu Director(s) Sajin Baabu

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Producer(s) Razak P. M. Abdul Sajin Baabu

Contact Sajin Baabu UAN Film House 91 9846333201 ta.sajin@gmail.com www.sajinbabu.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

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Bengali | India Fiction | 97 mins

Chegu Awaiting World Premiere

Alam is an orphan teenager who lives with a dysfunctional Islamic family. An ardent follower of Che Guevara, Alam is fascinated by Che’s stylish visage. Alam spends a carefree life. He cherishes his fetish for his rockstar Che, dresses in Che Guevara print T-shirts and constantly tries to replicate his looks and mannerisms. One day, curious to know more about his hero, Alam visits a music store, and asks for a CD on Che. Unable to locate a music CD, the owner gives him a CD of the film The Motorcycle Diaries. Baffled by what he sees in the film, he starts researching on Che. Alam treads the same path as Che. He confronts all the challenges and like Che, protects his people by fighting against the tyranny of capitalism.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Pavel Director(s) Nabamita Ghosh

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Producer(s) Jaspreet Kaur

Contact Jaspreet Kaur KR Movies & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd 91 9830658415 jaspreetkaur888@yahoo.com krmoviez.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 120 mins

Chola

Shadow of Water

Awaiting World Premiere

An adolescent school girl and her teenage lover meet in a village at dawn to set out for a trip to the town. Infuriated by the presence of a stranger along with her lover, she express her hesitation to go on the trip. However he comforts and convinces her that the stranger will leave them at the bus stop. But the stranger remains with them and the trio begin their journey. Passing through the hilly peripheral suburbs of Kerala, they reach the heart of the city. The girl is astounded and excited by the imposing architecture of the city’s landscape. On their way back in the evening, things take a wild turn as intriguing yet inevitable events unfold.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Sanalkumar Sasidharan K. V. Manikandan Director(s) Sanalkumar Sasidharan

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Producer(s) Shaji Mathew

Contact Shaji Mathew Niv Art Movies 91 9810178802 nivmathew@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 110 mins

Eeb Allay Ooo! Awaiting World Premiere

Anjani, a young migrant in Delhi, lands a contractual government job to keep the troublesome local macaque population away from the corridors of Indian democracy. While he shares his workspace with the highest Ministers of State, including the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Anjani is unsure whether his own employment is at all honourable. While his official designation is ‘Monkey Repeller’, the real job is that of a ‘Human Langur’. Anjani’s professional ineptitude is quickly exposed as the sacred monkeys shred his dignity and courage in such quick succession that an early discharge seems imminent. But when his pregnant sister admonishes him, Anjani grits his teeth and decides to counter monkey business with monkey business of his own. Anjani’s creative solutions to his hurdles unleash a chain of events which quickly spin out of control.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019 Writer(s) Shubham Director(s) Prateek Vats

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Producer(s) Prateek Vats Shwetaabh Singh

Contact Prateek Vats 91 7738030344 prateekvatsis@gmail.com

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Chhattisgarhi, Gondi, Hindi | India Fiction | 120 mins

Er Poganta The Stream

Awaiting World Premiere

Rakesh, a tribal boy studying journalism in the city, visits his village in Chhattisgarh during his vacations. One day, upon reading a ‘notice’ his relative Ashok has received, he comes to know that the administration is planning to acquire their land. Anjali, Ashok’s niece, catches Rakesh’s attention. The majority of the villagers veto the acquisition proposal in a meeting called at Rakesh’s behest. While attending a wedding, Rakesh and Anjali’s mutual attraction grows. Rakesh and his elder brother Ramkumar, receive threats from the pro-acquisition lobby for ‘leading’ the villagers against the land acquisition. In a rigged Gram Sabha, signatures favouring the acquisition are forcefully taken by intimidation by the SDM. Consequently, Ramkumar is picked up by the auxiliary police. Rakesh’s family, fearing his safety, force him to flee. He manages to meet Anjali one last time. On the way to city, he is informed about Ramkumar’s death, as a slain ‘Naxalite’, in an ‘encounter’.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019 Writer(s) Rakesh Darro Siddharth Kay Director(s) Siddharth Kay

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Producer(s) Siddharth Kay Rajneesh Santosh

Contact Organic Motion Pictures Pvt. ltd. Siddharth Kay 91 8448737754 siddkay@gmail.com Rajneesh Santosh 91 9769822848 rajneeshsachan1@gmail.com

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English, Hindi, Urdu | India Documentary | 70 mins

Faces Awaiting World Premiere

While paradoxically her scars bring her fame, acid attack survivor Ritu, 23, feels confused about being lonely as the question of marriage begins to preoccupy her. While she lingers on the affection of a fellow female survivor Anshu, she feels apprehensive about how their relationship will be viewed by a society where homosexuality is still a stigma. On the other hand, 32-year old Faraha’s eyesight is severely affected in the acid attack by her ex-husband. She can no longer do her embroidery work that made her self-reliant in the past. Consultations with eye specialists leave her frustrated as she realizes that her eyesight might never return. Even though her life becomes difficult after the attack, independence still holds more meaning for her than staying in a marriage for the sake of society. The film explores Ritu and Faraha’s resilience that challenges norms of beauty and relationships followed for generations.

Tentative Completion Date August 2019 Writer(s) Siddhant Sarin Debankon Singh Solanky Director(s) Siddhant Sarin Debankon Singh Solanky

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Producer(s) Siddhant Sarin

Contact Siddhant Sarin Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (German Film and Television School, Berlin) 91 8851557328 siddhant.sarin@gmail.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

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Habaddi

Marathi | India Fiction | 109 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Being part of his school’s Kabaddi team is little Manya’s only ticket to Mumbai, where he hopes to meet Ketaki, the girl he dearly loves. Set in a quaint, Kabaddi-crazy village near Kolhapur, Habaddi is a comic story about a 12-year old orphan called Manya, who has one amazing gift and one gigantic defect. Years of getting bullied by stronger boys in his village has made him the slipperiest little fellow imaginable but his massive stammer has made him shy away from any kind of social interaction. While his incessant stammer renders him worthless to the Kabaddi team, his superior agility makes him priceless. Not beholden to this dilemma, unlike the rest of the villagers, Manya’s only dream is to express his love to Ketaki. But to achieve his dream, he will have to overcome his lifelong complex before the looming deadline of the Kabaddi tournament.

Tentative Completion Date May 2019 Writer(s) Nachiket Samant Director(s) Nachiket Samant

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Producer(s) Siddharth Anand Kumar Vikram Mehra Shoaib Lokhandwala

Contact Shoaib Lokhandwala SAREGAMA India Ltd 91 9820138482 shoaib.lokhandwala@rp-sg.in www.saregama.com

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Khasi | India Fiction | 97 mins

Iewduh

The Market

Awaiting World Premiere

Iewduh, a melting pot of cultures, is the liveliest and largest market in the Khasi hills in the north-east India. On the surface, the market is full of common people with common faces but a closer look reveals their special moments. It is these special moments that make every story in Iewduh different and yet relatable. Mike who grows up in Iewduh builds a life and eventually a family for himself. In his journey, he is joined by Hep, a young adult, who was once afflicted by substance abuse. Mike gives Hep shelter as the young man strives to put his past behind him. Finally, Hep chooses education as a window to a better life. Mike also stumbles upon Lamare, an old man with Alzheimer’s, who gets lost and abandoned in Iewduh. He and Mike forge an indescribable bond representative of the love, heartbreak and aspirations that make life special in Iewduh.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019 Writer(s) Paulami Duttagupta Director(s) Pradip Kurbah

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Producer(s) Shankar Lall Goenka

Contact Pradip Kurbah Shiven Arts 91 8575091011 pradipkurbah@gmail.com

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Tamil | India Fiction | 73 mins

Kattumaram

Catamaran

Awaiting World Premiere

Kattumaram explores the gradual transformation of a conservative maternal uncle as he begins to accept his orphaned niece’s relationship with a woman. The film’s narrative revolves around the Tsunami-affected lives of middle-aged fisherman Singaram and his orphaned niece and nephew whom he deeply cares for. As Singaram works hard to provide for his family, he also tries to arrange a groom for his niece. But she rejects the many suitors he brings. Singaram soon learns that his niece is in love with her fellow female teacher. Ostracised by his community, Singaram tries to come to terms with his niece being a lesbian. In this process, he learns to empathize with the plight of the village barber, the transgender Alankaram.

Writer(s) Swarnavel Eswaran Director(s) Swarnavel Eswaran

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Producer(s) Swarnavel Eswaran

Contact Swarnavel Eswaran Chithiram Movies 1 5173486187 mswarnavel@gmail.com

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Bengali, English | India Fiction | 123 mins

Kia And Cosmos Awaiting World Premiere

An otherworldly girl of 15 who is writing a spy novel undertakes an audacious journey to uncover the truth about her father’s mysterious disappearance.

Writer(s) Sudipto Roy Director(s) Sudipto Roy

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Producer(s) Prachi Kanodia

Contact Prachi Kanodia AVA Film Productions Pvt .Ltd 91 9007072002 prachiglow12@gmail.com avafilmproductions.com

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Komola Rocket

Bengali | Bangladesh Fiction | 95 mins

An Orange Ship

When a British colonial ship runs aground on a river bed, its passengers include the dead body of a female worker, an absconding owner of a garment factory, a poet cum herbal practitioner, a blind singer, a nouveau riche family, two unemployed young men and a magician. As various events and crises unfold, the orange ship becomes a microcosm representing Bangladesh, its people and their struggles.

Writer(s) Shaduzzaman Noor Imran Mithu Director(s) Noor Imram

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Producer(s) Faridur Reza Ebne Hasan Khan Abu Shahed Emon (Creative Producer)

Contact Abu Shahed Emon Impress Telefilms Ltd. 880 1936156054 shahedemon@gmail.com

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Marathi | India Fiction | 95 mins

Laal Maati Red Earth

Awaiting World Premiere

The lush greenery and gentle waves of Bamnoli lake hide the pain of 14 year-old Pitya who has been abandoned by his father. To make ends meet, his indifferent step-mother sleeps with the village rogue. Pitya feels crushed under the weight of the real world. To make things right, he sets out on a search for his father. He is aided by his friends... and another person whom he least expected.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Ninad Mahajani Director(s) Ninad Mahajani

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Producer(s) Anurag Ramgopal Ronak Runwal

Contact Anurag Ramgopal LMB Productions 91 9561633105 anurag@lmbproductions.in Ronak Runwal Gray Spark Audio 91 9922418104 ronak@gray-spark.com www.gray-spark.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 125 mins

Mara Awaiting World Premiere

Ram, a nihilist, attempts suicide but fails. Soon after, he meets Maria through a common friend. Ram struggles to live a normal life but after repeated run-ins with an unforgiving society, his cynicism grows manifold. Ram and Maria develop a special bond. When she suffers a traumatic incident, she turns to him for escape. He gives her the release she badly wants, and, through this, he discovers that he may have purpose in this world after all. Ram realizes that there are more people who similarly need help. With a renewed drive, he tries to extend his help to them. But soon he is racked with guilt as he finds himself manipulating the people he was supposed to help. He loses all control, doing things that are irreversible and tainted with his ego. What follows is Ram’s path to salvation and freedom from everything, even life itself.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Nidhi Jacob Vivek Thomas Dharmaraj Shetty Director(s) Dharmaraj Shetty

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Producer(s) Priyanka More Dharmaraj Shetty

Contact Mosaic in Films Priyanka More 91 9833782274 priyankapmore@gmail.com Dharmaraj Shetty 91 9619473020 dharmaraj.shetty@gmail.com

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Bengali | India Fiction | 117 mins

Monalisa Awaiting World Premiere

The basic idea of Monalisa is very simple. It observes a woman’s life up close for five consecutive days. Without trying to prove any point in particular, the film takes a sneak peek into her life. It is more like a slice of her life. Instead of presenting a story, drama or constant changes in narrative, It prefer to hold the time for a while and try to observe a woman’s mundane life where the silence, the pauses between the words can tell us so many things and evoke a myriad of emotions. It tries to see through this silence how, sometimes, her heart wants to break all the chains and just fly away. On the contrary, it also shows us how this day-to-day life brings out the bonding, the nostalgia, the dilemmas, the discovery of self and teaches us the meaning of love, which forms the crux of the film.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Satyajit Dutta Director(s) Satyajit Dutta

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Producer(s) Satyajit Dutta

Contact Satyajit Dutta Stupitdreams 91 7738709891 stupitdream@gmail.com

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Nepali | India Fiction | 85 mins

Nimtoh Invitation

Awaiting World Premiere

Ten-year-old Tashi and his old grandma are caretakers of a cardamom orchard belonging to a landlord. The little boy shares a close relationship with the landlady, to the extent that he sneaks into a secret hideout so that the landlady can smoke cigarettes. However, her husband is cold towards Tashi. The news of the landlord’s son’s marriage makes Tashi excited and restless despite his grandmother’s consistent discouragement of being invited. On the contrary, Tashi is soon entrusted with the task of distributing the wedding invitations around the village. Meanwhile, the landlord is at loggerheads with his son over his sudden decision to get married. As the wedding day approaches, Tashi is invited finally but gets entangled in an incident to which he may or may not be connected.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019 Writer(s) Saurav Rai Director(s) Saurav Rai

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Producer(s) Saurav Rai

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English, Hindi | India Fiction | 88 mins

One Secret Red Awaiting World Premiere

Such a wild thing, Suzzane. They met her by chance, all three of them – Nasreen, Sharan, Tito. They enjoyed a few drinks, cozied up and played a wicked game. She became the game-changer of their lives. They were intimidated, they were scared. Each of them had a story to tell, a deep dark secret – One Secret Red.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Sreemoyee Bhattacharya Director(s) Sreemoyee Bhattacharya

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Producer(s) Sreemoyee Bhattacharya

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Assamese | India Fiction | 90 mins

Rukuni Koina The Holy Bride

Awaiting World Premiere

The film Rukuni Koina is based on a true story. It is about Gunati, a girl who has been suffering from primary amenorrhea – a disease where menstrual cycles never start. Gunati’s medical condition affects her prospects of marriage. Her social life too suffers. At every stage, Gunati finds herself facing questions from people about her problem. In Assamese culture, an important ritual is performed at the onset of puberty. This ceremony plays a vital role in the film and provides a glimpse into important aspects of Assamese culture.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Prodip Borah Director(s) Jadab Mahanta

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Hindi, Marwari | India Documentary | 70 mins

Sisters of The Trees Awaiting World Premiere

In the deserts of Rajasthan, the birth of a girl is no longer a curse. The families that previously got rid of their daughters for not being able to pay dowry today celebrate their lives by planting 111 trees, making an oasis out of marble dust. Sisters of the Trees is the story of courageous women like Kala, Bhavari and Leela. Kala sets forth the example of empowerment by working outside the house and earning her own income; Bhavari, who couldn’t finish primary school herself, educates her daughter and teaches her about having the freedom to choose; Leela plants trees in the name of her newborn daughter, and with this simple gesture, opens up a range of possibilities for her future.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019 Writer(s) Camila Menéndez Lucas Peñafort Director(s) Camila Menéndez Lucas Peñafort

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Producer(s) Roopa Barua Victoria Chales

Contact Roopa Barua Kahini Media kahinimedia@gmail.com Victoria Chales casilladecorreo@gmail.com

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4 Sum

Chhattisgarhi, English, Hindi | India Fiction | 108 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Set in a small town of India, the film 4 Sum shows how the lives of a couple of simple students take unexpected turns due to their addiction to drugs which affects their lifestyles, friendships, aspirations, and ultimately leads to tragedy.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Neeraj Gwal Director(s) Neeraj Gwal

Producer(s) Abhishek Gwal

Contact Abhishek Gwal 91 8108152030 abhimanna19@gmail.com

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Aabhaasam

Malayalam | India Fiction | 119 mins

Aabhaasam is a journey through and into the suppressed desires of love and the inhuman acts that stem from such suppression. Gandhi Travels, a tour company run by Democracy Travel Agency, departs from Bangalore to Kerala. The travellers represent the members of an audience it tries to communicate with. The journey happens over a single night, where it becomes a partial analysis of an evolved schizophrenic society, with its eyesight diminished to binary views, under a systematic oppression of patriarchy. Here the bus becomes the frame of a system and its perpetrators and victims, the travellers. In its ambition, the film is twofold, one as the subject and other as its critique. The confined space of this bus welcomes and critiques the mainstream audience who would watch and celebrate the events in it.

Writer(s) Jubith Namradath Director(s) Jubith Namradath

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Producer(s) Sanju Unnithan

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Adda

Bengali, English | India Fiction | 100 mins

Idle Talk

Awaiting World Premiere

Adda is an urban satire about two naughty angels, Black and White, who come down to Earth and eavesdrop on several interconnected conversations in order to decide humanity’s fate. In the process they become witnesses to our bumbling attempts at happiness. On their quest, Black and White encounter the following: four childhood friends from middle class families who find themselves competing with each other for a larger piece of the proverbial pie; an aging freedom fighter who is growing increasingly disillusioned with the world around him; a struggling actress stuck in a loveless marriage who battles to reconcile her desires for fame and fortune with the expectations that society has thrust upon her in the role of a married woman; and a rebellious young journalist who is forced to reconsider the validity of her hitherto rock solid world-views when a bohemian filmmaker enters her life.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Devayush Chowdhary Director(s) Devayush Chowdhary

Producer(s) Devayush Chowdhary

Contact Devayush Chowdhary Maxim Pictures 91 9769664598 devayush@gmail.com

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English, Hindi | India Documentary | 126 mins

Admitted Awaiting International Premiere

Admitted is a narrative biographical docu-drama on the controversial life of Mx. Dhananjay Chauhan – the first transgender student of Punjab University in India. The film is a reflection of her life journey. An inspiration for the present and upcoming generation of transgenders, the film features the eminent ex-Consul General of Canada in Chandigarh, ex- Addl. Deputy Commissioner of Chandigarh, ex -Vice-Chancellor of Punjab University, eminent department heads of Punjab University, government colleges and schools, popular and notable radio jockeys and journalists of Chandigarh from various media houses, as well as academicians, researchers and the common observant man. The film portrays the coming out of the closet of the third gender – the Transgender and self identification, gender expression, gender role, human rights, acceptance by the family, society and institutions, and the role of education.

Writer(s) Ojaswwee Sharma Dhananjay Chauhan Director(s) Ojaswee Sharma

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Producer(s) Ojaswee Sharma

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Alaiyin Thisai

Tamil | India Fiction | 93 mins

The Way of A Wave

Awaiting World Premiere

Saddened by a lost love, Hari tries to commit suicide, but ends up in a hospital room where he meets an annoying old man, Thenkasi. Soon Hari gets thrown into a journey with nine gift packs and a thank you note to nine corners of the Tamil landscape in order to meet nine laymen. All this to fulfil Thenkasi’s death wish. Like a wave that hits unexpected shores and bounces back to its origin, the journey takes Hari to nine unusual encounters and finally brings him back to his own shore of life. The film travels through five thinai (geographies) and characters based on the nine rasas (aesthetics).

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Writer(s) Arun Bose Nithin George Director(s) Arun Bose

Producer(s) S.R.C. Bose

Contact Arun Bose Cockroach in Cocktail Productions 91 9962982012 arunboses@gmail.com www.cockroahincocktail.com

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Kannada | India Fiction | 132 mins

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu Awaiting World Premiere

A Memory Called Ammachi

The film is based on three short stories woven together by the celebrated Kannada writer and Kendra Sahitya Academy awardee, Vaidehi. It is a movie which quietly yet powerfully unfolds the multiple layers of a woman’s eternal striving for identity in a patriarchal society. The film portrays the intense struggle three women - Akku, Pittammathe and AmmachiI - undergo to discover themselves. It unveils the tyranny and disease-ridden state of a male-centric society which looks at a woman solely as an object of gratification, trampling upon her physically and mentally, trying to control and possess her whole being. The movie depicts in multilayered ways the direct and indirect subjugation, the unseen noose suffocating her voice and her eternal striving for identity down the ages. Reflecting deeply on these issues, the film raises many meaningful questions.

Writer(s) Dr. Vaidehi Director(s) Champa Shetty

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Producer(s) Prakash Shetty

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Amori

Konkani | India Fiction | 103 mins

Dusk

Awaiting World Premiere

Shirish, 52, is a Goan expatriate settled in London. He left his home and village 25 years ago. He thought he had left behind his past until one day the past returns to haunt him. He realizes that the time has come to redeem himself. As the past unfolds before his eyes, he has to come to terms with a family with whom he had broken his ties. He has to fight the powerful establishment which wants the past to remain buried. He has to encounter a law enforcement officer who is afraid of the past and he has to awaken an indifferent community. Shirish knows that the task is challenging, risky and dangerous. But he believes it would be worth the effort.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) R. Vardhan Dinesh P Bhonsle Director(s) Dinesh P Bhonsle

Producer(s) Opus Gala

Contact Schubert Cotta 91 9420595189 infoopusgala@gmail.com

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Bengali | Bangladesh Fiction | 90 mins

An Apple Tree Inside The Head Awaiting World Premiere

Mintu Mridha’s wife Jasmin and his son Shohag live in a trance without any awareness of the real world. Mintu believes that they are possessed by Jinns, supernatural creatures described in the Quran. Jasmin and Shohag disappear from home often, and Mintu has to spend all day to find them. To find a cue for his wife and son, Mintu goes to a saint who gives him a holy apple for them. But they refuse to eat the apple. He regularly brings holy apples from the saint but fails to feed them. Mintu finds himself in a never-ending loop. Exhausted, Mintu wishes for the loop to end someday. His wish comes true one foggy morning when he cannot find Jasmin or Shohag anywhere. But the more he looks for them, the more he wants to find them. As time passes, the emptiness of Mintu’s heart expands infinitely.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019 Writer(s) Fazla Rabby Mridha Director(s) Fazla Rabby Mridha

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Producer(s) Arifur Rahman Bijon Imtiaz

Contact Goopy Bagha Productions Limited Arifur Rahman 880 1711235465 arifur.rahmann@gmail.com Bijon Imtiaz 1 4054122326 bijon.imtiaz@gmail.com www.goopybagha.com

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Anitya

Tibetan | India, Nepal Documentary | 85 mins

Impermanence

Awaiting World Premiere

Anitya is a feature length documentary about Tibetan Buddhist nuns taking an avowed stand towards their spiritual liberation. My film traces the journey of Namdol Phuntsok, a Tibetan Buddhist nun who lives in Dharmashala, India. She is the first woman ever to be awarded the Geshe degree, the highest degree in Tibetan philosophy, equivalent to the PhD degree. Namdol took the vows of a novice nun at the age of 12. She has spent the last 30 years living a life of renunciation. When the nuns first asked for education, no one was willing to teach them. When they finally began to be taught, they found prejudiced scriptures where women were described as cunning and vile. But the nuns persisted. Through Namdol’s eyes we witness the winds of change. But are they powerful enough to pave the way for a female Dalai lama in the future?

Tentative Completion Date April 2019

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Director(s) Malati Rao

Producer(s) Rajiv Mehrotra (Public Service Broadcasting Trust)

Contact Malati Rao 91 9820508805 malati.rao@gmail.com www.psbt.org

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Hindi | India Fiction | 90 mins

Antervyatha Awaiting World Premiere

Whenever a person commits an unlawful act or crime, there is always a feeling of insecurity, distress and fright. When that fear of being caught intensifies, the criminal tries to act differently, making up many excuses in his mind. This film depicts the state of selfconsciousness where an individual cannot hide anything from himself. Antervyatha revolves around Rajat, a theatre artist and director. Rajat is trapped between his girlfriend and wife. To free himself from this situation, he wants to get away from either one of them. In this state of dilemma, he commits a crime.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Kuldeep Vashisth Director(s) Kuldeep Vashisth

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Producer(s) Kuldeep Vashisth

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Arpita

Bengali | Bangladesh Fiction | 110 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

After having an affair with the heroine of his own film, a film director abandons his wife Arpita, the protagonist of this film. Arpita’s life becomes chaotic soon after this separation. Along with her daughter, she embarks on a survival journey. But the road is too bumpy. At every step, she fights against an oppressive patriarchal society. People around her constantly force her to question her self-esteem. She tries a marketing job where clients abuse her. Her sister Puja, who, for the sake of survival, has given up her dignity. But Arpita keeps her self-respect until the end. She shows her true strength by taking revenge on the actress who not only snatched her husband away but also murdered him.

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Writer(s) Shahriar Nazim Joy Director(s) Shahriar Nazim Joy

Producer(s) Faridur Reza Ebne Hasan Khan

Contact Abu Shahed Emon 880 193615Â 6054 shahedemon@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 60 mins

Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega Aryan Dies At The End

Awaiting World Premiere

All Aryan,13, wanted for his summer vacation was for his older sister Aarti,16, to leave him alone so that he could have some free time to play on his Playstation. When his mom goes away on a trip for a week, Aryan is hoping to slack off his days in front of the TV. But his dad enforces a no playing at night rule and confiscates the games. Aryan does the sensible thing and routinely steals the controller from his dad’s room. At some level he even enjoys the short burst of thrill it provides him. Life goes on like this until Arjun, a bully at Aryan’s coaching class, makes a bizarre claim about Aryan’s dad. This makes him question everything he knows.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Aditya Khanna Himangshu Arya Bharat Misra Director(s) Aditya Khanna Himangshu Arya

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Producer(s) Himangshu Arya

Contact Himangshu Arya Politically Incorrect Films 91 8007763243 himangshuarya95@gmail.com

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Arzi

Hindi | India Fiction | 102 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

A middle-class young couple live happily with their three-year-old son. The mother’s life revolves around her son. The husband too dotes on him. The entire community loves him. The husband works for the mayor of the city. But one night when mother is at home alone, an intruder tries to burgle their house. When the mother realizes that her son’s life is in danger, she accidentally ends up killing the intruder. But she cannot be acquitted of the crime because the son that she was trying to save, does not really exist and is only a figment of her imagination. Everybody had played along with her to make her happy. As per the law, an insane criminal needs to be treated and be cured of her hallucinations – which means she will lose her imaginary child.

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Writer(s) Sarim Momin Director(s) Sarim Momin

Producer(s) Vipul D. Shah

Contact Vipul D. Shah Optimystix Entertainment India Pvt Ltd manid@optimystix.tv www.optimystix.tv

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Hindi | India Fiction | 97 mins

Ashok Vatika

The City Is Red

Awaiting World Premiere

Ashok Vatika is about a young widow’s quest for love and companionship in a conservative society where female desire is suppressed. In Hindu mythology, Ashok Vatika was the garden in Lanka where queen Sita was held captive by the king Ravana. The landscape of the dark and gloomy garden surrounded by tall trees was like a cage in which Sita was trapped. In the film, Shanvi, a young widow is stuck in a similar predicament in a claustrophobic environment in the holy city of Varanasi. Yearning for love and companionship, she craves for the affections of a man. One day she meets Eshan, a filmmaker, who is visiting the city. His unorthodox view on marriage and widowhood evokes the woman inside Shanvi to seek a more fulfilling life, away from the ancient traditions that dictate the life of widows.

Writer(s) Rahul Mallick Director(s) Rahul Mallick

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Producer(s) Rahul Mallick

Contact Rahul Mallick 91 9818520554 rahul.cine95@gmail.com

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Asukhwala

Bengali | India Fiction | 87 mins

The Pain Hawker

Rudra Mondal has a medical shop. All day, he lives with medicines, ailments and customers. His days dwell between birth and death. At home, Rudra’s wife Mishti undergoes treatment for having a child. Mishti’s health breaks down day by day. Medicine becomes a character in the film with all their pain, love, lust and apprehensions. Sometimes the medicines even protest against Rudra. Rudra’s life gets tired of the medicines sometimes and sometimes his own helplessness fatigues him. One day, Rudra is accused of the sudden death of a customer. He is compelled to keep his shop closed. Bewildered by the ongoings, the world of medicines and Mishti’s fatal disease Rudra enters his own shop one night like a thief. It seemed that overcoming thousands of wars, perils, obstacles, he and his medicines are existing together.

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Writer(s) Palash Dey Director(s) Palash Dey

Producer(s) Utpal Pal

Contact Utpal Pal Utpal Pal Productions 91 8296424513 utpal.pal@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 115 mins

Bajrang Aur Ali Awaiting World Premiere

Bajrang Aur Ali is a story of two friends – Bajrang, a Hindu boy and Lord Hanuman devotee, and Ali, a Muslim boy who recites Azaan at the local mosque. Both memorise each other’s prayers. Ali dreams of reciting the Azaan at the Jama Masjid in Delhi someday but has a very weak voice. Although a Hindu, Bajrang can recite the Azaan better than anyone in the town. Will Bajrang help Ali in realising his dream of reciting the perfect Azaan? And how will Bajrang deal with his younger brother and Ali’s older brother, both of whom are religious fanatics?

Writer(s) Jaiveer Sharma Director(s) Jaiveer Sharma

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Producer(s) Suresh Sharma

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Bandi

Hindi | India Fiction | 107 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

A deceitful, selfish and brutal two-faced man Mr. Aditya Singh is awarded the Best Businessman of the Year 2018, for his contributions to establishing the biggest drinking water purifying plants in India. His upcoming project of creating the largest artificial oxygen plant in unused forest lands is the latest buzz in the country. On the day his vicious project is to be announced, the entire country is turned towards him. But something awful has happened – Mr. Aditya Singh has been kidnapped and locked up in one of the wildest, densest and most lethal forests of India. Will he manage to escape the jungle? Will Nature, which he dreamed of assassinating, help him or kill him mercilessly? What will he learn in this most horrifying, lonely and deadly journey of his life? Does he die or is he reborn as a new man?

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Rakesh Govardhanagiri Director(s) Raghava Tiruvaipati

Producer(s) Rakesh Govardhanagiri

Contact Rakesh Govardhanagiri Eminent5 Entertainments 91 9866578713 govardhanagiri.rakesh@gmail.com www.eminent5.com

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Gondi, Muria | India Fiction | 100 mins

Bastar Saga Awaiting World Premiere

When a tribal boy stubbornly demands for chicken from his father, his parents’ lives turn upside down. The relationship between the father and the son is put to test as nature tries to teach the family a lesson.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019 Writer(s) Amol Choudhary Director(s) Amol Choudhary

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Producer(s) Amol Choudhary

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Bhabnagar

Bengali | Bangladesh Documentary | 90 mins

Mystic Realm

Awaiting World Premiere

Lalon Shain, the sage, started observing Shadhu Shongo – literally meaning the companion of Shadhus (sages) – in Chheuria, Bangladesh, almost two hundred years ago. The subject of this film is this formal ritual of Shadhu-Shongo, which Lalon Shain’s disciples, spanning multiple generations, still observe in the same premises. This film is made through participatory observation of this ritual for the span of thirteen years (2004-2017). During the filming, the Shadhus became a part of the film making process, and they voluntarily expressed their thoughts and practices. The performances of the songs were captured live from the Shadhu Shongo. These conversations and songs have been stitched together to make Mystic Realm.

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Writer(s) Monjurul Haque Director(s) Monjurul Haque

Producer(s) Ayesha Haque

Contact Ayesha Haque 880 1796589694 chobighardhaka@gmail.com

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Bengali | India Fiction | 90 mins

Bisorgo The Breath

Awaiting International Premiere

Bisorgo is pivoted around the interaction between five metaphorical characters: Biswa (the Earth), Darshan (the Philosophy), Satya (the Truth), Shanti (Peace) and Ishwar (the Almighty). Biswa, a frustrated artist, wants to commit suicide and is roaming around the streets of Kolkata, trying to find a suitable way. Darshan, a candy seller, wants to stop him and all the artists from committing suicide. Satya is a country cousin and is searching for an address. Iswar, now in deputation in Kolkata, is depressed by his creation and specifically wants the so called ‘artists’ to die. In fact, he instigates the artists to commit suicide. Shanti, a seductress and Iswar’s depute, is appointed to provide peace to the people. The metaphorical and satirical treatment of the story slowly develops into a conflict between Darshan and Iswar, both of whom fight over the suicide mission of Biswa.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Arunava Khasnobis Director(s) Arunava Khasnobis

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Producer(s) Premasis Mukhejee

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Bonus

Marathi | India Fiction | 114 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Aditya is the heir to Deodhar Industries. An economics graduate, he is well versed in academic theory but has very little exposure to real world problems. He is against the concept of giving bonus. In a board meeting held to decide the amount of bonus to be given to workers, Aditya and his grandfather (the promoter and chairman) get into an argument, that leads to Aditya accepting his grandfather’s challenge of spending a month in any city with limited money. The fate of the workers depends on Aditya’s success or failure. With the little money he is given, Aditya finds a small dingy room in a notorious and claustrophobic neighborhood in a fishermen’s colony (or the Koliwada). The people here are all heart and Aditya is a total misfit. The film is a joyride of the 30 life-changing days of Aditya’s life.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Saurabh Bhave Director(s) Saurabh Bhave

Producer(s) Ratish Patil

Contact Ratish Patil Lioncrown Entertainment 91 9820373999 lioncrownentertainment@gmail.com

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Assamese | India Fiction | 115 mins

Bornodi Bhotiai In Love, By The River

Awaiting International Premiere

Four boys from Majuli, the biggest river island of the world, love the same girl. All four know about the other three’s feelings. But jealousy is a thing they are unaware of. All they know is to dream of a beautiful life with the girl. However, they are all plans and no action. Another boy catches a rather peculiar cold which remains with him for the hotter half of the year – the same period of time in which a flood from the Bornodi, the Brahmaputra, looms on the horizon. Finally his childhood companion, the same girl the other four love, cures him. In the process, both realise that they have been in love all the time. Two of the four migrate out of the island searching for a better life. The others surrender to the ordinary. Meanwhile, the ‘cold’ of Majuli, the flood, awaits a treatment.

Writer(s) Anupam Kaushik Borah Director(s) Anupam Kaushik Borah

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Contact Anupam Kaushik Borah Bhawariya The T Positives 91 8011200270 anupam.borah@gmail.com

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Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

English, Kannada, Konkani | India Documentary | 80 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

In Goa are two bakeries – as similar as they are different. The Gomes family has been baking bread for generations and despite being insiders are unable to find Goan workers in this labour intensive trade. The survival of this bakery thus depends on the daily toil of the family members. Not too far away is another bakery run entirely by migrants. Kiran and his co-workers set out daily at the crack of dawn, cycling for miles to deliver bread. Displaying the proverbial tenacity of migrants, they adapt to a new trade, language and diet. On the other hand, Marius is a returning migrant who wants to reclaim the bread of the past. Tying it all together is a Goan meal shared over bread. The emergent narrative reflects how integral this spongy piece of baked dough is to the concept of identity.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019

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Director(s) Sonia Filinto

Producer(s) Mamta Murthy

Contact Mamta Murthy Street Katha 91 9821053273 streetkatha@gmail.com

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English, Hindi | India Documentary | 68 mins

Bunkar: The Last of The Varanasi Weavers Awaiting International Premiere

Weaver: The Last of The Varanasi Weavers

If it does not feed us, how do we continue to pursue it! – This is the haunting question posed by thousands of weavers of Varanasi who were forced to leave their vocation. An insightful documentation of the rich heritage of the art of weaving in Varanasi, the film delves into the trials and tribulations the weavers face to keep the art alive. The film draws on the experiences of various eminent scholars, social workers, experts and weavers to explain the immeasurable damage that the power looms have caused to the lives of these master craftsmen.

Director(s) Satyaprakash Upadhyay

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Producer(s) Sapana Sharma

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Bunnu K. Endo Maye The Maya of Bunnu K. Endo

English, Hindi, Kannada | India Fiction | 99 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

An anonymous multinational company interested in capitalising natural resources lures a powerful politician’s wife and her chauffeur to an empty flat in a big city with promises of a better life. They are then held captive. The company’s plan is to drive them to death, making it look like an elopement case gone sour, and then use the scandal to sabotage the agitation planned against the company’s proposed power plant. The couple are surveilled upon by a faceless representative of the company who not only controls the supplies that go into the flat, but also mysteriously the space and time inside. As the couple are coerced and blackmailed into going through a series of roleplaying, the lines between the past, present and future mystically get blurred. Also blurred is their very existence.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Ramchandra PN Director(s) Ramchandra PN

Producer(s) Sushma PN

Contact Ramchandra PN Sonk Films 91 9322338942 91 2228345615 sonkfilms@gmail.com sonk@rediffmail.com www.sonkfilms.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 140 mins

Cargo Awaiting World Premiere

Prahastha is a lonely rakshas (devil) astronaut who has been working in a spaceship for many years. On the spaceship every morning, cargo containing people who have just died on Earth arrive. Prahastha is employed by the Post Death Transition Services – a company that has pioneered the computerisation, transition and recycling of dead people for rebirth back on Earth. Prahastha is in charge of one of the hundreds of spaceships owned by the big organisation. After many years, a new popular astronaut Yuvishka, trained in cutting edge technology, is set to join his spaceship. Cargo explores the relationship between Prahastha and Yuvishka and through them explores the idea of life, leaving and disappearing. Although the cargo that arrives offers glimpses of life on Earth, the film’s primary focus remains with Prahashtha and Yuvishka, and how their lives are affected by the life and stories of the cargo.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Arati Kadav Director(s) Arati Kadav

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Producer(s) Shlok Sharma Navin Shetty Arati Kadav

Contact Shlok Sharma Arati Kadav The Dream Printing Company fundamentalshlok@gmail.com aratikadav2@gmail.com www.tangelo.in

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Chaman Bahaar

Hindi | India Fiction | 109 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

An ambitious young man in a small town in central India sets up a paan shop to a floundering start. His fortunes start to change dramatically when a family with a teenage girl moves into the house across the road to his shop. Hordes of boys start following the teenage girl and set up an adda at Billu’s shop. His business flourishes tremendously. But Billu is now unhappy than ever as he has fallen for the girl himself!

Tentative Completion Date March 2019

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Writer(s) Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann Director(s) Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann

Producer(s) Siddharth Anand Kumar Vikram Mehra Shoaib Lokhandwala

Contact Shoaib Lokhandwala SAREGAMA India Ltd 91 9820138482 shoaib.lokhandwala@rp-sg.in www.saregama.com

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Bengali | Bangladesh Fiction | 105 mins

Chandrabati Kotha The Tales of Chandrabati

Awaiting World Premiere

The young daughter of a veteran 16th-century poet, Chandrabati, is in love with fellow poet Jayananda. On the eve of their marriage, Jayananda abandons Chandrabati to marry a woman from the Muslim community. Pain-stricken, Chandrabati chooses a solitary life as a custodian worshipper of a Siva temple. In her isolation, she dedicates herself to re-composing the great Indian epic Ramayana in which Sita takes the protagonist’s role instead of her husband, the valiant Rama. In her literary quest, Chandrabati attempts to depict the sufferings of Sita that culminated in her fire ordeal. Remorse overcomes Jayanada and he comes back to Chandrabati to seek her forgiveness. The poet rejects him and sets out to complete her mission amidst her debilitating health. Devastated, Jayananda drowns himself in the nearby river. Even at the end of her physical and mental tether, Chandrabati carries on with her desperate attempt to finish her Ramayana.

Writer(s) N. Rashed Chowdhury Director(s) N. Rashed Chowdhury

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Producer(s) N. Rashed Chowdhury Abul Khair

Contact N. Rashed Chowdhury Mangrove Pictures Bengal Creations Ltd 880 1713037660 cnrashed@yahoo.com www.chandrabatikotha.com

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Charaiveti

Keep Travelling, O Traveller!

Bengali, English, Hindi | India Documentary | 71 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

In February 2017, Chandan Biswas, a resident of Barasat in West Bengal, sets off on his bicycle on an arduous journey of 153 days, traversing 6249 kms, crisscrossing four different countries. Armed with a Go-Pro camera, Chandan shot his incredible and spectacular solo journey. Charaiveti is a film about a common man’s journey towards becoming an explorer; a common man who is otherwise afraid of wolves, scared of waterfalls, wary of landslides. The film is not about a superhero. Charaiveti is an inwards journey of discovering and conquering one’s fears and living to tell the tale.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019

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Director(s) Bauddhayan Mukherji Monalisa Mukherji

Producer(s) Bauddhayan Mukherji Monalisa Mukherji

Contact Bauddhayan Mukherji Little Lamb Films 91 9821094911 buddymukherji@gmail.com

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English, Hindi | India Fiction | 124 mins

Chitrakut - A State of Love Awaiting World Premiere

When Debu met Alisha, the beginning of a great love story blossomed in his head. But little did he know that Alisha was desperately trying to get over her past love. Shaan and Saloni struggle with their undefined relationship – Shaan being hell bent on staying in denial and Saloni unwilling to give up on them so easily. Shaan, always on the lookout for a quick buck, gets himself into a pitiful condition where he has no option but to steal from the person who cared for him the most. While Debu, having learnt his lesson from each misadventure, smarts up to the ways of women, Shaan goes back to his original task of building an animal shelter. Alisha finds her footing as an individual and a new beginning looms when she meets Shaan in Goa. Debu and Saloni convert their chance meetings into a friendship of sorts or probably even more.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Himanshu Malik Director(s) Himanshu Malik

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Producer(s) Akbar Arabiyan Himanshu Malik

Contact Himanshu Malik Malik Pictures 91 7506730985 malikpictures.himanshu@gmail.com

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Dakini

Malayalam | India Fiction | 105 mins

Old, Wicked & Lovable

Awaiting International Premiere

Molly, Rosemary, Saroja and Vilasini are four grannies who stay in the same neighbourhood. They lead a happy life, rejoicing in each other’s company. Kuttan Pillai, an old man in his late 70s, returns to his homeland after a long exile and unexpectedly meets his lost love Molly. He tries to convince Molly to reunite with him. Even though Molly doesn’t agree initially, she eventually decides to marry him on the insistence of her friends. As they start spending time together, Molly finds Kuttan Pillai’s actions suspicious. Finally Kuttan Pillai confides in Molly that he’s being man-hunted by Mayan the don. When Mayan kidnaps Kuttan Pillai, Molly, along with the other grannies, set out on a journey to take revenge on Mayan and bring Kuttan Pillai back. The crux of the story is formed by the way in which the grannies use their life skills and experience to fight the cold blooded don.

Writer(s) Rahul Riji Nair

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Director(s) Rahul Riji Nair

Producer(s) Sandip Senan

Contact Sandip Senan Urvasi Theatres 91 9995405544 sandipsenan@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 104 mins

Darklight Awaiting World Premiere

It is the eternal shine of one’s mind that motivates one to live a beautiful life. A girl in her mid-20s is stuck with a half-hearted life burdened by societal pressures and family expectations. With her parents working in the field of education, she too is expected to settle down in the teaching profession. Her life seems quite chaotic while she harbours many dreams which are in stark contrast to the life she is living. When she plans a trip with her new friends, her life turns upside down. She has never felt this good and free in a long time. The film unravels her struggle to live in a reality which she could not have imagined even in her dreams. Will she be able to survive in this harsh situation? Will she be able to find herself ever?

Writer(s) Eklavya Director(s) Mayur Hardas

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Producer(s) Shikha G Gupta

Contact Shikha G Gupta Paperplane Productions 91 7045029762 s@paperplaneproductions.in

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Dhoolpet Ganesha

Telugu | India Documentary | 87 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

During the nine-day festival of Lord Ganesha (the elephant headed Hindu God of prosperity) a filmmaker stumbles upon a community of working class people in the margins of the city of Hyderabad, as randomly as they chance upon a black idol of Ganesha. What emerges through this chance encounter is a story of the community which, drenched in the aura of festivities, must find a way to wade through inevitable financial crunches, personal disputes and the larger unanticipated ordeals of equipment malfunctions, disinterested alcoholics and harsh weather, to throw the best Ganesha celebration in town. The idol, centrally located in the community, becomes a hotbed for endless gossip, banter and communal activity, unravelling a myriad of narratives, which unwittingly tap into the larger politics of skin colour, gender, caste, the economics of religion and the humanness of their God.

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Writer(s) Anantha Perumal Sasi Camp Director(s) Anantha Perumal

Producer(s) Anantha Perumal Sasi Camp

Contact Anantha Perumal Tiger Eyes Buffalo 91 9052972213 tigereyesbuffalo@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 148 mins

DNA Mein Gandhiji Awaiting World Premiere

Rachna is the daughter of an honest man Roshanlal and Manav is the son of an equally honest man Khairatilal. When Roshanlal and Khairatilal get involved in corrupt acts under the influence of a powerful politician, Rachna and Manav work together to overcome their fathers’ dislike for each other and solve the matters. In the process they fall in love. DNA Mein Gandhiji is not a story of rift between two generations. It is about two generations working together with Gandhism as their principle to win over wrongdoings. Set in NCR, the film is filled with witty language and one liners. It sends out the message that one can’t just wish for change, one has to work for it.

Writer(s) Sandeep Nath Director(s) Sandeep Nath

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Producer(s) Sandeep Nath

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Do Writers Ki Maut Death of 2 Writers

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 109 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Salim-Javed(fake names) travel to the mountains of Uttrakhand. They meet with Mrs. Bisht who runs a cafe and hostel. Javed a young writer, a restless, alcoholic, chain smoker who is not happy with the things he has to write and to ease the pain he drinks. Salim, on the other hand, is a carefree writer who just polishes and doctors the scripts that Javed writes. Sippy is like your regular narcissistic Producer who thinks writers are beneath him and does what he says. Javed comes across Ashwini who moved to this place a few years ago and is a peddler who sells marijuana and hashish to tourists. Ashwini is the one who indirectly makes Javed realize that he is done with writing and needs to accept this. Javed finally had to accept that he can’t write. In the end, he leaves everything including Salim and writing. Salim lets go of Javed, confronts Sippy and finally takes a stand against him.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Tarun Raj Director(s) Tarun Raj

Producer(s) Tarun Raj

Contact Tarun Raj Lone Wolf Films 91 9167376240 91 9953021402 tarunraj47@gmail.com

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Kannada | India Fiction | 100 mins

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide? Awaiting World Premiere

What Has Happened To This City?

Set in the backdrop of cricket betting, Ee Pattanakke Yenagide? is about the highs and lows of a punter’s life. Achyuta is a womanizer, small time punter and conman. He and his aides soon get enmeshed in the entangling world of cricket betting and hatch a plot to offset their recurrent losses. The film exposes the nexus between police, punters and bookies and also illustrates how the rapid expansion of the cellular network has made the youth vulnerable to the vice of gambling. Will Achyuta and his aides be able to come out of this mess unscathed?

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Ravi Subba Rao Sheshagiri Panchangam Director(s) Ravi Subba Rao

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Producer(s) Ritesh Joshi

Contact Ritesh Joshi Ravithejo Studios 91 9900512333 91 7975931634 joshiritesh@gmail.com www.ravithejo.com

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Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein The Joyous Nights of A Ridiculous Man

Hindi | India Fiction | 110 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Gulmohar, a small time photo studio owner finds himself sleeping on a street in Lucknow. A chance encounter with the lovely Gomti makes him pursue her, and Gomti and Gulmohar meet over four nights at a public place, where Gomti waits for her lover and Gulmohar tries to woo her. Over the four nights that they meet, Gulmohar tells Gomti about his recent past in Muzaffarnagar and his relationship with Anita, a prostitute and Bangladeshi immigrant. He shares his own alienation and the historical context of the riots in his town. Gomti also shares her story and her miserable experience with her foster father, who desired her after her foster mother passed away. Gulmohar hopes that Gomti’s lover doesn’t turn up, but when he does, Gomti is really happy to see him and tells Gulmohar that she really loves him. Back in Muzaffarnagar, Gulmohar takes care of Anita’s son.

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Writer(s) Sharad Raj Director(s) Sharad Raj

Producer(s) Saleem Javed

Contact Saleem Javed Zaira Entertainment 91 9819912754 info@zairaentertainment.com

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Evening Shadows

Hindi | India Fiction | 102 mins

When Kartik – a young gay man living in a small town bound by traditions and social morality – comes out to his mother Vasudha, her entire world comes crashing down. She has no one to turn to to dispel her fears and doubts, to understand her loving son’s truth. Moreover, as a woman trapped within a conservative society, her biggest challenge is to deal with her dogmatic husband Damodar, and the orthodox society around her. Evening Shadows is a universal story about the bonding between a mother and her son and its emotional strength to withstand harsh realities. This film is a heartwarming and emotionally charged plea for acceptance of children by their families.

Writer(s) Sridhar Rangayan Saagar Gupta Director(s) Sridhar Rangayan

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Producer(s) Sridhar Rangayan

Contact Sridhar Rangayan Solaris Pictures 91 2228618239 solaris.pictures.india@gmail.com www.solarispictures.com

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Fading Clouds

Bengali | India Fiction | 63 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

A man lives in a house all by himself. He is an alcoholic. His phone booth business doesn’t make profits. One day he meets a woman. She is an escort cum bar singer who is dumped in the middle of a road at midnight by one of her customers. The lonely man brings her home for a night. The woman lives in a tiny apartment. Her uncle comes every month to collect money from her. She is also alone in this city. A taxi driver who picks up the bar singer and drops her at the bar each evening shares a strange unspoken relationship with her. He waits for her in the dead of the night to drop her back home. The film revolves around these three characters through their ordinary everyday quest for life.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019

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Writer(s) Suman Majumder Director(s) Suman Majumder

Producer(s) Soumya Mukhopadhyay

Contact Soumya Mukhopadhyay Cherrypix Movies Private Limited 91 98303 22613 soumya@cherrypix.net.in www.cherrypix.net.in

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Hindi | India Fiction | 154 mins

Fulena Nights Awaiting World Premiere

This story is set in a small village in Bihar in India where a class of men earn their livelihood by singing, dancing and entertaining disguised as women. This type of performance is known is lawanda naanch. Fulena has been a lawanda dancer since his younger days. His popularity still manages to pull huge crowds for his performance. When a heinous crime is committed against Fulena’s daughter, he realises that as a common man, the culprits will not get the punishment they deserve with the help of the law. Fulena Nights is the story of a ‘lawanda’ dancer’s struggle to get justice for his daughter.

Writer(s) Amit Jha Director(s) Amit Jha

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Producer(s) Prabhaka Shukla Priyanka Chaudhary Mrityunjay Jha

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Gaalib

Hindi | India Fiction | 100 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

The beautiful valley of Kashmir has been suffering from the menace of terrorism since the 90’s. Ghalib’s father, found guilty for the attack on the Indian Parliament in Delhi, was sentenced to death. Before dying, Ghalib’s father had wanted his son to focus his attention only on his studies and not tread the path taken by his father. After his father’s death, Ghalib’s mother attempts to raise her son right but fails to lead him to the right path. Ghalib’s life reaches a turning point after meeting one of his schoolteachers, who brings immense change in his life. Ghalib is highly influenced by his teacher’s positive thinking and eventually tops high school exams across Kashmir.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Ghanshyambhai C. Patel Director(s) Manoj Giri

Producer(s) Ghanshyambhai C. Patel

Contact Ghanshyambhai C. Patel Griva production 91 08655009990 gpatel.jac@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 105 mins

#Gadhvi Awaiting World Premiere

When a retired widower inadvertently takes on the establishment, the nondescript Ram Nath Gadhvi becomes a social media sensation trending as #Gadhvi. The story unfolds with a Gandhian (read pacifist) Gadhvi taking on the machinations of a hired gun, Omkar. However, Gadhvi is no ordinary Gandhian – he believes he is the reincarnation of Mahatma Gandhi himself! The only way Omkar can succeed in his mission of suppressing the swelling anger against his masters, is by shattering Gadhvi’s delusion. What starts off as a story of a motley cast of characters takes a serious turn when Gadhvi becomes a social media hero who can be brought down only by bringing down his core beliefs.The satire works like a thriller where one is kept guessing about who Gadhvi really is – is he really Gandhi’s reincarnation? And will the truth set him free?

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Gaurav Bakshi Director(s) Gaurav Bakshi

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Producer(s) Vinay Mishra

Contact Vinay Mishra Humaramovie 91 9987242894 vinay@humaramovie.com

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Gaon

Hindi | India Fiction | 131 mins

The Village

On his deathbed, a man makes a stunning disclosure to his son Bharat about the existence of a secret village called Bharatgaon, originally founded by a group of rebels during the British rule in India. The man’s final wish is for his ashes to be immersed in the Tamasin River which flows through it. After a difficult journey undertaken to fulfill his father’s last wish, Bharat arrives in Bharatgaon. He comes to understand that it was established to maintain age-old Indian cultural traditions, values, and institutions safe from the encroachment by the West. Bharat believes it’s high time that Bharatgaon joins the outside world. Bharatgaon and the protagonist Bharat serve as metaphors for the state of India and represent the diametrically opposed interpretations which reside side-by-side within one nation – competing, confronting, and falling for each other. This film is the outcome of those encounters.

Director(s) Gautam Singh Sigdar

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Producer(s) Gautam Singh Sigdar

Contact Gautam Singh Sigdar Potter’s Wheel Productions gautam@gaonfilm.com

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Kannada | India Fiction | 135 mins

Gift Box Awaiting World Premiere

Gift Box is a unique movie about the demand and supply dynamics of human trafficking and a rare neurological disorder called the Locked-in Syndrome. The movie tells the story of Partha, an innocent young man who unknowingly enters the net of human trafficking. His work leads him to lie to those around him, betray friends, family and enslave innocent girls. As he struggles with sleepless nights and haunting dreams of enslaved innocent girls, he desperately hopes for an intervention to save him from selfdestruction. The story also portrays Partha’s struggle, growth and challenges of trying to piece together a fragmented life. Gift Box is the story of a human trafficker, his psychology and dreams, and his struggle to break out of the entanglement of the human trafficking network.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Raghu S. P. Director(s) Raghu S. P.

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Golden Cage In A Night Sky

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 120 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Once upon a time a photographer interested, in the secret lives of animals, had travelled to a zoo. He is Suraj, unsure but curious, sensitive but passionate. Suraj now works in a corporate company as a content writer. Was it narrating the voice-over he wrote for the construction company that triggered the paradigm of time to collapse? There is only fog which is free inside the cages. Pheasants, a bear, a tiger, leopards and deers, they all sound different he knows. But how would they hear, and see? And then his lover answers this for him. She is Mahi. One night after he returns from office, he hears a voice in his room. He then sleeps deeply to follow it. But it might be too late, for the night sky like this is short lived. The search has begun, time is passing and the golden cage is waiting.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Manur Katyal Director(s) Manur Katyal

Producer(s) Manur Katyal

Contact Manur Katyal 91 9958146205 91 7983765696 mnrkatyal@gmail.com

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Marathi | India Fiction | 98 mins

Gott Clan

Awaiting World Premiere

Gott revolves around a childless tribal woman who struggles to cope with circumstances and punishments inflicted on her. When Reloo has a physical union with a man from the same clan, it is considered an inauspicious omen. To avoid the danger upon everybody’s life due to this ill-fated union, Reloo arranges for her marriage to another man. But despite her best intentions, the curse does not lift and she gives birth to conjoined twins. The village folk are aghast and consider the twins to be a terrible four legged creature. They force Reloo to bury the babies alive to prove her purity. Gott captures the the emotional conflict between human relations and scripted taboos.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019 Writer(s) Shailendra Krishna Bagde Director(s) Shailendra Krishna Bagde

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Producer(s) Kiran Bagde

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Green

Hindi | India Fiction | 130 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

This film is about the power of hope in the darkness of young lives undergoing life-threatening mental health problems. Arvind, grappling with a broken marriage, joblessness and suicidal tendencies, encounters Megha, a cannabis addict, who too, is emotionally scarred due to childhood sexual abuse by a family member. Dr. Nandini Kumar who is a celebrated doctor of neuroscience, whom Arvind consults, is committed to resolving this puzzle through her therapy sessions. Green is a story revealing a wide spectrum of intense emotions, as these two wretched souls, search for answers in their equation of togetherness.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Prashant Nagendra Vinay Vishwakarma Director(s) Prashant Nagendra

Producer(s) Manish Singh

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Hindi | India Fiction | 79 mins

Half Songs Awaiting International Premiere

An old music store that sold vinyl records is closing down in Mumbai. Shweta, an intern at an online music magazine works on her first feature story about the closing of the store. In an almost empty shop, she finds years of memories. The old man and his nephew who run the store become the subject of her story. Shweta discovers a diary of incomplete song lyrics which Vivek – a shy musician had hidden away from the world. She inspires him to continue making songs. While the story of the shop ends, another story begins for Vivek and Shweta, that of love and music.

Writer(s) Sriram Raja Director(s) Sriram Raja

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Hridoyer Rongdhonu Life In Rainbow

Bengali, English | Bangladesh Fiction | 127 mins

It is a story of four aspiring youths, three boys and one girl, who are friends. They have everything in their life – money, education, social status; everything except the life within life. One day, when their lives turn out to be misfortunes, they get a call from a mysterious character who seems to know everything about them – their desires, expectations, inner calls. He offers them a trip and dares them to take up a challenge to an unknown destination. The four friends undertake the journey, and return as new people enlightened with inner knowledge, skills and personalities.

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Writer(s) Kayes Chowdhury Director(s) Razibul Hossain

Producer(s) Razibul Hossain

Contact Razibul Hossain Asian Institute of Media and Communication Bangladesh (AIMC) 880 1953007303 razibul.aimc@gmail.com www.aimcbangladesh.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 70 mins

I Am Zero Awaiting World Premiere

This film is about a 16 year-old Muslim girl called Zeenat who is deliberately and cruelly insulted by her teachers at school. Unable to face such constant humiliation, she makes a failed suicide attempt but slowly gets her life back by reading and studying the Bhagwad Geeta. When a National Geeta Gyan Competition is announced at her school, she participates and goes on to win. A religious fundamentalist group learns of Zeenat’s victory and kills her out of spite.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019 Writer(s) Suraj Tiwari Director(s) Suraj Tiwari

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Producer(s) Ranjit Sama

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Idam

Malayalam | India Fiction | 100 mins

Space

Awaiting World Premiere

After the early demise of her husband, Bhanu, a 70-year old lady lives alone in her husband’s big ancestral house in a rural village. She carries her anxiety, loneliness and fears into her old age. Her hallucinations of a lady deserted on a street, and of death make her worry about her own existence. On the day when her sons visit her on her 70th birthday with an intention to sell the ancestral property, things go out of control. The film moves through the day of her 70th birthday. The focus is on loneliness encountered at an old age in modern society, especially by women. The film introspects the conflicts faced by an old woman, tossed between love, selflessness and will.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Jaya Jose Raj Director(s) Jaya Jose Raj

Producer(s) Jaya Jose Raj

Contact Jaya Jose Raj Bodhi Academy 91 9446307541 jaya_jose2002@yahoo.co.in

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Iti, Tomari Dhaka

Bengali | Bangladesh Fiction | 134 mins

Sincerely Yours, Dhaka

Sincerely Yours, Dhaka is a love letter to a city that is often difficult to love. Eleven vignettes by 11 Bangladeshi filmmakers come together to tell fragmented stories about one character – the city of Dhaka itself. Writer(s) Nuhash Humayun Rafiqul Islam Poltu Rahat Rahman Md Robiul Alam Thanvir Chowdhury Golam Kibria Farooki Sarder Saniat Hossain Mir Mukarram Hossain Tanvir Ahsan Monirul Islam Rubel Abdullah Al Noor Krishnendu Chattopadhyay

Director(s) Nuhash Humayun Syed Ahmed Shawki Rahat Rahman Md Robiul Alam Golam Kibria Farooki Mir Mukarram Hossain Tanvir Ahsan Mahmudul Islam Abdullah Al Noor Krishnendu Chattopadhyay Syed Saleh Ahmed Sobhan Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Faridur Reza Ebne Hasan Khan Abu Shahed Emon (Creative Producer)

Contact Abu Shahed Emon Impress Telefilm Limited 880 1936156054 shahedemon@gmail.com www.impress-group.org

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Jacqueline I Am Coming

Hindi | India Fiction | 107 mins

Jacqueline I Am Coming is about a 40-year-old unmarried Hindu man Kashi Tiwary who finds love in a church. Jacqueline, the woman he falls in love with, however has a history of mental health issues and is admitted to an asylum. But Kashi who loves her immensely hatches a plan.

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Writer(s) Pinku Dubey Director(s) Banty Dubey

Producer(s) Manish Giri

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Punjabi | India Fiction | 88 mins

Jhanjar With Osteosarcoma Awaiting World Premiere

Sukhdeep, also called Sukho, and Manmohan were classmates till the 12th standard. Sukho, now pursuing a law course, is very good at Giddha and Bhangra – two forms of Punjabi dance and wears a jhanjar or anklet. When she develops a tumour on her knee bone, her father Kunan Singh and mother Surjit Kaur takes her to a nearby government medical college and hospital where they meet Manmohan who is an MBBS student in the hospital’s medical college. Manmohan takes Sukho to different departments after which she is diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer which occurs in boys and girls between 15 to 25 years of age. The treatment needs the amputation of her leg. This story emerges from the personal experience of Dr. Manjit Bal, the writer.

Writer(s) Dr. Manjit Singh Bal Director(s) Mehtab Mattu

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Jionde Aan

Punjabi | India Fiction | 90 mins

Still Alive

Awaiting World Premiere

A farmer decides to take revenge as an act of rebellion. He fights against the system by kidnapping a school teacher and decides to unfold his past in front of the whole world. He shouts till the last echoes of his wounded soul are heard.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Rajeev Kumar Director(s) Rajeev Kumar

Producer(s) Tejinder Dhir

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K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai

Tamil | India Fiction | 119 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Karuppudurai, an 80-year-old man, bedridden for the past three months in a coma, suddenly wakes up one fine day to overhear his family planning to kill him by performing an ancient euthanasia ritual. Hurt, heartbroken and afraid, Karuppudurai runs away from the only home he has ever known. On an aimless path with nowhere to go, he accidentally meets a 10-year-old orphan Kutty. Kutty is everything Karuppudurai isn’t; smart, spunky and full of life. The fiercely independent Kutty encourages Karuppudurai to chalk out a bucket list and start living for himself. Thus begins an eventful road trip with an old man running away from his family and a young boy who never had one.

Tentative Completion Date April 2019 Writer(s) Madhumita Sundararaman Director(s) Madhumita Sundararaman

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Producer(s) Siddharth Anand Kumar Vikram Mehra Shoaib Lokhandwala

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Kachhua

Hindi, Rajasthani | India Fiction | 65 mins

Turtle

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The film is a metaphorical depiction of turtle where in a drought struck village of Rajasthan, Ramkaran Chowdhary, is churning the parched, sun baked earth, to extract water and the common folk is indulged in a tug of war, rotating on his shell, desperate to quench their thirst. Our sardonic folklorist, the alghoza, is like the effusive river of sand flowing in the desert, who has intertwined in his ceaseless moustache the mythical allegory and macabre images in the rustic tale of the desert, where by means of spells, conjuration, black magic and incantations, the village folk are trying to get rid of the voodoo, they believe have been caused by a calamitous jinx, a boy of 8, by whose birth all the water bodies of their as well as, the nearby hamlets have dried up.

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Writer(s) Dinesh S. Yadav Director(s) Dinesh S. Yadav

Producer(s) Ashok Choudhary

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Kadakh

Hindi | India Fiction | 98 mins

A Stiff One

Sunil is home alone and the doorbell rings. The stranger at the door introduces himself as Raghav. He seems polite, affable and friendly. It turns out that he is the husband of Chhaya – a woman whom Sunil is having an affair with. Sunil is awkward as hell – but Raghav manages to put him at ease and says he just came to see Sunil out of curiosity. Pretty soon, Raghav’s questioning becomes painfully intrusive. He wants to know all the details of Sunil’s affair with Chhaya – even the awkward, uncomfortable ones. And then he produces a gun from his bag – and shoots himself in the head. Sunil freaks out. In a few minutes, his wife Malti comes back home. He tells her this was a man he had fired from his office last week; half truths at best. Together they manage to hide the body. Turns out, this is Diwali night – the biggest festival of the year. Guests start trooping in and the party swing.

Writer(s) Rajat Kapoor Director(s) Rajat Kapoor

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Producer(s) Rajat Kapoor

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Kahin Door

Hindi | India Fiction | 88 mins

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The story of Kahin Door follows Mallik, an embittered convict on the run. He seeks to settle scores with an old enemy, the police officer Rathore who was responsible for his conviction. Rathore’s wife Rajji lives in the village with Geeta, his young daughter from a previous marriage. Rathore abuses and humiliates Rajji who leads a sparse, loveless life. After an unsuccessful attempt to kill Rathore, Mallik kidnaps Rajji and Gita, and holds them ransom in exchange for Rathore’s life. When Rajji’s attempts to escape fail, she tries to distract Mallik by seducing him. Her dilemma starts when she finds herself getting attracted to him. As the story unravels, the journey of these three characters becomes a journey where they discover truths about themselves.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Sandeep A. Varma Director(s) Sandeep A. Varma

Producer(s) Sandeep A. Varma

Contact Sandeep A. Varma Filmboard Movies 91 2226742613 sandeepvarm@gmail.com www.icomoindia.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 86 mins

Kalashnikov Awaiting World Premiere

40 year-old Bharti is lonely. She is from Chennai and serves as the mistress of an ageing village landlord in Punjab. Pining for love and true family, Bharti’s world changes when a mortally wounded infiltrator, Atif, from the nearby border turns up at her doorstep. While Bharti tries to nurse her new house-member back to life, unknown to her, Atif relentlessly pursues his mission to make a bomb using Bharti as a cover. Wary of Atif’s intents, Bharti’s jealous owner threatens to throw Atif out, but Bharti insists on healing and taking care of her visitor. Kalashnikov is the story of two displaced humans locked in a dance of hate and love, stranded in the middle of a desolate landscape.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Balakrishna P. Subbiah Director(s) Balakrishna P. Subbiah

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Producer(s) Balakrishna P. Subbiah

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Karvi Goli Sugar Coated Bitter Pill Sugar Coated

Hindi | India Fiction | 107 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Once she arrives in Mumbai, Avantika works as a stand-up comedian in a T.V. show called Karvi Goli Sugar Coated (Bitter Pill Sugar Coated) where she regales the audience with her impersonation of the lives of eight women – Sweety, the director’s wife, Jahnvi, the writer, Sahili, a pickpocket, Bhugri, a prostitute, Maria, the production designer’s friend, Shanta Soni, Avantika’s mother-in-law, Rosy, an aspiring actress and Avantika herself. While some of the women dream of a bigger house, a better job – either for themself or for their loved ones, Avantika’s own story is such that she refuses to go for chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer. As she concludes the dreams, hopes and aspirations of these women, she takes a decision for her own life. The story of the film concludes as the curtain falls.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019

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Writer(s) Bina Gera Director(s) Bina Gera

Producer(s) Bina Gera

Contact Bina Gera Cinescape 91 9820594713 binagera@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 110 mins

Kasaai

The Devil

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Set in rural Rajasthan, Kasaai, a political drama, meanders around the struggle of Gulabi to get justice for her 18 year-old son Suraj, who gets killed by his father Lakhan under unusual circumstances. The story unfolds as Suraj is caught in an intimate position with Misri, the granddaughter of Bhaggi Patel, a long-term political ally of the incumbent sarpanch Purnaram, who snaps all ties with Lakhan and turns into his biggest rival. Irked by the thought of losing power amidst the deteriorating political situation, Lakhan attempts to control the damage but things do not quite go his way. Gulabi’s conscience keeps her on her toes as the family tries to cover up the crime under the garb of a concocted story.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Gajendra S Shrotriya Director(s) Gajendra S Shrotriya

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Producer(s) Gajendra S Shrotriya Nilesh Singhi Utkarsh Indaliya

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Katu Pootha Malay Wild Flower Garland

Tulu | India Fiction | 74 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Kodanti illu (Mallet House) is the nickname of an aging house in the village of Padubidri. There are several folklores and tales around the people of the house – dead and alive, tales around objects in the house (which have a backstory and a mind of their own). Katu Pootha Malay is a garland of such wild accounts – fictionalised and overlapping with reality. The film weaves several subplots into a single strand. Kodanti house, the sutradhar (narrator) fills gaps in the stories of the family that lived in it – Anantarama’s restaurant, his wife Sharadamma, her cows and cowshed, gold in manure, her escape from Ravana, interaction between their grandson and ghost Bhavani, their return to earth as crows, stories of the sea, myth of a semagay press horse, their stoic daughter-in-law, memories of grandchildren of their summer vacation, chikoo, mango or coconut trees.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Udayraj P. J. Director(s) Udayraj P. J.

Producer(s) Udayraj P. J.

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Gujarati | India Fiction | 84 mins

Khape

The School

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8-year-old Ali is the only child who goes to school from his poor village. All the other kids work. Ali has to go to school because his father – who never went to school – insists on his son getting educated. Ali’s friends want to be kings of the world and don’t believe in going to school because they are inspired by Mohan who is contesting the village elections and is considered well off. A transformation makes Ali start seeing things differently. He begins to understand the value of human life and equality. He decides to make a school outside his hut to teach the village kids. But the village people are not interested in sending their kids to school. Khape is the story of Ali’s resilience to strive and build the first school in his village and transform their lives forever.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Suchita Bhhatia Director(s) Suchita Bhhatia

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Producer(s) Sambhav Suktankar Aditya Lakhia Siddhant Suktankar

Contact Sambhav Suktankar Flaming Pie Pictures 91 9925232965 flamingpiepictures@gmail.com Suchita Bhhatia Metaphysical Lab suchitabhhatia@gmail.com 91 9820137858 www.suchitabhhatia.com

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Khyapa

Bengali | India Fiction | 105 mins

Pariah

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In this riveting dystopian drama, an outsider with unconventional traits emerges from a grim forest and finds himself on the fringes of an idyllic village, a seemingly thriving civilization. He ventures into the village for sustenance but is greeted with severe animosity from the inhabitants. Fueled by suspicion, the village despot resorts to weaving a web of paranoia and brands the outsider’s presence as an attack on our society and culture. Khyapa takes viewers through a series of fateful events and eventually raises searing questions on human coexistence and the inane belief systems of a society. The debut feature by writer-director Riddhi Majumder is an ardent attempt to recreate a society where religious and political convictions tragically turn to mass hysteria.

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Writer(s) Riddhi Majumder Director(s) Riddhi Majumder

Producer(s) Riddhi Majumder

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Assamese | India Fiction | 92 mins

Kor Pora Koloi Whence To Where

Awaiting International Premiere

The earth. Humans. We have turned out to be all alone. Moving beyond the involuntary civilization, the endless journey of a woman is the inception of the story. A forest. A bungalow with a mysterious resident. Also in the bungalow are a caretaker and his pregnant wife. The mysterious resident bonds with the expecting couple’s dream of their new baby. Suddenly, a state of incompatibility breaks out as a result of increasing cruelty amongst people. The expecting mother cries out in immense pain. It is uncertain if the baby in the mother’s womb will see the light of day. Finally the newborn arrives with a new song even though his mother is a mute.

Writer(s) Dipjyoti Kakoti Director(s) Dipjyoti Kakoti

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Producer(s) Pabitra Chetia

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Krutant

Marathi | India Fiction | 115 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Samyak Deshmukh who works in a corporate house in a reputed position represents today’s corporate, ambitious and practical generation. Samyak’s past of being a friendly, full of life and innocent guy is a now a distant memory. He is now only fuelled by his ambition to become a multi-millionaire. Baba, who represents philosophy and experience, lives a very simple, earthy life close to nature. He has happiness within him in spite of having limited material posessions. Krutant is a tale that captures the sudden encounter between Samyak and Baba, exploring the bridge between practical and philosophical lives.

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Writer(s) Datta Mohan Bhandare Director(s) Datta Mohan Bhandare

Producer(s) Mihir Shah

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Tibetan, Hindi, Ladakhi | India Documentary | 120 mins

Kunchok Awaiting World Premiere

Set amidst the rural Himalayas, Kunchok is about an aged worker’s struggle to rejuvenate a dysfunctional watermill in spite of his family’s reluctance.

Tentative Completion Date October 2020 Writer(s) Ashok Meena Suruchi Sharma Director(s) Ashok Meena

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La Patrie

Armenian, Bengali, English, French | India, France Fiction | 73 mins

Homeland

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Homeland - La Patrie is a tale of searching for our roots. Ani, a girl from Armenia, comes to France to search for her roots. Her parents, although originally from France, live in Armenia. Through her journey, Ani comes across Jonathan (a boy living in France but originally from England), Victoria/Varzu (a Spanish girl living in France with a Dutch mother and a German father), and finally Gangaprasad/Ganga. Ganga is from India, but has travelled through Bangladesh, Australia and New Zealand. He finally ends up in France. Ganga like the eponymous river, lives in moments and doesn’t believe in any geographical boundaries. Ani and Ganga meet and Ani gets an entirely different view of the idea of homeland.

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Writer(s) Anindya Chatterjee Director(s) Anindya Chatterjee

Producer(s) M K Media Private Limited

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Marathi | India Fiction | 125 mins

Laadaki

Lovable Daughter

Awaiting World Premiere

All newly married couples are given blessings for a happy married life. The main intention of marriage is trust, love and faith and both partners are equally responsible to plant these three seeds in their relationship. Laadaki revolves around a popular, rich and respected governor of five villages. Nobody dares to disobey him. When his daughter faces difficulties in her married life and returns to her father’s house, things take a dramatic turn. Ladaaki tells the story of how the governor’s daughter is won back by her loving husband while tackling his intimidating father-in-law.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019 Writer(s) Sameer Ramesh Surve Director(s) Sameer Ramesh Surve

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Producer(s) Jayesh Mistry

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Laal Batti

Marathi | India Fiction | 119 mins

Red Light

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Laal Batti is based on the life of Ganesh, a commando, and S.B. Pawar, his senior officer in the Quick Response Team (QRT) of Maharashtra Police. Separated from his family in childhood and brought up in an orphan house, Ganesh fought through the adverse conditions of his life. Through his determination and hard work, Ganesh was able to join the QRT Dept. On noticing Ganesh’s loneliness and silence, S. B. Pawar, decides to search for Ganesh’s family with the commandos under him. The film aims at sharing the exemplary humane attitude of policemen who bear the inseparable strain involved in their daily lives without complaints while we turn a blind eye towards them and their hazardous lifestyle.

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Writer(s) Abhay Dakhane Director(s) Girish Mohite

Producer(s) Santosh Sonawdekar

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Hindi | India Fiction | 141 mins

Lalji Qalandarr Awaiting World Premiere

Set in rural Rajasthan, Lalji Qalandarr revolves around the dreams, desires and aspirations of Dayaram Nayak, a traditional folk artist who is very proud of his traditions and continues to hold on to them against all odds. Extremely loyal to his patron, Dayaram idolizes Ittefaq Ali, a famous singer, as his guru. When he learns that Ittefaq Ali is visiting his village, he aspires to buy an expensive mobile phone to take photos with. Supported by his second wife Dhapudi, son Ittefaq and his friends Prakash and Kaalu, Dayaram struggles to fulfil this dream.

Writer(s) Anil Marwari Director(s) Amit Ojha

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Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence English, Hindi | India Fiction | 73 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

When an outrageously absurd event leaves the world with only three hours of existence before nuclear annihilation, a group of amateur student filmmakers decide to shoot one last film to consecrate human existence. But who is going to watch their film?

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Ronit Jadhav Director(s) Ronit Jadhav

Producer(s) Ronit Jadhav

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Hindi | India Fiction | 144 mins

Little Baby Awaiting World Premiere

Dushyant, a senior police officer, is in charge of the town of Dehradun where he wants to break the flesh-trade racket. His world comes crashing down when on a raid, many young college students are caught, and Sasha, his teenage daughter is one of them. Sasha is an unrelenting rebel who hates man-made laws and champions the cause of freedom – from norms, rules and everything restrictive. She is not ashamed of what she was doing. Dushyant is heart-broken, shattered, alone and helpless. He needs psychiatric help. With no one else to go to, he looks towards his rebel daughter who is happy to help her father. The communication between father and daughter starts yet again and their dynamic changes. Along the way, somewhere between treatment and care, the love between father and daughter blooms and the color of the sky changes.

Writer(s) Shekhar S. Jha Rashid Iqbal Director(s) Shekhar S. Jha

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Producer(s) Rinku Singh

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Long Song

English | India Documentary | 120 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Long Song is the story of two millennials from Kashmir who get together with two other musicians – a Buddhist/Hindu and a Catholic Christian from South India – and apply their collective musical influences and heritage to create a distinctly Indian rock band, Parvaaz, named India’s most exciting band by Rolling Stone magazine in May 2018. The narrative of the film is driven by behind-the-scenes footage of the band and their band members, interviews with the band members, their families, friends, fans and other notable personalities in the Indian independent music scene. The entire film is charged with Parvaaz’s own music. The narrative backbone of the film is supplied by the dual threads of the band working on their second album to be released in winter 2018, and the contrast between their musical ethos and that of the current age of instant gratification.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Gokul Chakravarthy Director(s) Gokul Chakravarthy

Producer(s) Gokul Chakravarthy

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Lovesick

English | India, USA Documentary | 74 mins

Dr. Suniti Solomon discovered the first case of HIV in India in 1986. Since then, she has fought to destigmatize this illness, and give her patients dignity and hope. She is also a matchmaker who uses science to bring couples together. Lovesick is a character study, an informative look at how India deals with HIV, and a wonderful love story.

Writer(s) Priya Giri Desai Ann Kim Director(s) Priya Giri Desai Ann Kim

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Master Bhushan

Hindi | India Fiction | 107 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Teenage is a riotous age filled with sexual exploration and eager anticipation of the rites of adulthood. Bhushan, a teenager in Mumbai, has been habitually masturbating since his high school days and has been nicknamed Master Bhushan by his close friends. His life changes when his mother, a women’s rights activist and his father, a professional sailor, discover their son’s habit and misunderstand his natural sexual urges to be perversion. Bhushan struggles to quit this habit with the help of his equally habituated friends while trying to woo his childhood crush Archie. The film, peppered with humour, conveys a strong message that parents have to become friends with their growing kids to make them face their curiosities responsibly.

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Writer(s) Sanjay Amar Director(s) Sanjay Amar

Producer(s) Shivang Sehgal

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Kannada | India Fiction | 120 mins

Maya Kannadi Awaiting World Premiere

When several students of a particular college in Mangalore commit suicide with a blue whale mark on their wrists, the police is pressurised to investigate the reason behind these deaths. Sandy, a fresher, becomes the prime suspect for the death of his classmate. Is Sandy really the culprit? Who is behind the blue whale deaths? When the police complete their investigation, they are shocked by the people involved.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Vinod Poojary Director(s) Vinod Poojary

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Meechak Smaaroh The Click Ceremony

Punjabi | India Fiction | 133 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Sansar Nath, a village photographer, suffers from bipolar disorder. A single man, Sansar earns his livelihood by shooting trendy prewedding photos of unknown couples. All seems well until one day a stalker gets clicked in somebody else’s romantic poses. The dilemma of being alone yet not being alone rotates upside down in this social thriller.

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Writer(s) Dr. Sukhpreet S. Gill Director(s) Dr. Sukhpreet S. Gill

Producer(s) Dr. Sukhpreet S. Gill

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Silent | India Fiction | 120 mins

Mid Day Meal Awaiting World Premiere

A girl delivers tiffin to her grandfather every day from school, as their survival is fully dependent on the mid-day meal provided there. One day, when the school suddenly announces holidays, both of them try to find a solution in their own way.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Amol Choudhary Director(s) Amol Choudhary

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Mishing

Shertukpen | India Fiction | 75 mins

The Apparition

Awaiting International Premiere

An Army deserter grows roots in the Sherdukpan community of Arunachal Pradesh and suddenly disappears only to resurface decades later. He vanishes once again behind a curtain of curious questions.

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Writer(s) Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi Director(s) Bobby Sarma Baruah

Producer(s) Sulakhyana Baruah Bobby Sarma Baruah Basanta Kumar Baruah

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English | India Fiction | 140 mins

Mudita Awaiting World Premiere

Panduranga Ramalingam is a struggling saxophonist trying to fit into a world he doesn’t quite understand. He’s got his music, a confused gay best friend and a whole lot of baggage. He befriends an older stand up comedienne who brings some humor and meaning into his life. Hell bent on getting him married, his mother sets up an arranged marriage for him with Subbalakshmi, an equally awkward and seemingly abrasive girl with whom he feels an immediate connection. When Sarah, his former fiance, returns home with two of her kids to get away from her abusive husband, Panda cannot help but give their relationship a second chance. He’s looking for love, a true beacon of hope in his otherwise hopeless life destined for the mundane. Here he is confronted by ghosts of the past he left behind. Learning to let go, he tries to heal old wounds and give real love a chance.

Writer(s) Swaroop Kanchi Director(s) Swaroop Kanchi

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Murder On The Road To Kathmandu

Hindi | India Fiction | 113 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

When Raja Nath, the local ruler and a prominent politician, is found burnt to death on the Indo-Nepal border, Sridhar, an investigating officer is sent from Delhi. The investigation leads Sridhar on a journey of discovering the ‘real’ Raja Nath. He comes across varied characters such as Dina, the kind Parsi doctor, Sunila, the lawyer and Abhay, Nath’s estranged son, who happened to be back to India on the very day that Nath was murdered. Despite immense pressure from the top to arrest Nath’s son, Sridhar continues to dig deeper. Gradually, he begins to realise that Nath’s murder was in fact a public execution. It emerges that the people behind Nath’s death realised that justice by fire was their only answer to a system which had continued to protect powerful criminals like Nath.

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Writer(s) Rupalee Verma Director(s) Rupalee Verma

Producer(s) Sarla Verma

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English, Kannada | India Fiction | 120 mins

Mysore Masala Awaiting World Premiere

Mysore Masala is about an American-born Indian actor, who moves to India for love and acting opportunities. Little does he know that his rocket-scientist girlfriend is on the verge of uncovering something big. Danger awaits him when his girlfriend gets abducted by an UFO. A fish out of water in an unknown land and facing an other-worldly nemesis, all fingers are pointed at him. All he has is the support of an eccentric retired investigative journalist who is hell bent on salvaging his lost pride. Can the quirky adventures of this odd pairing solve the mystery of the UFO and find his girlfriend in the land of yoga and meditation?

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Ajay Sarpeshkar Prakash Belawadi Director(s) Ajay Sarpeshkar

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Producer(s) Ajay Sarpeshkar

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Naaham

Hindi | India Fiction | 114 mins

I’M Not!

Awaiting World Premiere

Naaham unfolds a man’s redemptive journey through the complex matrix of life, music and mania. The film explores a musician’s untoward maniacal disposition stirred by an accidental moral slip. It is set in the holy city of Varanasi where remaining virtuous is as pertinent to survival as is being devout. For Prabhu, the fragile demarcation between virtue and vice blurs one night when he is provoked into an impulsive liaison. This leads to an impossible psychosis, throwing his life and musical career off course. His vulnerability stands naked and unshielded. Like every other dweller of Varanasi, Prabhu seeks refuge in spiritualism to the ridiculous extent of idiosyncrasy. Forsaking home and domesticity, he contemplates salvation until one day, he wakes up to realize his actual role in the complex lattice of life. Nahaam is a tale of self-discovery narrated in a style that is both pragmatic and sentimental.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Chittaranjan Giri Director(s) Harsh Chauhan

Producer(s) Poonam Singh Awadhesh Kumar Singh Harsh Chauhan

Contact Harsh Chauhan Kaveman Kreates Private limited 91 9819598858 kavemankreates@gmail.com

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Rajasthani | India Fiction | 90 mins

Namak

Salt

Awaiting World Premiere

Namak is set in the fictitious village of Kharpur in Rajasthan where abundant quantities of salt is produced from a saline water lake. Salt and alcohol smuggling is at its peak in Kharpur due to the alliance between salt traders and liquor contractors. Due to this smuggling racket, Kharpur has a reputation for its hostility and a perception about the village that the salinity in the air and water has seeped and accumulated within the people. Inspired by the beautiful salt lake of Sambhar in Rajasthan, Namak offers a view of the salinity of people’s souls.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Tanuj Vyas Director(s) Tanuj Vyas

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Producer(s) Joelle Fernandes

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Namdev Bhau

Namdev Bhau In Search of Silence

Hindi, Marathi | India Fiction | 85 mins

Namdev, a 65-year-old chauffeur, is tired of the noise of an obstreperous life in Mumbai, and has completely stopped speaking. It does not help that his house is in the middle of a noisy slum which sits between a train station and an airport. Not being able to get a grip on his annoying wife and loud daughter, he decides to leave everything in the search of the ‘Silent Valley’, which boasts of a naturally occurring phenomenon, having almost zero decibel sound levels. On this journey he chances upon an exasperating 12-year old boy, who happens to be on his own solo expedition to the mystical ‘Red Castle’. Initially the child does nothing but add to the clamor and frustration which surrounds Namdev, but after learning of the young boy’s unfortunate situation, he decides to fulfill his role as the ‘Knight of Silence’ and delivers him safely to the ‘Red Castle’.

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Writer(s) Dar Gai Director(s) Dar Gai

Producer(s) Dheer Momaya

Contact Dheer Momaya Jugaad Motion Pictures 91 9870034337 dheermomaya@gmail.com

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 75 mins

Nani Awaiting World Premiere

When worrying statistics about the atmospheric pollution in Delhi came to the fore in 2001, Devika sends her daughter Ammu to Kochi in Kerala, in an attempt to cure the severe pulmonary illnesses affecting her. With plenty of water bodies and greenery, Kochi is much less polluted. In her native place, Ammu makes friends and finds a new lease of life while interacting with the tiniest creatures. Nani, the film, unveils Ammu’s journey as she comes in close contact with nature.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Samvid Anand Dr. Prameela Nandakumar Director(s) Samvid Anand

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Producer(s) Shaji Mathew

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Nei Manusher Kissa Saga of A Nobody

Bengali, Hindi | India Fiction | 88 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Failing a suicide attempt, Faiz, a confused urban soul loses himself to embark on a journey for enlightenment and identity. On this soul searching journey, he discovers his possessive ex-flame, a country girl aspiring to be a big film-star and a young mother of two. In a cycle ride frozen in time through a remote village he also discovers Gautama, the Buddha. Then, in an eye opening boat journey with some poor tribal coal poachers, he discovers India and Bharat. Ultimately he meets an ocean and sitting on a rock at dawn, he wonders about the meaning of existence and this journey. Suddenly, he finds his ex-flame again, gliding down the sky. They talk. Amidst ambiguity, the film ends with a group dance where rich and poor, old and new, men and women participate in the celebration of life.

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Writer(s) Soumendu Bhattacherya Director(s) Soumendu Bhattacherya

Producer(s) Soumendu Bhattacherya

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English, Marathi | India Fiction | 109 mins

Nirmal Enroute Awaiting International Premiere

Nirmal Enroute is a journey of two individuals who meet in Wari and find themselves. While Samaira, a travel blogger, is in Wari to search for her own roots, Jason has travelled from the United States to experience Wari and witness the Warkaris who walk hundreds of miles for the love of their God-Lord Vitthhal. Samaria and Jason’s lives involve fighting their own battles as both still walk in the shadow of their past lives. They realize that their sorrow has been coloured by similar shades of incidences and the backgrounds of their families have similar shapes and corners. As they continue to talk and know each other, they share their emotions, happiness and laughter, and ultimately realise that their journey is in the pursuit of happiness.

Writer(s) Sumit Tambe Director(s) Rishi Deshpande

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Producer(s) Rishi Deshpande

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No Fathers In Kashmir

English, Urdu | United Kingdom Fiction | 110 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

A teenage British Kashmiri, Noor, retraces her roots in search of her father. She is joined by Majid, a local boy smitten by her. Much against his better judgement, Majid finds himself guiding Noor to a forbidden area in the Indo-Pak border fraught with danger : wild bears, ghosts of the past and army patrols. They are arrested by the army. Being British, Noor is released but Majid is not. Having put him into peril, how far will Noor go to have Majid released? And can love ever be the same again for these two?

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Writer(s) Ashvin Kumar Director(s) Ashvin Kumar

Producer(s) Ashvin Kumar

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Hindi | India Fiction | 123 mins

Odd Couple Awaiting World Premiere

Nivedita, 39, a language interpreter is married to Yogesh, 40, a painter.Yogesh leaves her and settles in Berlin. When Yogesh returns to India, they decide to marry again. Piyush, 25, an aspiring entrepreneur decides to get married to Navi, 24, an explorer on the same day as Nivedita and Yogesh. At the marriage registrar’s office, an official error leads to the couples being switched – Nivedita accidentally gets married to Piyush and Yogesh gets married to Navi. Yogesh fights with the registrar but there is no solution in sight, except filing for divorce first and then getting married again. During this period of reconciliation, the odd couple Piyush and Nivedita develop a platonic attraction while Yogesh and Navi reap benefits from their association. The film highlights the twists and turns of relationships, and the ever-present uncertainty of life.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Praneet Verma Prashant Johari Director(s) Prashant Verma

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Producer(s) Praneet Verma

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On The Blue Canvas

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 74 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Godot, a gifted artist, lives a life of seclusion, shutting himself from the outside world. He lives a life in paintings. Trying to recreate his past, his routine is shattered when one day a beautiful mysterious stranger approaches him. She commissions Godot to make a portrait of her but asks him to make it from the memory he has of their meeting. Left with no choice he accepts the assignment. In the process of painting her portrait, Godot’s imagination reaches deep into his subconscious and forces him to confront a problem that he had locked away forever. On the Blue Canvas is the story of Godot’s suppressed past and the mystery of this stranger.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Chetan Singh Director(s) Chetan Singh

Producer(s) Sohini Singh Faraz Ahsan

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 80 mins

Oru Karakkum Mattanekangalkkumidayil Awaiting World Premiere

Between One Shore And Several Others

Hailing from a provincial fishing community, Salman is a man who lives and breathes the sea. Kayyavi is an imaginary or imaginable promise in his life. She collects the corals from the beach and weaves them into beautiful works of art. She presents an intriguing life force in Salman’s world. They share this perfect space until Salman’s life is suddenly rebooted and he is forced to embrace the enigma that is Kayyavi. It is then that she begins to unfold like the haze that envelopes all of perception. The film lies between one shore and several other as an exploration into protozoan lives – immersed in themselves and adrift in the mighty waters of reality. Unveiling as a visual poem, it treads on the precarious shore that separates the real from the unreal. The story is intriguing in its layering of the magical and the mysterious with the mundane.

Writer(s) Sreekrishnan KP Director(s) Sreekrishnan KP

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Producer(s) Rasi Balakrishnan

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Paap Culture

Hindi | India Fiction | 90 mins

The Culture of Sin

Awaiting World Premiere

Paap Culture revolves around a murder investigation that reveals much more than just who and why. It delves into the minds of the accused and scans their souls. It is a journey into the twisted minds of five young men whose horrific dark sides – which otherwise would have gone unnoticed – are exposed. The film dwells in the understanding that like the moon we all have a dark side that we hide from the world.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Amol Shetge Director(s) Amol Shetge

Producer(s) Sonal Goenka

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English, Hindi, Marathi | India Fiction | 90 mins

Peepal Tree Awaiting World Premiere

Peepal Tree is a feature film that probes the horrifying and illegal felling of trees in Pune city, making it an unlivable jungle of concrete and debris. Kranti is shocked when the authorities fail to act against the chopping down of a tree near his house. He along with a group of concerned citizens get together to fight against the ecological degradation taking place in their city. The story reveals the carelessness and violence of society and the authorities towards their environment.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Kranti Kanade Director(s) Kranti Kanade

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Producer(s) Shakuntala Kanade Kranti Kanade

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Phurrr

Hindi, Marathi | India Fiction | 95 mins

Flutter of Conscious

Awaiting World Premiere

Life is in twos – Day and Night, Reality & Dream, Right and Wrong, Life and Death. Life takes full circle when these twos, contradictory yet complimentary, come together. Phurrr is based on such twos. Phurrr is a celebration of fifty years of friendship between two people in their late 60s. Both were each other’s support but with the passing years, they started leading emotionally isolated lives. As their perspectives began to be regularly questioned, one of them chose to leave. This forced separation made the other embark on a journey through the conscious and the subconscious to attain redemption for his friend. The conscious realization compelled the departed friend to join this journey. Phurrr explores how they redeem each other through various shades of emotions. The film further explores the complex web of reality and dreams.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Mehul Agaja Director(s) Mehul Agaja

Producer(s) Anirudh Singh Kushal Goyal

Contact Eeffronn Entertainment Anirudh Singh 91 9819924993 Kushal Goyal 91 9350856174 eeffronn@gmail.com www.eeffronn.com

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Marathi | India Fiction | 115 mins

Picasso Awaiting World Premiere

Gandharva, a 7th grade student from a remote village in the Konkan belt of Maharashtra is selected for a national painting competition. The winner gets to travel and study art in Spain – Picasso’s birthplace. But entering the competition requires a fee that Gandharva’s parents cannot afford. With an ailing mother and a father struggling with debt and alcoholism, the chances of him being able to participate look slim. Gandharva’s father Pandurang was once an accomplished stage actor, but his addiction prevents him from acting – which was once his passion and profession. Will Pandurang be able to fight his demons and bring his art back to life – not for himself, but for his son? Picasso is a story about fathers and sons, hopes and dreams – of life imitating art and art healing lives.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Abhijeet Mohan Warang Director(s) Abhijeet Mohan Warang

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Producer(s) Shiladitya Bora

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Pinky Memsaab

English, Hindi, Urdu | United Arab Emirates Fiction | 124 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

A gullible, young Punjabi woman Pinky from a small village in Pakistan is brought to work as a maid for the glamorous Dubai socialite Mehr and her affluent investment banker husband Hasan. Burdened by her pre-conceived notions and lack of exposure, Pinky initially struggles to adjust, but as time passes, begins to enjoy her new life, makes unusual friends and becomes increasingly fascinated with the privileged yet unhappy Mehr. The story takes a turn when Mehr (who is secretly an aspiring writer) decides to play puppet master to her adoring disciple Pinky and takes her under her wings to bring about an astonishing transformation. Things go a bit too far one evening when the lives of both women along with others around them are thrown into a series of uncontrollable events that threaten to destroy them from within.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Shazia Ali Khan Director(s) Shazia Ali Khan

Producer(s) Fahad Shaikh

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Haryanvi, Hindi, Punjabi | India Fiction | 96 mins

Ranj

One For Sorrow

Awaiting World Premiere

It’s a late winter morning in a suburban colony of New Delhi. Amanpreet wakes up from a nightmare of having lost his fiancee, Geetu, in the haystack maze back in his village. Not a single day passes by when he does not yearn to go back to her. At his job as a salesman at an automotive tools shop, Amanpreet suffers constant humiliation and threats of being dismissed from his job. His tumultuous work-life and poverty drive him to blind encounters with the strangers of the night – an auto-rickshaw driver; and a streetwalker who is long past her prime. Amanpreet seeks her out in order to crush his melancholia. The same night, he almost kills a man and lands up behind bars. Four years on – the idyllic calm of his village is missing. Amidst muscle-flexing political goons and villagers’ protests against unfulfilled promises, Amanpreet returns home to bargain for personal solace.

Writer(s) Sunit Sinha Director(s) Sunit Sinha

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Producer(s) Adesh Sidhu Sunit Sinha

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Rest In Manhole

English, Hindi | India Documentary | 103 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

The film is about a movement headed by Bezwada Wilson that aims to abolish manual scavenging and rehabilitate manual scavengers. Throughout the film, we follow the efforts of various SKA workers who identify and rehabilitate the scavengers. When three manual scavengers die at their jobs in Punjab, a SKA worker reaches out to assist the bereaved families. Another SKA worker, Raj Valmiki, works for the education and development of women manual scavengers and their children. The film also intercuts to the life of Pramod Kamal, a young father from UP who prepares to leave his life as a manual scavenger in search of an alternate occupation. Wilson has been honoured with the Ramon Magsaysay award which draws some media attention towards his organisation, but he knows that the spotlight is merely momentary and that his organisation will have to keep fighting the good fight.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Joninder Singh Vaibhav Soni Director(s) Joninder Singh

Producer(s) Joninder Singh

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Hindi | India Fiction | 140 mins

Rizwan Awaiting World Premiere

Rizwan is the dramatic story of a boy from a poor family. In spite of failing his 10th standard exams, Rizwan travels to Africa as a young boy – first to Kinshasa and then to Lubumbashi in Congo. Once there, he quickly learns business tactics and strategy. Defying constant threats of looting and pillage, Rizwan expands his business to other countries until one day, he is forced to quit by his partners. But Rizwan starts again with a small shop and builds his business empire from there. Today Rizwan has 3500 employees, 130 shops and 30 super markets in Mozambique with offices in 11 African countries. He establishes the Rizwan Adatia Foundation through which he builds schools, organizes health camps, digs borewells, adopts villages, while implementing more than 80 projects in India, Mozambique and Congo.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Dr. Sharad Thakar Director(s) Haresh Vyas

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Sailing Through Life

Hindi | India Fiction | 121 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Sailing Through Life is a travel based drama film that deals with the themes of existentialism and romanticism, focusing on complex characterisation of young opinionated people who struggle with conflicts in their understanding of love and life.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Nikhil Agnihotri Director(s) Nikhil Agnihotri

Producer(s) Dharmendra Singh

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Bengali | India Fiction | 119 mins

Salvation Private Ltd. Awaiting World Premiere

A middle-aged man, simple to the core of his heart, works for an agency that frees people of their pains at zero cost. He wanders a hilly landscape looking for souls that have spent eras stuck in the cycle of life and death. His expedition – revolving around this noble job – deserves documentation, and consequently, a documentary filmmaker and her assistant follow the man around as he searches for the rustic souls in every nook and corner of the scenery, foraging through their hideouts. Life and death are mere states but it is the soul that remains constant. This film explores the limbos of the two extremes, life and death.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019 Writer(s) Amitabha Chatterjee Director(s) Amitabha Chatterjee

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Samrakshane

Kannada | India Fiction | 101 mins

Save Nature

Awaiting International Premiere

A research team from Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha Department conducted a Medico Botanical Survey in a forest in the month of December 2005. They identified 44 species of plants and herbs with considerable healing properties. It was later found that these herbs have the power to cure many of the diseases that afflict the human race today. This led to a massive international demand for these herbs and plants. The name and the location of the forest were kept a secret. A team of four persons, namely Ritesh, Mahesh, Ria and Smitha under the leadership of Ritesh decide to investigate the forest’s location and venture into it to prevent these medicinal plants and herbs from being bought by a commercial buyer for crores of rupees. However, they soon run into danger and their safety is put into question.

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Writer(s) Sheshagiri Panchangam Director(s) Keshava B R

Producer(s) Ritesh Joshi

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 95 mins

Sayahnangalil Chila Manushyar Certain Lives In Twlight

Awaiting International Premiere

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, a renowned philosophy professor and author decides to refuse palliative care, and heads to a secluded hill station to spend his final days in peace. He is accompanied by his former student and biographer with whom he shares a complex relationship. As the disease continues to corrode his body and mind, the professor has to grapple with a memory that eludes him, regrets that haunt him and questions that he is yet to find answers to. Much like the veil of mist shrouding the valley, a great existential crisis envelops him. With the ghosts of his past resurfacing and the present turning into a nightmare, is it too late for him to seek redemption?

Writer(s) Praveen Sukumaran Director(s) Praveen Sukumaran

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Producer(s) Sreekala Praveen

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Shukradese

Kannada | India Fiction | 109 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Shukradese is the story of daily-wage labourer Kenchaiah and his wife Girija. The couple live a contented life, oblivious to the razzledazzle of the big city of Bengaluru. Much to their surprise, the piece of land on which their hut stands turns out to be prime real estate coveted by a mall. Kenchaiah believes their fortunes are on the rise but gets ensnared in a web of deceit. Girija resists the mafia but Kenchaiah is drawn by their allurements. The couple alternate between hope and despair as the moneybags plot new ways to grab their land.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Anil B. Nachappa Director(s) Joseph Neenasam

Producer(s) Anil B. Nachappa

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English, Hindi, Sindhi | India, Pakistan, Nepal Documentary | 80 mins

Sindhustan Awaiting World Premiere

Sindhustan is the story of the largest migration of a culture in history told through ink (tattoos). The film includes many stories from India and Sindh that intercut with my personal story of illustrating their journeys on my skin through ink. I am using two art forms – from Sindh (Ajrak) and from India (Madhubani) to tell the story of a land carried on the shoulders of its people and not rooted in any soil. My legs, symbolise our journey and my feet, the lack of our roots. Because I do not have access to my ancestral land Sindh, I chose to become it.

Director(s) Sapna Bhavnani

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Sisya - The Disciple

Hindi | India, USA Documentary | 51 mins

25 years ago, Tanja Stiefenhofer, a teenager from Germany, came to India searching for a true path to self-realization. High up in the remote Indian Himalayas, in a gorgeous and intensely spiritual place called Kalishila, Tanja met a reclusive 90 year old yogi who has dedicated over 45 years of his life to performing ancient rituals worshiping the Goddess Mother Kali. This documentary film chronicles Tanja’s incredible true story; from leaving behind her life in a small German village, to her struggles as she learned to adapt to a new culture, a new religion, and an ancient heritage of customs. The audience gets a glimpse into the devotion and dedication that Tanja needed to endure the harsh living conditions in the Himalayas, while navigating the maledominated misogynistic spiritual life of a strict monastery. The film follows her journey seeking the path of truth, and witnesses her transformation from Tanja into Saraswati giri.

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Director(s) Saraswathi Balgam

Producer(s) Prashant Buyyala

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 73 mins

Sleeplessly Yours Awaiting World Premiere

Jessy and Maanu, an eccentric couple, lock themselves up in a small room and decide to experiment with sleep deprivation in an attempt to liven up their relationship. What begins as a joke turns serious in two days. The initial phase of creativity and intense love give way to a lack of judgment, agitation, and anger. At the end of four days of turmoil, they break down and have an altercation about the state of their relationship. Things turn violent and soon Jessy passes out. He sleeps for two days straight and wakes up to realize that Maanu is gone. The movie, structured in a non-linear narrative, is an attempt by Jessy to recollect what had happened in the last four days. Through a unique structure, we go back and forth between his present search for Maanu and the bursts of memories that he has about her.

Writer(s) Goutham Soorya Director(s) Goutham Soorya Sudeep Elamon

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Producer(s) Goutham Soorya

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So Sicily

Hindi | Spain, Italy Fiction | 70 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

So Sicily is an example of the experimental process of filmmaking. It is about a man travelling to meet a girl who never turns up and yet he embarks on the journey as promised and planned by both. The man is anonymous, suffering from sleeping problems and anxiety. This film is an insight into a man’s mind and how he creates an imaginary woman and colours her with his emotions and imaginations. The film is also a social statement on social media and its trappings. Shot on an iPhone X in Italy and Spain over 18 days, the film was made with a shoestring budget and a crew of four including the two actors. It is a completely improvised work where theatre meets cinema.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Chandan Roy Sanyal Jai Sharma Director(s) Chandan Roy Sanyal Jai Sharma

Producer(s) Chandan Roy Sanyal Jai Sharma

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Social Media Murder Society

English | India Fiction | 85 mins

Social Media Murder Society is a dramatic thriller. It follows Doug, a heavily dependent social media user and Tara, his emotionally disengaged wife, as they seek solutions to their disintegrating marriage. Problems occur when Doug takes advice from his virtual friends from across the world and they convince him to do the unthinkable. He soon realizes that if it’s online, it’s public and things can’t be undone in the virtual world. The virtual society knows everything about the couple simply from their collective social media posts and they challenge Doug to a cat and a mouse game that he can’t win.

Writer(s) Dr. Abhishek Shukla Director(s) Dr. Abhishek Shukla

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Producer(s) Dr. Abhishek Shukla

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Sunetra

Malayalam | India Fiction | 72 mins

The Pretty Eyed Girl

Awaiting World Premiere

Sunetra is a migrant cook from far away Bengal living in Kerala. To celebrate her birthday, Adi, the young poet she loves, steals a car and takes off with her to the beach. They do not realize that the car belongs to a thug who is following them – a thug who will not hesitate to kill. Sunetra explores the views its characters have about living and dying. The central idea is that death is forever following us, hiding in the shadows.

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Writer(s) Santosh Babusenan Satish Babusenan Director(s) Santosh Babusenan Satish Babusenan

Producer(s) Santosh Babusenan

Contact Santosh Babusenan Fifth Element 91 9895147585 santoshbabusenan@hotmail.com www.fifthelementfilm.com

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Bengali | India Fiction | 116 mins

Surjo Prithibir Chardike Ghore Awaiting International Premiere

Sun Goes Around The Earth

Based on the real life character of K. C. Pal, this film is a docufiction. Surjo Prithibir Chardike Ghore (The Sun Goes Around the Earth) – for the last 40 years T. C. Pal has relentlessly written these words on the walls of Kolkata. Once employed with the army, Pal was convinced that he has discovered proof that will lay to rest the debate that no longer exists. Once he left the army, Pal spent all his savings. Deserted by his family, he lives in a makeshift tent on the roads of Kolkata, often chased and manhandled by people. But he remains unfazed in his struggle. He lives on a meagre daily budget, and what he scrounges and earns – sometimes as a daily wage labourer – goes in printing the pamphlets of the fourteen proofs that will change the world. He often distributes them for free. Pal is not bitter – he knows that Galileo suffered the same fate. He is convinced that someday the truth will prevail.

Writer(s) Arijit Biswas Paramita Munsi Sugata Sinha Director(s) Arijit Biswas

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Producer(s) Pawan Kanodia

Contact Pawan Kanodia AVA Film Productions Pvt. Ltd. 91 3322157868 kanodiapawan9@gmail.com

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Suspended Inspector Bodo

Bilingual (Hindi/Assamese) | India Fiction | 104 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Inspector Bodo is an incorruptible, no-nonsense cop highly skilled in martial arts who gets suspended for bashing up a wellconnected gang of traffickers. A Superintendent of Police asks him to unofficially track down a girl named Sabrina Rai who has been missing for four days. While investigating, he learns that someone had taken her from her village to Guwahati city under the pretext of training her for the hospitality industry. While trying to track her down, Inspector Bodo finds that her phone is switched off and she is missing from her hostel. He then heads to Guwahati and punches and kicks his way to the uncomfortable truth – Sabrina might have been entangled in a trafficking ring run by a corrupt policeman. This is a bilingual fillm. The Assamese version is releasing in India on December 7, 2018. The Hindi version is awaiting a World Premiere and is looking for gap financing.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Kenny Basumatary Director(s) Kenny Basumatary

Producer(s) Bhishan Rai Priyama Goswami

Contact Kenny Basumatary Kenny DB Films 91 9967051113 kennydbfilms@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 93 mins

Taabeer

Interpretation

Awaiting World Premiere

On a search mission, a team of Indian soldiers led by Anirban Roy is illegally captured by enemy soldiers led by a Lieutenant General. Roy is given two options and he must decide between betraying his country and saving his fellow soldiers. A few months later, a persistent reporter interviews Anirban Roy to find out what truly happened to them after Roy and his team were imprisoned. In spite of a fractured memory and the tendency to confabulate, Roy weaves a story that considers the tension between life and death; free will and destiny; and truth and the perception of truth.

Writer(s) Deep Trivedi Director(s) Nirang Desai

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Producer(s) Deep Trivedi

Contact Deep Trivedi Trivikrama Production 91 9924203068 trivedideep02@gmail.com

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Teen Muhurat

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 80 mins

Three Auspicious Hours

Awaiting World Premiere

Three women in three auspicious hours take an important decision of their life. One is a confused bride getting into a conversation with the makeup man who has come to dress her up for the ceremony. Both of them share their experience of love and how they are struggling in their own worlds. The second woman, is a bright young lady who has joined as a personal secretary to the CEO of a big company. One evening, after an unexpected encounter with her boss, she realises how strangely the world around her is trying to bury her self-respect. The third one, is a rebel girl, who does not compromise for any so-called norm of the society, whether at her workplace or in her personal life. She wants to break all the rules and and dreams of being an entrepreneur.

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Writer(s) Deyali Mukherjee Director(s) Deyali Mukherjee

Producer(s) Sriram Raja

Contact Sriram Raja SRDM Productions 91 9158515193 rsriramraja@gmail.com

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English, Hindi, Marathi | India Fiction | 107 mins

The Lift Boy Awaiting International Premiere

The Lift Boy is the coming of age story of a 24-year-old vagabond Raju who is forced to work at a posh building in Mumbai as the lift operator when his father falls ill. Through this slice-of-life, feel-good story, we see the protagonist go through the four phases of denial, acceptance, evolution and mastery. The film teaches us that life is like a lift, sometimes it takes us up and sometimes it takes us down but at the end of the day we are defined by the buttons we press and the choices we make. We evolve, learn and grow based on those choices and throughout the film we see Raju discover life and himself based on the various choices he makes.

Writer(s) Jonathan Augustin Director(s) Jonathan Augustin

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Producer(s) Jonathan Augustin

Contact Jonathan Augustin Caroline Pictures Private Limited 91 9769783873 jonathan.augustin2000@gmail.com www.theliftboy.com

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The Ordinary Star

Hindi, Marathi | India Documentary | 86 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is asked to study Ashok, the actual resident of the room Nawaz is going to inhabit for the filming of Bombay Talkies. It is an experiment led by Dibakar Banerjee in letting documentary seep into fiction, and open fiction to serendipity. In the process, all three of them construct the lead character of Bombay Talkies – Purandar. He is a dreamer, Don Quixote, idea-a-minute entrepreneur, a failed artist, and a storyteller in search of a tale. This is a film on the fundamental human search for a life less ordinary. The filmmaker, the actor, the model and the protagonist cross paths in their endless search for the extraordinary, sometimes constructed by cinema, sometimes gifted by a life sublime. It is a documentary that ponders over the nature and cost of the cinematic process, its invasiveness and its need to devour so that it can create.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Shabani Hassanwalia Samreen Farooqui Director(s) Shabani Hassanwalia Samreen Farooqui

Producer(s) Shabani Hassanwalia Samreen Farooqui

Contact Hit and Run Films Shabani Hassanwalia 91 9810950999 Samreen Farooqui 91 9810026282 hitandrunfilms@gmail.com

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English, Hindi, Marathi | India Documentary | 104 mins

The Strike And I Awaiting World Premiere

In June 2015, students of the Film and Television Institute of India went on an indefinite strike questioning the appointment of the chairman. The strike went on for 139 days, fuelling other students strikes all over India. The search for an appropriate language and form for the strike was one of the major preoccupations of the students. Going through a personal crisis and feeling crippled by the inadequacy of the words, the director of this film goes on a personal journey in search of a language and form to express what she must. In this personal, musical journey, she travels with the strikers, meeting independent voices with the backdrop of the collective effort.

Writer(s) Kshama Padalkar Director(s) Kshama Padalkar

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Producer(s) Kshama Padalkar

Contact Kshama Padalkar 91 9404150109 kshama.padalkar@gmail.com

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The Tides of Life

Bengali, English | India Documentary | 52 mins

Awaiting International Premiere

A film crew travels to the Sundarbans through a labyrinth of rivers and finds a beautiful and desolate landscape ruled over by an ancient ghost. On this journey they meet hardy people whose rustic, homespun philosophies are born of the tides. But they also find evidences of other civilisations, other philosophies that now only exist in the impenetrable shadows of time. With the sea rising all around it, will this be the final civilisation in Sundarban’s history or will there be yet another beginning too?

Writer(s) Suhel Banerjee

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Director(s) Suhel Banerjee

Producer(s) Sachidanand Joshi Siddharth Kak (Creative Producer)

Contact Suhel Banerjee 91 9867782833 banerjee.suhel@gmail.com

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Kannada | India Fiction | 140 mins

Thurthu Nirgamana Emergency Exit

Awaiting World Premiere

The film opens inside a mortuary. One of the dead bodies, Vikram, opens his eyes. He realizes that he is trapped in a dead body and no amount of screaming can get him out of it. At that point, a nurse appears and makes him understand that he is dead and that it is pointless to fight it. The only way is to accept it gracefully. Vikram persuades her to give him another chance as he is only 32 and is yet to accomplish many things. The nurse gives him three days to go back in time to figure out what he wants to accomplish. But she makes it clear that three days later, his death is inevitable. After multiple attempts to fool the nurse/death, Vikram is compelled to find what he truly wants to accomplish before he dies after three days. What will Vikram accomplish?

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Hemanth Kumar Lakshmaiah Director(s) Hemanth Kumar Lakshmaiah

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Producer(s) Bharath Kumar Gopalappa

Contact Bharath Kumar Gopalappa Kumar and Kumar Films 91 9742201069 bharath.gopalappa@yahoo.com

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Tulasi Apa

Odia | India Fiction | 122 mins

Sister Tulasi

Born and brought up in a tribal region of Odisha, Padmashri Tulasi Munda did not allow the poverty, illiteracy and non-development of her locality to dishearten her, discourage her or dampen her spirit. She took a humble step to educate her fellow beings, which grew into a huge movement. Be it the urban-rural divide or conflict between mine owners and workers or the exploitation of the havenots by the haves, Tulasi Munda protested against each and every act of injustice and discrimination and turned the tide in favor of her fellow beings. The film encapsulates the essence of Tulasi Munda’s life. It enumerates her struggle and highlights her achievements.

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Writer(s) Chinmay Daspatnaik Ava Rani Bal Director(s) Amiya Patnaik

Producer(s) Anupam Patnaik

Contact Anupam Patnaik Amiya Patnaik Productions 91 9937021239 amiyapatnaikproductions@ gmail.com www.technoartproductionz.com

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Kannada, Malayalam | India Fiction | 90 mins

Udampadi Pact

Awaiting World Premiere

Udampadi (Pact) explores one of humanity’s oldest and as yet unresolved predicaments: what meaning do civilization’s codes of morality and ethics hold for individuals who find themselves abandoned on life’s precipices? What does sanity mean for a man trapped between a comatose teenage daughter to whom euthanasia is denied and a young convict tortured by the state for a crime he did not commit? What does freedom mean for an innocent convict if becoming a murderer is the price he has to pay for it? What does resilience mean for a woman who has reconciled with her daughter’s state of coma and yet is driven by a belief that as long as her daughter’s dreams and imagination throb inside her, life and hope have to be preserved, no matter how painful the experience might be?

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Suresh P Thomas Director(s) Suresh P Thomas

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Producer(s) Prakash Bare

Contact Prakash Bare Silicon Media 91 9880115618 prakash.bare@gmail.com

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Unfateful

English, Kannada | India Fiction | 77 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Four strangers – a painter, a freelance writer, an auditor and a tattoo artist, carpool a journey that turns out to be the most unfateful journey of their lives.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Seby Varghese Director(s) Seby Varghese

Producer(s) Seby Varghese

Contact Seby Varghese 91 9986693958 sebyvarghese1@gmail.com

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English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil | India Fiction | 82 mins

Unmadiyude Maranam

Death of Insane

Awaiting World Premiere

Unmadi’s dreams become a source of discord in society but strangely his fellow citizens also start watching his dreams. The authorities, afraid that Unmadi’s dreams are dangerous, insist that he censors his dreams before he starts seeing them. But when Unamdi refuses to do so, the authorities ban him from dreaming. However, the people of his country keep watching his dreams and circulating them illegally. This becomes an embarrassment for the establishment.

Writer(s) Sanalkumar Sasidharan Director(s) Sanalkumar Sasidharan

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Producer(s) Shaji Mathew

Contact Shaji Mathew Niv Art Movies 91 9810178802 nivmathew@gmail.com www.nivartcentre.com

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Unwanted

Hindi | India Fiction | 108 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Set in a village of India, this story is inspired by true events. Mangal Azad is a special autistic child and has dreams just like the others. He wants to become smart and a film star so that he can marry his childhood love Basanti. But a conspiracy makes him living dead and unwanted among his own people when the local village council announces him dead. Mangal embarks on a journey to tell the truth following the principles of non-violence as he witnesses the true nature of friends and foes. He is ignored, ridiculed, attacked until the day he meets his own assassin.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Rana Abhinav Gaur Dilip Deo Director(s) Dilip Deo

Producer(s) Madhumita Roy Dilip Deo

Contact Madhumita Roy 91 9836291999 rune_roy@yahoo.co.in Dilip Deo Sacred Grove Entertainment 91 9892328311 dilip.deo@gmail.com

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Hindi, Nagamese, Nepali | India Fiction | 65 mins

Uribo Will Fly

Awaiting World Premiere

In some rural parts of North-East India, men often die of excessive drinking of local alcohol. Dheblu and her daughter Pokchi has just bid their final farewell to the man of the family Chuba who was also a victim of excessive drinking. But due to life’s immense pressure and struggle, the burdens of the deceased husband tries to force Dheblu to give up and reach for the mountains of Uribo. Meanwhile Putum, a 9 year old – earthquake survivor, is following her guardian sister to explore the world where her parents might have escaped during the catastrophe.

Writer(s) Junaid Khalifa Director(s) Junaid Khalifa

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Producer(s) Junaid Khalifa

Contact Junaid Khalifa Osu films 91 9879637701 junaidkhalifa2017@gmail.com

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Vardaniya

Hindi | India Fiction | 101 mins

Awaiting International Premiere

Rejected by her father and family at birth, Pyari survives only because of her mother, amidst hardship and poverty. She is no ordinary girl as her creativity turns junk into art. When Pyari gets her first period, she makes her own sanitary pad. In a society, where periods are taboo, Pyari is ridiculed and ostracized by her friends and neighbours. Her mother too burns all of Pyari’s material. When her best friend Sara requests Pyari to make a pad for th upcoming school football competition, Pyari is too crushed to do it. Things get worse when Sara dies of an infection from using an unhygienic cloth. Sara’s death galvanizes Pyari to stand and fight against everyone who stands in her path. She makes pads for all the girls in her neighbourhood and school. Finally, Pyari’s efforts are recognised by a leading health organisation and she is awarded for being a beacon in the movement for saving and educating the girl child.

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Writer(s) D. N. Ojha Director(s) Alok Kushwaha

Producer(s) Adesh Gupta

Contact Adesh Gupta Advika Imaginations 91 9819806769 advikaimaginations@gmail.com

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Kannada | India Fiction | 105 mins

Varthamana

The Present

Awaiting World Premiere

Ananth, a man of ideals, commits a crime and looks for a man called Adarsh. Ananth’s guilty consciousness and his psychological state blur the line between reality and illusion. As a parallel, Siddarth, a killer by profession, wants to quit his job and be a free man. To be a free man he has to kill one more man. The film poses symbolic questions regarding the confusions about the identity of modern man.

Writer(s) Umesha Shivalingaiah Director(s) Umesh Shivalingaiah

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Producer(s) Umesh Shivalingaiah

Contact Umesh Shivalingaiah 91 9108891143 umeshsdirector@gmail.com

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Vartul

Marathi | India Fiction | 131 mins

The Circle

Awaiting World Premiere

The story begins at a time when Abhimanyu and Uttara are about to welcome a baby in their life. But they find a dangerous criminal in their home – a mute and deaf man who wants to kill Abhimanyu. In the ensuing fight, Uttara hammers him and he is trapped with the couple in their house. As different incidents unfold in the span of that day, a vicious cycle of fear hounds the couple as they remain trapped in their house with a dangerous man.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019

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Writer(s) Shrikant Choudhari Sarfaraz Siddique Director(s) Shrikant Choudhari

Producer(s) Mukund Choudhari

Contact Shrikant Choudhari Neon Films 91 8983349173 shrknt.choudhari@gmail.com

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Malayalam | India Fiction | 95 mins

Velikku Veluppankaalam Awaiting World Premiere

Velikku Veluppankaalam is a story of Sidharth, a shy introvert young man from a Brahman family in Kerala, who must find the courage to tell his parents that he is gay before his marriage the next day. When Sidharth’s only sister runs away with a man from another caste against the wishes of his orthodox father, it is decided that getting Sidharth married respectably is the only solution to normalize things. When Sidharth tells them that he is gay, his father is forced into a situation where he must choose between his son and society’s respect.

Tentative Completion Date January 2019 Writer(s) Akshay Varma Pankaj Sawant Director(s) Akshay Varma Pankaj Sawant

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Producer(s) Pravin Pingat Shrikant Kadam

Contact Philosia Films LLC Pravin Pingat 1 4695797078 pravinpingat@gmail.com Shrikant Kadam 1 6125456612 shrikantkadam28@gmail.com

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Where The Winds Blow

Nepali | India Fiction | 89 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Where the Winds Blow is a journey of a young woman who embarks on a trek towards an unknown destination somewhere in the high Himalayan mountains. As the beautiful terrains turn harsh and nature challenges her, she braves them and her internal hurdles to find her resilience.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Karma Takapa Director(s) Karma Takapa

Producer(s) Anadi Athaley Karma Takapa Sayani Gupta

Contact Anadi Athaley HumanTrail Pictures 91 7224910283 anadi.athaley@ humantrailpictures.com www.humantrailpictures.com

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Short Films

English | Australia Fiction | 58 mins

5 Days - The Beginning Awaiting World Premiere

After his daughter’s birthday party, Peter, a former alcoholic, starts having strange experiences. As the days pass by, the mystery behind these experiences deepens further. The film is his journey of the first five days of the inception of this mystery in his life. What is it? How will he find out? How will he get answers to his questions including – is this how it begins? 5 Days - The Beginning is an original mystery with a sci-fi twist inspired by events from real life and space.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Vikas Kumar Director(s) Vikas Kumar

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Producer(s) Vikas Kumar

Contact Vikas Kumar What If Films Pty Ltd. 61 450560396 whatiffilmsaustralia@gmail.com www.whatiffilms.com.au

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Short Films

A

Silent | India Fiction | 7 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

‘A’ is the first letter of the alphabet and everything starts with it. Similarly, the film comments on the beginning of transition in a Bahurupi’s life. For the sake of such a beginning, he sacrifices his gender and identity. ‘A’ does not refer to any other alphabet other than the first alphabet, as the beginning is more important than anything that follows.

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Writer(s) Aneek Chaudhuri Director(s) Aneek Chaudhuri

Producer(s) Sanjoy Roy

Contact Sanjoy Roy Sanjoy Roy Productions 91 6290208279 aneekaspires@gmail.com

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A Cold Summer Night

Konkani | India Fiction | 21 mins

21st May 2017, Mapusa, Goa, India. For Ketan, a Maharashtrian migrant, an ordinary night turns wildly dramatic when an anonymous attack on his car congregates excessive attention in the conformist Goan neighbourhood of Mapusa. The entire locality calls out to Ketan but he is stuck with his paramour in a small rented room while his pregnant wife is away at her parents’ house.

Writer(s) Yash Sawant Director(s) Yash Sawant

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Producer(s) Arvin Vaz

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Aarambh

Hindi | India Fiction | 20 mins

The Beginning

Awaiting World Premiere

Aarambh tells a universal story about one of humanity’s fundamental questions: What happens after death? Although the question is asked by many philosophers, theologians and the like, Aarambh, follows a child’s search for this answer. Surrounded by virgin natural landscape, in a time period that is hard to determine with characters who are detached from our mundane reality, Aarambh presents the unique universe of a child – a magical, curious, and innocent universe filled with the beauty and serenity of life.

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Writer(s) Sandeep Kumar Verma Director(s) Sandeep Kumar Verma

Producer(s) Sandeep Kumar Verma

Contact Sandeep Kumar Verma Autowalamatic Productions 91 8454000412 verma87sandeep@gmail.com www.autowalamatic.com

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English, Marathi | India Fiction | 20 mins

Ajay Awaiting International Premiere

After a young boy commits suicide, an NGO decides to investigate the matter. Ajay follows the investigator as he collects statements from witnesses, building a picture of the hatred and persecution that led to the boy’s death.

Writer(s) Vikrant Dhote Saurabh Kulkarni Director(s) Vikrant Dhote

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Producer(s) The Humsafar Trust

Contact Vikrant Dhote The Humsafar Trust 91 9870531303 vikrant.dhote@gmail.com

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Short Films

Al-War

Hindi | India Fiction | 18 mins

In a small town in northern India, a man named Ikhlaq is going to open his dairy shop to fulfill his dream. For this, he has worked hard and saved money for years. Finally the day has come when he has to buy some livestock and just live his life happily with his wife and daughter. But what awaits him is against the language of humanity.

Writer(s) Jaideep Yadav

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Director(s) Jaideep Yadav

Producer(s) Myra Karn

Contact Myra Karn Raapchik Films 91 9619302111 myrakarn@gmail.com

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Short Films

Hindi | India Fiction | 14 mins

Asthi

Ashes

Awaiting World Premiere

Meera runs off to Haridwar to immerse her mother’s ashes in the Ganges, but is unable to do so because she can’t seem to let go of her mother. What follows is a journey of conflict and sadness in this 14-minute-long film Asthi (Ashes). Old memories resurface as the soothing voice of Meera’s mother, Saroja Devi, a classical singer, echoes in her mind. A surreal conversation begins with the ashes as Meera travels the lanes and the banks of the sacred river exploring the bond of a mother-daughter relationship.

Writer(s) Lavanya Rao Leena Malhotra Director(s) Dinkar Yadavalli Rao

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Producer(s) Dinkar Yadavalli Rao

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BA

Telugu | India Fiction | 51 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

We read about the atrocities committed against women every day in the media and although we sympathize with the families affected, we soon forget about them. We never learn of the trauma that follows a sexual crime. This film is about a newly betrothed couple who fails to cope with the trauma of rape. Unable to recognize and grapple with what is happening, the wife goes on a downward spiral that eventually ends in her doom. The husband, unaware of his spouse’s mental condition, undergoes his share of emotional turmoil. The film also presents a surrealistic and a retrospective approach into a rapist’s mind.

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Writer(s) Shashidhar Reddy Ganne Navneeth Suresh Director(s) Shashidhar Reddy Ganne

Producer(s) Shashidhar Reddy Ganne

Contact Shashidhar Reddy Ganne Lost Visionary Films 91 9043769009 shashi.ganne@gmail.com

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English, Hindi, Marathi | India Documentary | 30 mins

Backstreet Bollywood Awaiting World Premiere

The film Backstreet Bollywood shows an unlikely path to stardom in India’s city of dreams, Mumbai. Aspiring actors from the Dharavi slum living in mostly dismal conditions hope that someday they will be able to make it in movies like Slumdog Millionnaire or Salaam Bombay or even mainstream Bollywood films. While many of them realize that they have absolutely no chance of making it big, there are others who are not willing to give up. This is the story of one such kid – who aims to win over the world with his talent, and talent alone.

Tentative Completion Date October 2019 Director(s) Ishani Dutta

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Producer(s) Ashish Dutta

Contact Ashish Dutta Carrot Films 91 9810018837 ashish@carrotfilms.com ishani@carrotfilms.com www.carrotfilms.com

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Banoffee Pie

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 14 mins

Change is a phenomenon that is easily accepted by some while strongly resisted by others. The upholders of Indian culture are constantly having a face-off with those who are influenced by the West. The story Banoffee Pie revolves around two individuals who meet at a cafÊ, like any other day, but end up interacting with radical forces in the society. The couple’s conversation is candid and thought-provoking; raising several questions about the way things are perceived by some people. As the events unfold, the story focuses on the possibility of how such perceptions could be dramatically wrong.

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Writer(s) Sarat Prakash Karan Bansal Director(s) Inderjit Bansel

Producer(s) Inderjit Bansel

Contact Inderjit Bansel Front Foot Entertainment Llc 91 9821343306 inderjitbansel@gmail.com

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Silent | India Fiction | 7 mins

Behrupiya Awaiting World Premiere

Impersonation is the way of life for the Behrupiya – a community of artists who imitate and dress up like gods, animals and various characters inspired by popular mythology. These artists entertain the public on the streets. Once popular and widespread, this ageold traditional Indian performing art is now struggling to find its feet in the modern era of entertainment. Usually passed on through generations, this art form has only a few hundred performers remaining. The only hope is that perhaps a new eye can resurrect their art.

Writer(s) Pankaj Bangde Director(s) Pankaj Bangde

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Producer(s) Amol Jadhav Pankaj Bangde

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Bhairu

Marathi | India Fiction | 30 mins

Sound of Silence

Awaiting World Premiere

Sound is one medium which invokes some of the most penetrating sensations in the human mind. And to make the most of it, we are equipped with auditory sense organs. Unfortunately, that isn’t true for young Bhairu, who is deaf and mute. However, his imagination knows no bounds. He likes to imagine what sound would feel like, and enjoys the idea of it. But when Bhairu’s parents get him a hearing machine, the reality of sound starts to clash with his imagination of the feeling. Bhairu delves into the blurred lines between his imagination of sound and the reality of sound, and tries to figure out which of them works better for him.

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Writer(s) Manasi Deodhar Prasad Ardalkar Director(s) Manasi Deodhar

Producer(s) Manasi Deodhar

Contact Manasi Deodhar Dhaga Production 91 7588896762 91 9011753859 manasi6343@gmail.com

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Blindspot

Hindi | India Fiction | 14 mins

Nayan Kumar, the premium salesman of Premium Mops India, is extremely good at his job. He is the man with the Midas touch. However, his salesmanship has a shrewd trickery which allows him to catch his clients like fish in a fisherman’s net. As he continues to gain success in his company, he starts moving up the ladder. However, when his latest client catches him off guard one day, his own trickery meets its match. Has he landed in a hot soup or will he be able to untangle himself from the net he has himself cast?

Writer(s) Josh Seven Director(s) Josh Seven

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Producer(s) Josh Seven

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Children Playing God

Hindi | India, USA Documentary | 26 mins

Ramlila is a month-long theatrical performance based on the Ramayana, the ancient Indian epic poem. Each year, boys handpicked by the king of Ramnagar, portray the main characters in the performance. They spend two grueling months working with dramatic coaches to perfect their performances. The boys, ranging in age from eight to fourteen, must live and rehearse at the site, and sometimes must look after themselves. During the entire process, the boys are considered to be living gods and goddesses, and are worshipped by the people of the community. The film explores the gap that separates the reality of their lives from the fiction they portray, highlighting the ordinary aspects of being children during the process of their temporary transformation into the divine.

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Director(s) Ashok Vish

Producer(s) Ashok Vish

Contact Ashok Vish 91 9742488692 ashokvishfilms@gmail.com

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Chinna

Telugu | India Fiction | 33 mins

Younger Son

Chinna is a story which takes place in Nalgonda in the year 2006. It is the story of a young teenage schoolboy Mahesh who is very passionate about listening to music and songs. As his final exams near, his mother disconnects the cable connection at home because she feels that he spends more time watching TV than studying. Mahesh feels very disappointed. In the pursuit of listening to his favourite music, he has a few adventures. Inadvertently, Mahesh commits a mistake which lands him in the police station. The rest of the story follows Mahesh’s journey out of the trouble he finds himself in.

Writer(s) Vishnu Vardhan Babu Ponna Director(s) Vishnu Vardhan Babu Ponna

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Producer(s) Shravan Kumar Geetharani Ponna

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Color of the Shadow

Hindi | India Fiction | 13 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Color of the Shadow is a dark love story set in the backdrop of glamorous Goa. The film is the story of a newly married couple who, on their visit to Goa, experience their deepest emotional connect through an unexpected turn of events.

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Writer(s) Bobby Vats Mohit Mattoo Director(s) Mohit Mattoo

Producer(s) Bobby Vats Mohit Mattoo

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English, Manipuri | India Documentary | 27 mins

Daughters of The Polo God Awaiting World Premiere

The shimmering emerald state of Manipur, India is the birthplace of modern polo with men having played the sport for several hundred years. Now it’s the turn for the young maidens to charge forward. A young polo sisterhood is developing in Manipur that ploughs on in spite of adversity and political turmoil. They are intensely connected to their sacred Manipuri pony and play an international tournament every year. At the core of their efforts is also their sincere struggle to lift the Manipuri pony out of the plight in which it has fallen. What started off with one visiting USPA-American team has now become a full fledged tournament with slots for four foreign teams and two Indian teams in a span of three years. Sponsorships are also coming in. This film is a tribute to these polo players and the modern Manipuri women.

Writer(s) Roopa Barua Director(s) Roopa Barua

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Producer(s) Roopa Barua

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Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit

Hindi | India Documentary | 45 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

India, is home to around 2226 tigers (as per 2014 census) which is almost 70% of the total tiger population of the world. As the forest cover depletes, the tigers often come out of their habitat and kill human beings in the buffer zones. This creates an atmosphere of fear which is difficult to describe in words. This is the story of one such surrounding habitat called the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve where tigers often come out and prey on human beings. The region was declared a Tiger Reserve by the Government of India in 2014.

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Writer(s) Sandeep Babbar Director(s) Sandeep Babbar

Producer(s) Sandeep Babbar

Contact Sandeep Babbar 91 11 22439331 deep5914@gmail.com

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Short Films

Tamil | India Documentary | 14 mins

Dharma Awaiting World Premiere

In the heartland of Tamil Nadu, in a small village called (K)ondugampatti of the Madurai District, life remains unchanged and far removed from the chaos of a rapidly changing world. In the face of political and societal changes, Kanan and his family, like many others in villages across Tamil Nadu, strive to uphold the traditions that have been handed down for generations. Like many bulls, Dharma is raised and nurtured as a part of the family, and bred with the singular purpose of competing in Jallikattu. This sport, that has been practiced for over a millennia, tests the bravery of men in the face of imminent danger. It has been criticised for its inherent cruelty towards animals and the debates that have since ensued have become deeply politicised, polarising people across the country. This film explores the psyche of Kanan and his relationship with Dharma.

Writer(s) Nishanth Pio Director(s) Nishanth Pio

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Producer(s) Arjun Kamath

Contact Arjun Kamath The Standard Images Co. 91 9840301291 arjun.kamath@thestandardimages.com www.thestandardimages.com

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Dhukyachya Vaata Misty Roads

Marathi | India Fiction | 35 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Dhukyachya Vaata is a film-poem. Humans are pattern-seeking animals. We learn, seek and imitate patterns, and always wonder – what if there is a larger design at play? How do we know if there is? Aakash is seeking such answers. While Aakash cannot clearly see what bothers him, the film explores his questions – what keeps him awake at night? Where does he feel home? In his house? In his room? Or in the deep jungle that he has been visiting for several years? Aakash contemplates, trying to make sense of it. Seemingly, he is just another next-door neighborhood lad, but the subtleties of his world tell a different story. His reminiscence of a sensory-rich childhood reveals how he has grown close to nature, how it has deepened his existence. A thrilling experience haunts him like a ghost, takes him on a misty road, a dream awakens his soul to something hiding under his nose. And he finally realizes what matters to him.

Tentative Completion Date February 2019

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Writer(s) Laxmikant Bongale Sujit Birje Director(s) Laxmikant Bongale

Producer(s) Laxmikant Bongale

Contact Laxmikant Bongale Drushyapat Project 91 9082604078 lgbongale@gmail.com

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English, Marathi | India Fiction | 27 mins

Evening Awaiting World Premiere

Blurring the lines between knowing someone all too well and not knowing them at all, open wounds and closely tied knots, Evening is about a simmering encounter between two former lovers – Ira, a painter and Nikhil, an actor – who are meeting for the first time after their separation. Their initial exchange is filled with awkward false starts, anxious small talk and bitter jibes, until something unexpected catalyses them to confront their own and each other’s demons. The question is – is there ever such a thing as closure?

Writer(s) Maitreyee Kulkarni Hrishikesh Arvikar Director(s) Anupam Barve

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Producer(s) Anupam Barve

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Eye Test

Malayalam | India Fiction | 15 mins

Eye Test is a short fiction film which explores the affective atmosphere of a mother-daughter relationship, death and bereavement through the realm of memory, following her own mother’s death a few years back. The narrative delves into the mindscape of the 27-year-old Nivedita when she visits an eye clinic. The eye clinic territory transforms into a sensorial one for her, invoking memories of her single mother and her own lonely childhood.

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Writer(s) Sudha Padmaja Francis Director(s) Sudha Padmaja Francis

Producer(s) Sudha Padmaja Francis

Contact Sudha Padmaja Francis 91 9895536039 sudhakf@gmail.com

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Fighting On Ice

English | India Documentary | 45 mins

Fighting on Ice is a hard hitting and real feature documentary which reveals the true fight between passion and struggle. ‘Fighting on Ice’ follows the life of the Indian ice hockey team, the association and innumerable passionate people who believe in the future of ice hockey in India, who believe in themselves and their dreams and whose passion for this sport is beyond the closed doors of the government. Without official support, without funding, without equipment, ice hockey is still surviving in India primarily because of this fabulous group of people who are giving it their all just to make the country proud! It’s time India gets to know about these fabulous sportsmen who are striving with their undying spirit and positivity to put India’s stamp on the game of ice hockey.

Writer(s) Mithun Bajaj Director(s) Mithun Bajaj

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Producer(s) Mithun Bajaj

Contact Mithun Bajaj Mithun L Bajaj Films 91 9867919015 mithunbajaj24@gmail.com

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For All That You Are

English | India Fiction | 11 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Are human beings for religion or is religion for human beings? For All That You Are is based on this topic. This is the story of Alisha and Jenny, two lesbian women who used to be a couple. The story takes a drastic turn when they meet for the first time after their break up, unaware of each other’s objective. The film offers an interesting view into the relationship between two women from different backgrounds who are bound by different beliefs.

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Writer(s) Mirza H Director(s) Avantika Khattri

Producer(s) Avantika Khattri

Contact Avantika Khattri Mad Hatters 91 9011096165 91 9004038177 madhatters.creatives@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 15 mins

Gadhedo Donkey

Awaiting International Premiere

Based on a folk story from Rajasthan, the film is set in a small village which is stuck in time. The story is a satirical journey of a naive washerman who believes that the only teacher in his village will be able to turn his donkey into a ‘man’.

Writer(s) Jai Sharma Director(s) Jai Sharma

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Producer(s) Jai Sharma Jeet Sorap

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Gadho

Rajasthani | India Fiction | 15 mins

Donkey

The desert is his world and the donkey his companion; a donkey, that he is constantly cribbing about and complaining to. When the same donkey goes missing, the dynamics of this relationship truly emerge.

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Writer(s) Digant Gautam Director(s) Digant Gautam

Producer(s) Manu Gautam

Contact Manu Gautam Story People 91 22 4266 0836 91 9820898101 manustories@gmail.com digantgautam@gmail.com www.storypeople.in

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Hiraeth

English | USA Fiction | 18 mins

Hiraeth is a short film whose story revolves around a refugee of war. This humanizing story briefly reveals some of the inner complexities of living outside one’s home country and highlights the struggle many refugees face when trying to make decisions in the best interest of their family. Hiraeth, true to its definition, is about more than mere homesickness; it’s about a deep connection one feels to their homeland and a longing to return to a place which is impossible to return to.

Writer(s) Teeshay Shah Director(s) Teeshay Shah

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Producer(s) Teeshay Shah

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I Am Fine

Hindi | India Fiction | 25 mins

Awaiting International Premiere

Akash has been a recluse for many years. Unable to accept that he suffers from depression, he avoids seeking treatment and withdraws himself socially. His condition worsens as he becomes delusional. When the situation spirals out of control, he secretly consults a psychiatrist and tries to get his life back. One day he receives a letter from the psychiatrist asking him to discontinue certain pills which make him sleepy, followed by a few more letters with similar instructions. Reassured, he skips the medicines. Finally, when the doctor confronts him, he discovers that he has been posting the letter to himself on the doctor’s behalf. The doctor gets confused and once Akash leaves, he too is struck by anxiety and resorts to medicating himself to calm his nerves.

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Writer(s) Prabhudatta Guru Director(s) Sanjay Guru

Producer(s) Palash Dutta

Contact Palash Dutta Palash Dutta Classic Productions 91 9821060757 artistpalashdutta@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 14 mins

Kramasha... To Be Continued Awaiting World Premiere

This story is about a woman writer who continually thinks about her story even while doing her everyday chores. She feels the pain and discomfort that is present in the story. She feels every emotion that she has to write. When a writer writes something, she mentions the events that happened with her. While watching the film, it seems as if it is her own story but in the end, the illusion is broken with the editor’s phone call and it is revealed that the film in fact was the story the writer was writing.

Writer(s) Anshu Harsh Director(s) Anshu Harsh

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Producer(s) Somendra Harsh

Contact Somendra Harsh Rajasthan International Film Festival (Riff Film Club) 91 9414044548 somendra.harsh@gmail.com www.riffjaipur.org

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Kul Gov Garem

Kashmiri | India Fiction | 12 mins

Seven Stones

Awaiting World Premiere

Fed up of being constantly chased away, a group of friends decide to take matters into their own hands. Set against the beautiful but troubled backdrop of Kashmir, Kul Gov Garem is a peek into the lives of these children, as they manage to find ways to keep living.

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Writer(s) Arif Mir Director(s) Arif Mir

Producer(s) Arif Mir

Contact Arif Mir 91 9930794683 arifmir04@yahoo.co.in

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Hindi | India Documentary | 33 mins

Laatsahab Awaiting World Premiere

Shot on the occasion of Holi, the festival of colors, in the sleepy town of Shahjahanpur in India, the film revolves around a ritual followed nowhere else in the country. A procession of almost 10,000 people follow a near-unconscious drunk man, wearing a garland of shoes, on a bullock cart. The sleepy town not only wakes up but goes berserk – literally. The ritual garners as much fanfare as revulsion and yet continues to be carried out for more than 100 years, year after year.

Director(s) Vikram Saxena

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Producer(s) Vikram Saxena

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Letters

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 29 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Set in Italy during World War II, Letters is the story of Dev Pandit, a young soldier from British India, who didn’t have a gun, didn’t drive a tank or shoot bombs; his job was to read letters. The film delves into the letters written by soldiers to their loved ones back home. It also looks at the importance of letter censorship.

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Writer(s) Bhavani Iyer Director(s) Nitin Shingal

Producer(s) Prateek Chakravarty

Contact Prateek Chakravarty Pramod Films 91 9820668822 pramodfilms@gmail.com

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Love, Bites

Hindi | India Fiction | 21 mins

Love, Bites is a romantic drama where the story revolves around the lives of Karthik and Meghna. Their sexual chemistry is obvious to everyone, even to those who haven’t seen them together as they like to flaunt their hickeys on their bodies. But something changes in their equation when the hickey becomes a bridge of memory that leads to an old sexual encounter Meghna had in the past. And about which Karthik finds out. Will Meghna be able to help Karthik erase the marks of her past? Or will Karthik just to have wake up to a realization that the past, even though it is haunting, might not be real?

Writer(s) Ajay Govind Director(s) Ajay Govind

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Producer(s) Ajay Govind

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Malota

Haryanvi | India Fiction | 16 mins

Twigs and leaves

Awaiting World Premiere

Malota is the story of 9-year-old Gulab who, like any other child his age, is full of mischief and innocence at the same time. Gulab bunks school only to escape thrashing from a strict Mathematics teacher who announced a test in class the previous day. Gulab does not study for the test as he, along with his friends, get busy to gather Malota (a ritual where kids go door to door collecting food and milk for newborn puppies and their mother). Fear paves the way for Gulab as he is faced with doing things he has never done before.

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Writer(s) Krishan Hooda Director(s) Krishan Hooda

Producer(s) Aditi Sinnarkar

Contact Aditi Sinnarkar Modern Monk Filmsw 91 9867507870 aditisinnarkar@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 58 mins

Mann To Bachcha Hai Ji Awaiting World Premiere

This film is an entertaining spiritual film that will help mankind to control their mind.

Writer(s) Ravi Kumar Sharma Director(s) Ravi Kumar Sharma

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Producer(s) Ravi Kumar Sharma

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Mayat

Marathi | India Fiction | 26 mins

The Corpse

Awaiting International Premiere

Mayat is the story of Nama, a poor, unemployed, famine-struck villager hopelessly struggling to find work. One day, at a funeral, he instinctively starts collecting the coins thrown over dead bodies as part of the death rituals. He continues visiting other funerals to provide food for his hunger stricken family. This soon takes him to a crossroads, where he has to choose between morality and sin.

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Writer(s) Dr. Suyash Shinde Director(s) Dr. Suyash Shinde

Producer(s) Dr. Suyash Shinde

Contact Dr. Suyash Shinde Strepto Focus Films 91 9923078788 dr.suyash@yahoo.co.in

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Bengali | India Fiction | 11 mins

Meal Awaiting World Premiere

Amidst tension outside, a dysfunctional family sits together for their customary morning meal.

Writer(s) Abhiroop Basu Director(s) Abhiroop Basu

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Producer(s) Abhiroop Basu

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Mera Blue Sky

Hindi | India Fiction | 10 mins

My Blue Sky

Awaiting World Premiere

My Blue Sky is about a carefree, fun-loving, 7-year-old girl who lives in Mumbai. Most of the time, she is on her own because her parents are busy making ends meet. She has gotten used to being happy on her own. She spends time making her own videos on her cell phone. Spending time alone has also made her observe things around her which most kids her age don’t see – the city is getting covered with tall buildings and now with newly constructed metros coming all over the city, the sky is getting covered too. She wants nothing but to save her blue sky as she fears that one day the sky willl get totally covered.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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Writer(s) Suchita Bhhatia Director(s) Suchita Bhhatia

Producer(s) Suchita Bhhatia

Contact Suchita Bhhatia Metaphysical Lab 91 9820137858 suchitabhhatia@gmail.com www.suchitabhhatia.com

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English, Hindi, Marathi | India Fiction | 30 mins

Mirza’s Friend Ghalib Awaiting World Premiere

Mirza, a filmmaker, is a loner by choice. He lives in a slum full of street artists and works as an assistant in a cafe to survive. The slum is facing a threat of demolition by civic authorities. Mirza doesn’t talk to anybody. The only time he talks is to an unknown friend over the phone, discussing his own screenplays. The friend pushes Mirza to change his style and write a blockbuster. This leads to a conflict between the two. At the same time, the residents of the slum begin protesting against the demolition orders. Meanwhile, a batchmate from Mirza’s university recognises him. She realises that Mirza’s life in anonymity could provide potential material for a web series. And a chase begins. One day Mirza doesn’t open his door. When the cops break in, they find Mirza dead. Cops rule out foul play but are surprised when they realise that Mirza’s phone never had a valid connection.

Writer(s) Anupam Sen Gupta Abhijeet Sengupta Director(s) Anupam Sen Gupta

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Producer(s) Malini Kathuria Sen Gupta

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Neralu

Kannada | India Fiction | 20 mins

Shadow

Awaiting International Premiere

Young Devraj lives in a small town, in the midst of a crumbling inheritance. Shiva, a movie star of yesteryear, is his only interest; an interest bordering on obsession. Shiva is also a connect between Devraj and his maid Gauri. When an aging Shiva publishes his autobiography, its shadow creeps into their laid-back small-town existence.

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Writer(s) Satyajit Rout Sumanth Bhat G S Bhaskar Director(s) Sumanth Bhat

Producer(s) Rakshit Shetty

Contact Rakshit Shetty Paramvah Studios Pvt. Ltd rakshit.shetty@paramvah.com Sumanth Bhat sumu.bhat@gmail.com 91 9986019975

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Nora

English, Norwegian | India, Norway Fiction | 21 minss

Nora explores what happens to a couple when they fail to live up to the expectations of their surroundings. Nora and Petter – a socalled perfect couple in many people’s eyes – leave their day-to-day life in Oslo, Norway and head to Mumbai, India. Once in Mumbai, we discover they don’t have the perfect life but a big issue haunts them. As their differences over this issue start to become more and more apparent, it triggers a release of built-up frustrations. How far are human beings willing to go in order to save face and live a life that is expected? What does it take to dare to live your own life?

Writer(s) Meena Rathore Director(s) Meena Rathore

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Producer(s) Khalid Maimouni Shiven Surendranath

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Phad

A Maharashtrian Folk Art

Marathi | India Documentary | 30 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

The documentary Phad is based on the great folk tradition of Maharashtra known as Tamasha and on the life of its artists. These artists were born on-stage, brought up on stage and have carried forward the baton inherited from their parents and grandparents. Although Tamasha art can be traced back nearly 250 - 300 years, Tamasha artists are still illiterate and abandoned for generations together.

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Writer(s) Dhananjay Khairnar Director(s) Dhananjay Khairnar

Producer(s) Dhananjay Khairnar

Contact Dhananjay Khairnar 91 9552384898 dhananjaycinema@gmail.com

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Hindi | India Fiction | 11 mins

Piece of Mind Awaiting International Premiere

Piece of Mind is a story of a Physics professor who teaches Optics. While he teaches about the two images formed by a convex parabolic mirror, one being real and the other being virtual, he presents a connotation to his real life – that is, on the outside, he might be an excellent teacher but on the inside, his inability to speak up for himself intensifies the augmentation of his frustration.

Writer(s) Sandeep Mukherjee Director(s) Sandeep Mukherjee

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Producer(s) Sandeep Mukherjee

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Raaya

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 14 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Based on true events, this film is the story of Raaya, a seven year-old girl who suffers from autism. In spite of various medical treatments she does not show much improvement until a hypnotherapist intervenes.

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Writer(s) Supriya Parulekar Richa Agarwal Director(s) Nitin Shingal

Producer(s) Rakesh Gupta

Contact Rakesh Gupta Rakesh Gupta Films 91 9810091515 rkmarch1965@gmail.com

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Odia | India Fiction | 24 mins

Rebati Awaiting World Premiere

Rebati Jena, the newly appointed IIC of a Bhubaneswar police station, has a dark past that has made her who she is today. On her way to her ancestral village one night, she finds a car that has met with a severe accident. Rebati takes the gravely injured driver to the nearest hospital only to realize it is Anang Mishra, a man who had scarred Rebati in the past. He was the sole reason for Rebati fleeing her ancestral village of Nuasahi with her father. Upon enquiring, Rebati opens up to her father regarding the rape that Anang, his father Ghanshyam and their men attempted. Nabaghana is shocked to know this revelation. Ghanshyam Mishra arrives at the hospital to know Rebati has saved his son and breaks down with guilt. Rebati shrugs off Ghanshyam, labeling her actions as a call of duty.

Writer(s) Gour Hari Das Roshan Bisoi Director(s) Anupam Patnaik

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Producer(s) Anupam Patnaik

Contact Anupam Patnaik 91 9937021239 amiyapatnaikproductions@gmail.com www.technoartproductionz.com

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Rishikesh A Holy City

Hindi | India Documentary | 25 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

Rishikesh A Holy City is about the small town of Rishikesh and is set amidst the pristine beauty of the Ganga flowing down the mountains of Uttarakhand. The film is in four segments focusing on the Ayurvedic medicines from the forests of Rishikesh and their benefits, the climate and natural beauty, meditation and yoga, and natural treatment in the medical centre of Rishikesh.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019

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Writer(s) Arun Prakash Badony Director(s) Ramesh Sahni

Producer(s) Ramesh Sahni

Contact Ramesh Sahni S.Sahni Enterprises 91 9811079507 91 8010451150 sahniramesh.sahniramesh@gmail.com

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Sambhavtaha

Marathi | India Fiction | 23 mins

Probably

The government is acquiring thousands of hectares of farmland to build a highway. Farmers are questioning the need for it. Most are agitating quietly, but some are threatening to commit suicide. This is the story of a farmer, Vinoba, who decides to take an extreme action, but not take his own life. There is a rebellion brewing in his subconscious. Will it come to the fore?

Writer(s) Gaurav Madan Director(s) Gaurav Madan

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Producer(s) Gaurav Madan

Contact Gaurav Madan Last Joker Pictures 91 9820627948 being.gaurav@gmail.com

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Season’s Greetings

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 14 mins

The story revolves around a man in Mumbai suffering from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Irritated with summer he waits for the monsoon. But once the monsoon hits the city, he starts complaining and gradually gets depressed. He now waits for the monsoon to end.

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Writer(s) Manish Singh Director(s) Manish Singh

Producer(s) Manish Singh

Contact Manish Singh Cinemaghar Entertainment 91 7021226725 manisshh22@gmail.com

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Bengali, English | Bangladesh Fiction | 24 mins

SeeYou Awaiting World Premiere

A bold, wise and professionally successful mother feels incomplete while undergoing a muted internal struggle. However, certain experiences make her see things in a new light and she emerges out of the darkness to experience motherhood and womanhood anew.

Writer(s) Chaitali Somadder Baishaki Somadder Syful Akbar Khan Director(s) Chaitali Somadder Syful Akbar Khan

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Syful Akbar Khan

Contact Syful Akbar Khan Onnopur 880 1715977269 khansyfulakbar@gmail.com

Looking for Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

239


Short Films

Sound Proof

Hindi | India Fiction | 30 mins

A young divorced woman, Sana, rents an apartment in Mumbai hoping for a new independent life. But instead, she finds herself caught in a maze of peculiar occurrences. Her attempts to unearth the mystery make her run into a society that has insulated itself, a society that’s become rigid with fear by serving the powerful.

Looking for Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

240

Writer(s) Aditya Kelgaonkar Director(s) Aditya Kelgaonkar

Producer(s) Aditya Kelgaonkar

Contact Aditya Kelgaonkar 91 9833710016 adityakelgaonkar@gmail.com

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

English | India Fiction | 20 mins

Summer Rhapsody Awaiting World Premiere

Aili is an 8-year old boy who has to help his mother in their field by taking care of his newborn sister. For company he has a buffalo, a scarecrow and an uninvited bird. As the bright and breezy summer afternoon whispers gently, the bored Aili not only has to entertain himself but also his little sister, resulting in a rhapsody of ideas.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Shravan Katikaneni Director(s) Shravan Katikaneni

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Gnana Shekar VS

Contact Gnana Shekar VS Kali Productions 91 9000711000 gnanashekarvspostbox@gmail.com shravan.katikaneni@gmail.com

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241


Short Films

Thadayam

Tamil | India Fiction | 55 mins

Impressions

Awaiting World Premiere

Thadayam is about a one hour meeting between two lovers after many years. Jeny is a divorcee and a cancer survivor who had been in love with Deva. However, due to circumstances they could not get married. Deva who is married to another woman comes to meet Jeny who is on her death bed because of her illness. In the midst of reminiscences, recriminations and endearments, they cry, smile and hug. It all happens on a rainy day which echoes the seeping wet feel of their love. In the end Deva gets a call from his wife and has to leave.

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242

Writer(s) Dhamayanthi Director(s) Dhamayanthi

Producer(s) Mala Manyan

Contact Mala Manyan First Copy Productions 91 9600045747 mala.manyan@gmail.com www.firstcopyproductions.com

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

Tamil | India Fiction | 11 mins

The Boy Awaiting International Premiere

13 year-old Aswath exposes his sexual desire and sexuality at his birthday celebration. He likes girls’ things and feels like a girl. All his family members get upset except his mother. Every mother in the world loves her children, whether they are boys or girls or of the third gender. We need to respect transgenders and try to understand their difficulties. This film is a small attempt to talk about society’s acceptance of transgenders. It is only when a mother accepts her son’s sexuality, that the society will start to accept transgenders.

Writer(s) Arunkumar Senthil Director(s) Arunkumar Senthil

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Arunkumar Senthil

Contact Arunkumar Senthil 91 9790955810 91 9841423013 raghul.senthil@gmail.com

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243


Short Films

The Disguise

English | India, UK Fiction | 20 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

The Disguise is an intimate film about the lives of two Muslim women who live and work in London. One is culturally conservative, holding on to her native symbols of identity, while the other is liberal, assimilated into the western world. Through a series of events both women find themselves struggling to come to terms with their own sense of self. Both have family members not entirely comfortable with their choices – a husband in case of one, and a mother in case of the other. Eventually, an incident on the road – a hate crime – pushes matters to a head and forces both women to rethink their concept of identity. The film makes no attempt to arrive at answers, but leaves certain questions hanging: what is identity? And who decides how we choose to live?

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

244

Writer(s) Riya Mukherjee Director(s) Sandeep Varma

Producer(s) Riya Mukherjee

Contact Riya Mukherjee Riya Mukherjee Word Pictures 91 9811714091 riya@rmwordpictures.com

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

Marathi | India Fiction | 15 mins

The Drainage Awaiting World Premiere

Ambadas, the protagonist of this short film, is a labourer in a farm. One day his new smartphone falls into a dry drain and he struggles to get it out for the next 24 hours. Using the phone as a medium, the story touches upon the subtle changes taking place in society. Ambadas finally manages to enter the drain from a different place. Once inside, he realises how lonely he is in this over-populated world. The passage from where he had entered the drain suddenly shuts and he gets trapped inside. But would he be free even if he got out?

Writer(s) Vikrant Badarkhe Director(s) Vikrant Badarkhe

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Mukesh Chhabra

Contact Mukesh Chhabra Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company 91 9096100140 viki.badarkhe@gmail.com

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245


Short Films

The Knot

Hindi | India Fiction | 19 mins

Awaiting International Premiere

The Knot is a story of a brother and sister who are each other’s shadow and are tied together with an unalterable fate. The brother will do all that is takes to save his bedridden elder sister. But his perseverance and commitment will be tested, and success will come at a price. The tale whispers of love, loss and hope.

Looking for Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

246

Writer(s) Venkata Varadarajan Sunil Yadav Pankaj Bangde Director(s) Pankaj Bangde

Producer(s) Amol Jadhav Pankaj Bangde

Contact Pankaj Bangde Beyond Studios 91 9930143739 pankaj.a.bangde@gmail.com www.beyondstudios.in

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

Hindi | India Fiction | 20 mins

The Lovers Awaiting World Premiere

Anirudh’s life changes when his wife files a case against him under the domestic violence Act 498A. As the story unfolds, it conveys how lack of communication between parents and children destroys many lives and marriages. It also explores the misuse of law.

Writer(s) Preeti Singh Director(s) Preeti Singh

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Anuraag Malhan Vandana Mordani

Contact Vandana Mordani AV Films 91 9930487024 info@av3films.com www.av3films.com

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247


Short Films

The Self Test Story

English, Hindi | India Fiction | 31 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

The Self Test Story is a slice of the routine life of actors in Mumbai, the centre of the Indian film industry. One day Amit calls Kaveerr to help him record an audition. While Amit tries really hard to shoot a good recording, he struggles to impress his actor friend Kaveerr who can only find flaws in Amit’s act. In an attempt to get a good performance out of Amit, Kaveerr ends up making Amit believe that he is not good enough. Even Amit ends up making Kaveerr realize that he has poor taste. This event puts their different personalities to test, and turns out to be a ‘self test’ for both.

Looking for Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

248

Writer(s) Raam Sharma Director(s) Raam Sharma

Producer(s) Amit Sarkar

Contact Amit Sarkar Old School Films 91 9167549854 iamtrishaan9@gmail.com

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

Hindi | India Fiction | 24 mins

Token Awaiting World Premiere

Token is the story of Laadi, a thief in his 70s, whose survival is merely existing in this world. His companion in life is his bedridden father, in his 90s, whom he takes care of. At his age, it’s difficult to find daily wage work and hence, Laadi survives by stealing bags of people who leave them at the security counter of a small-town shopping complex, by using similar old tokens. Budhiya, another thief, much younger, helps him understand life, when their paths cross. Token is a film about survival, chaos, life and death, a corollary of each other.

Writer(s) Adamya Bhalla Akshat Ajay Sharma Director(s) Akshat Ajay Sharma

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Ajay G. Rai Anurag Kashyap

Contact Ajay G. Rai Jar Pictures ajaygrai@gmail.com Akshat Ajay Sharma akshatajay.work@gmail.com

Looking for Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

249


Short Films

Tungrus

English, Hindi | India Documentary | 13 mins

Tungrus is a short documentary that observes a week in the peculiar lives of a middle-class household in Mumbai which turns topsy-turvy when the eccentric patriarch brings home a baby chick for his cats to play with. What follows is an alternatingly absurd, nerve-jangling and heartwarming set of accounts about the chick from each member of the family. The once adorable chick survives his early days and growns into a tyrant, willful bird, forever taking up too much of their space and generally making life in the apartment unlivable. The film follows the thoughts of each person to their inevitable conclusion – the rooster’s got to go. And as his fate hangs in the balance, the family debates the question that lingers in the air: should he be given the gift of life, or be served for dinner?

Looking for Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

250

Director(s) Rishi Chandna

Producer(s) Rishi Chandna

Contact Rishi Chandna 91 9619058339 fishychandna@gmail.com www.tungrus.com

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

Hindi, Marathi | India Fiction | 12 mins

Tyson Awaiting World Premiere

Tyson is a little window that opens to a wide view of of a cop’s life – full of complexities and ironies far removed from the cop vs criminal template. The protagonist of this film is Kirti Jadhav – a much feared and corrupt woman sub-inspector, who is given the moniker Tyson by her colleagues due to her excessive use of violence when dealing with culprits. Though at work Tyson lets the fist do the talking, at home she is stuck in a violent and abusive marriage to a suspended and alcoholic cop. Her daughter and her job provide the only solace in her life. The film is a study in the various conflicting circumstances operating simultaneously in an individual’s life where Tyson is the abuser and the abused, a cop and a criminal, a mother and a monster – all rolled in one.

Writer(s) Bhuvnesh Shetty Director(s) Sanjay Bhatia

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Yogi Chopra Bhuvnesh Shetty Rajesh Balwani Sanjay Bhatia

Contact Yogi Chopra 91 9820366313 yogichopra@gmail.com

Looking for Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

251


Short Films

Udiaando Sindook The Flying Trunk

Pahadi | India Fiction | 20 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

In a quaint village called Kawar in the lap of the Himalayas, a new world of magical possibilities open up to ten year old. Adu, often visits his old grandmother, 65, – who lives in a separate house with her fowls – to listen to her interesting tales. One of the tales which stays with Adu is that of the Flying Trunk that was enchanted by a spell by their local deity. When Adu becomes curious to know about the spell, grandmother asks him to fetch the trunk first. Adu’s mother, becomes a witness to an unusual drama unfolding before eyes. One fine day she decides to tell Adu the truth behind Flying Trunk.

his 35, her the

Tentative Completion Date December 2018

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252

Writer(s) Siddharth Chauhan Director(s) Siddharth Chauhan

Producer(s) Siddharth Chauhan

Contact Siddharth Chauhan Secret Corridor Pictures 91 9459092247 siddharthchauhan1234@gmail.com

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

Hindi | India Fiction | 27 mins

Vandevi

Awaiting World Premiere

Vandevi: The Forest Goddess

Vandevi is the coming-of-age story of Aranya and her transformation into a guardian of the woods who saves the forest and her family. The story weaves together the lives of Aranya, her mother Prishni, her father Rudra, and the forest. The film reveals the beautiful relationship Aranya’s parents share and the tragedy that tears their family apart. While grappling with the tragic past, they must take decisions to defend the forest against forces that seek to destroy it, and rediscover the value of family and relationships.

Tentative Completion Date December 2018 Writer(s) Janmejay Singh Director(s) Janmejay Singh

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Janmejay Singh

Contact Janmejay Singh Vaidehi Arts 91 9833993019 91 7509828009 meiji_singh@yahoo.com jayworkspace@gmail.com www.janmejaysingh.com

Looking for Gap Financing Distribution & Sales Film Festivals

253


Short Films

Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine In a year of 12 seasons

Marathi | India Documentary | 25 mins

Awaiting World Premiere

In Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine, a portrait of an 85-year old author of children’s literature transforms into a tender tale of an estranged family member. Part-observational, part-interactive the film is a moving document on old age as we watch her write, read aloud her work, cook and eat, listen to the radio, take notes from books, and speak to relatives on her cellphone. Tempered by her musings on the meaning of human existence, the film comments on the evanescence of all material things in the world.

Tentative Completion Date March 2019

Looking for Gap Financing Film Festivals

254

Director(s) Suyash Barve

Producer(s) Suyash Barve

Contact Suyash Barve 91 91 9820956115 44 7958539303 suyashbarve@gmail.com

Film Bazaar 2018


Short Films

Assamese, English, Hindi | India Fiction | 5 mins

Why? Awaiting World Premiere

Why is the story of a woman who is in search of something she has lost.

Writer(s) Sumit Saurav Director(s) Sumit Saurav

Film Bazaar 2018

Producer(s) Piyush Kumar Pratyush Shubham

Contact Sumit Saurav Flying Monkey 91 7979700769 sumitsauravsinha@gmail.com

Looking for Film Festivals

255


Films Looking for Gap Financing 58

4 Sum

191

5 Days - The Beginning

23

Bonus

78

Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

80

A Dog Dies

11

Bunnu K. Endo Maye

82

Across The Ocean

15

Cargo

83

Adda

60

Charaiveti

86

Admitted

61

Chegu

25

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali

17

Chitrakut - A State of Love

87

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

19

Chola

27

Amori

64

Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit

An Apple Tree Inside the Head

65

Dhoolpet Ganesha

90

Anitya

66

Dhukyachya Vaata

210

Antervyatha

67

DNA Mein Gandhiji

91

199

Do Writers Ki Maut

92

Backstreet Bollywood

208

Bajrang Aur Ali

73

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

93

Bandi

74

Eeb Alle Ooo

29

Er Poganta

31

Evening Shadows

95

Faces

33

Banoffee Pie

200

Bastar Saga

75

Bhairu Feature

256

Biriyaani

202 Shorts

Film Bazaar 2018


Fading Clouds

96

Khape

121

Fulena Nights

97

Kramasha... To Be Continued

219

Gaalib

98

Kunchok

125

#Gadhvi

99

Laadaki

127

Gaon

100

Laal Batti

128

Gift Box

101

Laal Maati

45

Golden Cage in a Night Sky

102

Gott

103

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence

130

Green

104

Long Song

132

Hiraeth

217

I Am Zero

107

Idam

108

Jionde Aan

112

Kadakh

115

Kahin Door

116

Kalashnikov

117

Karvi Goli Sugar Coated

118

Kasaai

119

Katu Pootha Malay

120

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

Mara

47

Master Bhushan

134

Maya Kannadi

135

Mera Blue Sky

228

Mid Day Meal

137

Mirza’s Friend Ghalib

229

Monalisa

49

Mysore Masala

141

Naaham

142

Namak

143

Nani

145

257


51

Nimtoh

179

Nirmal Enroute

147

Udampadi

181

One Secret Red

53

Unfateful

182

Paap Culture

152

Uribo

185

Peepal Tree

153

Vandevi

253

Phurr

154

Vardaniya

186

Pinky Memsaab

156

Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine

254

Rest in Manhole

158

Vartul

188

Where The Winds Blow

190

55

Rukuni Koina Sailing Through Life

160

Salvation Private Ltd

161

Films Looking for Distribution & Sales

Season’s Greetings

238

4 Sum

Sindhustan

165

5 Days - The Beginning

191

A

192 193

57

Sisters of the Trees

58

So Sicily

168

A Cold Summer Night

Suspended Inspector Bodo

172

A Dog Dies

11

Teen Muhurat

174

Aabhaasam

59

The Disguise

244

Aamis

13

The Ordinary Star

176

Aarambh

Feature

258

Thurthu Nirgamana

194

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Across The Ocean

15

Backstreet Bollywood

Adda

60

Bajrang Aur Ali

73

Admitted

61

Bandi

74

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali

17

Banoffee Pie

200

195

Bastar Saga

75

Ajay

199

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

19

Behrupiya

201

Alaiyin Thisai

62

Bhabnagar

76

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu

63

Bilathikuzhal

21

Amori

64

Biriyaani

23

An Apple Tree Inside the Head

65

Bisorgo

77

Anitya

66

Blindspot

Antervyatha

67

Bonus

78

Arpita

68

Bornodi Bhotiai

79

Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega

69

Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

80

Arzi

70

Bunkar

81

Ashok Vatika

71

Bunnu K. Endo Maye

82

Cargo

83

Chaman Bahaar

84

Chandrabati Kotha

85

197

Asthi

72

Asukhwala

198

BA Feature Film Bazaar 2018

203

Shorts

259


Charaiveti

86

Evening Shadows

Chegu

25

Eye Test

212

Children Playing God

204

Faces

33

Chinna

205

Fading Clouds

96

Chitrakut - A State of Love

87

Fighting On Ice

213

Chola

27

For All That You Are

214

206

Color of The Shadow

89

Darklight

Fulena Nights

97

Gaalib

98

Daughters of The Polo God

207

Gadhedo

215

Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit

208

Gadho

216

Dharma

209

#Gadhvi

Dhoolpet Ganesha

90

Dhukyachya Vaata

210

Do Writers Ki Maut

99

Gaon

100

Golden Cage in a Night Sky

102

92

Gott

103

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

93

Green

104

Eeb Alle Ooo

29

Habaddi

Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

94

Half Songs

105

Er Poganta

31

Hiraeth

217

Hridoyer Rongdhonu

106

211

Evening Feature

260

95

35

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


I Am Fine

218

Komola Rocket

43

I Am Zero

107

Kor Pora Koloi

123

Idam

108

Kramasha... To Be Continued

219

Krutant

124

37

Iewduh Iti, Tomari Dhaka

109

Kul Gov Garem

220

Jacqueline I Am Coming

110

Kunchok

125

Jionde Aan

112

La Patrie

126

K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai

113

Laadaki

127

Kachhua

114

Laal Batti

128

Kadakh

115

Laal Maati

45

Kahin Door

116

Lalji Qalandarr

129

Kalashnikov

117

Karvi Goli Sugar Coated

118

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence

130

Kasaai

119

Letters

222

Little Baby

131

Long Song

132

Love, Bites

223

Lovesick

133

Malota

224

Mann To Bachcha Hai Ji

225

39

Kattumaram Katu Pootha Malay

120

Khape

121

Khyapa

122 41

Kia And Cosmos Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

261


47

Mara

51

Master Bhushan

134

Nirmal Enroute

147

Maya Kannadi

135

No Fathers In Kashmir

148

Mayat

226

Nora

231

Meal

227

Odd Couple

149

Meechak Smaaroh

136

On The Blue Canvas

150

Mera Blue Sky

228

One Secret Red

Mid Day Meal

137

Oru Karakkum Mattanekangalkkumidayil

151

Mirza’s Friend Ghalib

229

Paap Culture

152

Mishing

138

Peepal Tree

153

Monalisa

49

Phad

232

Mudita

139

Phurr

154

Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

140

Picasso

155

Mysore Masala

141

Piece of Mind

233

Naaham

142

Pinky Memsaab

156

Namak

143

Raaya

234

Namdev Bhau

144

Ranj

157

Nani

145

Rebati

235

Nei Manusher Kissa

146

Rest in Manhole

158

Feature

262

Nimtoh

53

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Rishikesh A Holy City

236

Sunetra

170

Rizwan

159

Suspended Inspector Bodo

172

Taabeer

173

55

Rukuni Koina Sailing Through Life

160

Teen Muhurat

174

Salvation Private Ltd

161

Thadayam

242

Sambhavtaha

237

The Boy

243

Samrakshane

162

The Disguise

244

Sayahnangalil Chila Manushyar

163

The Drainage

245

Season’s Greetings

238

The Knot

246

SeeYou

239

The Lift Boy

175

Shukradese

164

The Lovers

247

Sindhustan

165

The Self Test Story

248

The Strike and I

177

Sisters of the Trees

57

Sisya - The Disciple

166

Thurthu Nirgamana

179

Sleeplessly Yours

167

Token

249

So Sicily

168

Tulasi Apa

180

Social Media Murder Society

169

Tungrus

250

Sound Proof

240

Tyson

251

Summer Rhapsody

241

Udampadi

181

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

263


Udiaando Sindook

252

Aamis

Unfateful

182

Aarambh

Unmadiyude Maranam

183

Across The Ocean

15

Unwanted

184

Adda

60

Uribo

185

Admitted

61

Vandevi

253

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali

17

Vardaniya

186

Ajay

Varthamana

187

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

19

Vartul

188

Alaiyin Thisai

62

Velikku Veluppankaalam

189

Al-war

Where The Winds Blow

190

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu

63

Amori

64

An Apple Tree Inside the Head

65

Anitya

66

Films Looking for Film Festivals 58

4 Sum

194

195

196

5 Days - The Beginning

191

Antervyatha

67

A

192

Arpita

68

A Cold Summer Night

193

Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega

69

A Dog Dies

11

Arzi

70

Aabhaasam

59

Ashok Vatika

71

Feature

264

13

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


197

Asthi

72

Asukhwala

Bunnu K. Endo Maye

82

Cargo

83

BA

198

Chaman Bahaar

84

Backstreet Bollywood

199

Chandrabati Kotha

85

Bajrang Aur Ali

73

Charaiveti

86

Bandi

74

Chegu

25

Banoffee Pie

200

Bastar Saga

75

Behrupiya

201

Bhabnagar

76 202

Bhairu

Children Playing God

204

Chinna

205

Chitrakut - A State of Love

87

Chola

27

Color of The Shadow

206

Bilathikuzhal

21

Dakini

88

Biriyaani

23

Darklight

89

Bisorgo

77

Daughters of The Polo God

207

Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit

208 209

203

Blindspot Bonus

78

Dharma

Bornodi Bhotiai

79

Dhoolpet Ganesha

90

Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

80

Dhukyachya Vaata

210

Bunkar

81

DNA Mein Gandhiji

91

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

265


Do Writers Ki Maut

92

Golden Cage in a Night Sky

102

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

93

Gott

103

Eeb Alle Ooo

29

Green

104

Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

94

Habaddi

Er Poganta

31

Half Songs

105

Hiraeth

217

Hridoyer Rongdhonu

106

212

I Am Fine

218

Faces

33

I Am Zero

107

Fading Clouds

96

Idam

108

Fighting On Ice

213

Iewduh

For All That You Are

214

Iti, Tomari Dhaka

109

211

Evening

95

Evening Shadows Eye Test

37

Fulena Nights

97

Jacqueline I Am Coming

110

Gaalib

98

Jhanjar With Osteosarcoma

111

Gadhedo

215

Jionde Aan

112

Gadho

216

K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai

113

99

Kachhua

114

Gaon

100

Kadakh

115

Gift Box

101

Kalashnikov

117

#Gadhvi

Feature

266

35

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Karvi Goli Sugar Coated

118

Kasaai

119 39

Kattumaram Katu Pootha Malay

120

Khape

121

Khyapa

122

Kia And Cosmos

41

Komola Rocket

43

Kor Pora Koloi

123

Kramasha... To Be Continued

219

Krutant

124

Kul Gov Garem

220

Kunchok

125

La Patrie

126

Laadaki

127

Laal Batti

128

Laal Maati

45

Laatsahab

221

Lalji Qalandarr

129

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence

130

Letters

222

Little Baby

131

Long Song

132

Love, Bites

223

Lovesick

133

Malota

224

Mann To Bachcha Hai Ji

225

Mara

47

Master Bhushan

134

Maya Kannadi

135

Mayat

226

Meal

227

Meechak Smaaroh

136

Mera Blue Sky

228

Mid Day Meal

137

Mirza’s Friend Ghalib

229

Mishing

138

Monalisa

49

267


Mudita

139

Phad

232

Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

140

Phurr

154

Mysore Masala

141

Picasso

155

Naaham

142

Piece of Mind

233

Namak

143

Pinky Memsaab

156

Namdev Bhau

144

Raaya

234

Nani

145

Ranj

157

Nei Manusher Kissa

146

Rebati

235

Neralu

230

Rest in Manhole

158

Nimtoh

51

Rishikesh A Holy City

236 159

Nirmal Enroute

147

Rizwan

No Fathers In Kashmir

148

Rukuni Koina

Nora

231

Sailing Through Life

160

Odd Couple

149

Salvation Private Ltd

161

On The Blue Canvas

150

Sambhavtaha

237

53

Samrakshane

162

One Secret Red Oru Karakkum Mattanekangalkkumidayil

151

Sayahnangalil Chila Manushyar

163

Paap Culture

152

Season’s Greetings

238

Peepal Tree

153

SeeYou

239

Feature

268

55

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Shukradese

164

The Lift Boy

175

Sindhustan

165

The Lovers

247

Sisters of the Trees

57

The Ordinary Star

176

Sisya - The Disciple

166

The Self Test Story

248

Sleeplessly Yours

167

The Strike and I

177

So Sicily

168

The Tides of Life

178

Social Media Murder Society

169

Thurthu Nirgamana

179

Sound Proof

240

Token

249

Summer Rhapsody

241

Tulasi Apa

180

Sunetra

170

Tungrus

250

Surjo Pritibhir Chardike Ghore

171

Tyson

251

Suspended Inspector Bodo

172

Udampadi

181

Taabeer

173

Udiaando Sindook

252

Teen Muhurat

174

Unfateful

182

Thadayam

242

Unmadiyude Maranam

183

The Boy

243

Unwanted

184

The Disguise

244

Uribo

185

The Drainage

245

Vandevi

253

The Knot

246

Vardaniya

186

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

269


Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine

254

Anitya

66

Varthamana

187

Antervyatha

67

Vartul

188

Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega

69

Velikku Veluppankaalam

189

Arzi

70

Where The Winds Blow

190

Ashok Vatika

71

Why?

255

Asukhwala

72

Bandi

74

Bhabnagar

76

Debut Feature 4 Sum

58

Bilathikuzhal

21

A Dog Dies

11

Bonus

78

Aabhaasam

59

Bornodi Bhotiai

79

Across The Ocean

15

Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

80

Adda

60

Bunkar

81

Admitted

61

Cargo

83

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali

17

Chaman Bahaar

84

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

19

Chandrabati Kotha

85

Alaiyin Thisai

62

Chegu

25

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu

63

Chitrakut - A State of Love

87

An Apple Tree Inside the Head

65

Darklight

89

Feature

270

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Dhoolpet Ganesha

90

Karvi Goli Sugar Coated

118

DNA Mein Gandhiji

91

Kattumaram

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

93

Katu Pootha Malay

120

Eeb Alle Ooo

29

Khape

121

Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

94

Khyapa

122

Er Poganta

31

Kia And Cosmos

41

Faces

33

Komola Rocket

43

Fading Clouds

96

Kor Pora Koloi

123

Fulena Nights

97

Krutant

124

#Gadhvi

99

Kunchok

125

39

Gaon

100

Laal Maati

Golden Cage in a Night Sky

102

Half Songs

105

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence

130

I Am Zero

107

Long Song

132

Idam

108

Lovesick

133

Iti, Tomari Dhaka

109

Jacqueline I Am Coming

110

Kachhua

114

Kalashnikov

117

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

Mara

45

47

Maya Kannadi

135

Meechak Smaaroh

136

Mid Day Meal

137

Monalisa

49

271


Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

140

Sindhustan

Mysore Masala

141

Sisters of the Trees

57

Naaham

142

Sisya - The Disciple

166

Namak

143

Sleeplessly Yours

167

Nani

145

So Sicily

168

Nei Manusher Kissa

146

Surjo Pritibhir Chardike Ghore

171

Taabeer

173

51

Nimtoh Odd Couple

149

Teen Muhurat

174

On The Blue Canvas

150

The Lift Boy

175

The Strike and I

177

53

One Secret Red Phurr

154

Thurthu Nirgamana

179

Picasso

155

Udampadi

181

Pinky Memsaab

156

Unfateful

182

Ranj

157

Unwanted

184

Rest in Manhole

158

Uribo

185

Rizwan

159

Vardaniya

186

Varthamana

187

55

Rukuni Koina Sailing Through Life

160

Vartul

188

Shukradese

164

Velikku Veluppankaalam

189

Feature

272

165

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Fiction Films 58

4 Sum

Antervyatha

67

Arpita

68

5 Days - The Beginning

191

Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega

69

A

192

Arzi

70

A Cold Summer Night

193

Ashok Vatika

71

A Dog Dies

11

Asthi

Aabhaasam

59

Asukhwala

Aamis

13

BA

194

Aarambh

197 72 198

Bajrang Aur Ali

73 74

Across The Ocean

15

Bandi

Adda

60

Banoffee Pie

200

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali

17

Bastar Saga

75

195

Ajay

Behrupiya

201 202

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

19

Bhairu

Alaiyin Thisai

62

Bilathikuzhal

21

196

Biriyaani

23

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu

63

Bisorgo

77

Amori

64

Blindspot

An Apple Tree Inside the Head

65

Bonus

Al-war

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

203 78

Shorts

273


Bornodi Bhotiai

79

Evening

Bunnu K. Endo Maye

82

Evening Shadows

Cargo

83

Eye Test

Chaman Bahaar

84

Fading Clouds

Chandrabati Kotha

85

For All That You Are

Chegu

25

Fulena Nights

97

Chinna

205

Gaalib

98

95 212 96 214

Chitrakut - A State of Love

87

Gadhedo

215

Chola

27

Gadho

216

206

Color of The Shadow

#Gadhvi

99

Dakini

88

Gaon

100

Darklight

89

Gift Box

101

Golden Cage in a Night Sky

102

Dhukyachya Vaata

210

DNA Mein Gandhiji

91

Gott

103

Do Writers Ki Maut

92

Green

104

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

93

Habaddi

Eeb Alle Ooo

29

Half Songs

105

Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

94

Hiraeth

217

Er Poganta

31

Hridoyer Rongdhonu

106

Feature

274

211

35

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


I Am Fine

218

Kia And Cosmos

41

I Am Zero

107

Komola Rocket

43

Idam

108

Kor Pora Koloi

123

Kramasha... To Be Continued

219

37

Iewduh Iti, Tomari Dhaka

109

Krutant

124

Jacqueline I Am Coming

110

Kul Gov Garem

220

Jhanjar With Osteosarcoma

111

La Patrie

126

Jionde Aan

112

Laadaki

127

K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai

113

Laal Batti

128

Kachhua

114

Laal Maati

45

Kadakh

115

Lalji Qalandarr

129

Kahin Door

116

Kalashnikov

117

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence

130

Karvi Goli Sugar Coated

118

Letters

222

Kasaai

119

Little Baby

131

Love, Bites

223

Malota

224

Mann To Bachcha Hai Ji

225

39

Kattumaram Katu Pootha Malay

120

Khape

121

Khyapa

122

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

Mara Master Bhushan

47 134

275


Maya Kannadi

135

Nirmal Enroute

147

Mayat

226

No Fathers In Kashmir

148

Meal

227

Nora

231

Meechak Smaaroh

136

Odd Couple

149

Mera Blue Sky

228

On The Blue Canvas

150

Mid Day Meal

137

One Secret Red

Mirza’s Friend Ghalib

229

Oru Karakkum Mattanekangalkkumidayil

151

Mishing

138

Paap Culture

152

Monalisa

49

Peepal Tree

153

Mudita

139

Phurr

154

Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

140

Picasso

155

Mysore Masala

141

Piece of Mind

233

Naaham

142

Pinky Memsaab

156

Namak

143

Raaya

234

Namdev Bhau

144

Ranj

157

Nani

145

Rebati

235

Nei Manusher Kissa

146

Rizwan

159

Neralu

230

Rukuni Koina

Nimtoh

51

Feature

276

53

Sailing Through Life

55 160

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Salvation Private Ltd

161

The Disguise

244

Sambhavtaha

237

The Drainage

245

Samrakshane

162

The Knot

246

Sayahnangalil Chila Manushyar

163

The Lift Boy

175

Season’s Greetings

238

The Lovers

247

SeeYou

239

The Self Test Story

248

Shukradese

164

Thurthu Nirgamana

179

Sleeplessly Yours

167

Token

249

So Sicily

168

Tulasi Apa

180

Social Media Murder Society

169

Tyson

251

Sound Proof

240

Udampadi

181

Summer Rhapsody

241

Udiaando Sindook

252

Sunetra

170

Unfateful

182

Surjo Pritibhir Chardike Ghore

171

Unmadiyude Maranam

183

Suspended Inspector Bodo

172

Unwanted

184

Taabeer

173

Uribo

185

Teen Muhurat

174

Vandevi

253

Thadayam

242

Vardaniya

186

The Boy

243

Varthamana

187

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

277


Vartul

188

Fighting On Ice

213

Velikku Veluppankaalam

189

Kunchok

125

Where The Winds Blow

190

Laatsahab

221

Why?

255

Long Song

132

Lovesick

133

Phad

232

Documentary Films Admitted

61

Rest in Manhole

158

Anitya

66

Rishikesh A Holy City

236

Sindhustan

165

199

Backstreet Bollywood Bhabnagar

76

Sisters of the Trees

57

Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

80

Sisya - The Disciple

166

Bunkar

81

The Ordinary Star

176

Charaiveti

86

The Strike and I

177

Children Playing God

204

The Tides of Life

178

Daughters of The Polo God

207

Tungrus

250

Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit

208

Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine

254

Dharma

209

Dhoolpet Ganesha

90

Faces

33

Feature

278

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Films Awaiting World Premiere 58

4 Sum

Arzi

70

Ashok Vatika

71

5 Days - The Beginning

191

Asthi

197

A

192

BA

198 199

A Dog Dies

11

Backstreet Bollywood

Aamis

13

Bajrang Aur Ali

73

Bandi

74 75

194

Aarambh Across The Ocean

15

Bastar Saga

Adda

60

Behrupiya

201

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali

17

Bhabnagar

76

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

19

Bhairu

Alaiyin Thisai

62

Biriyaani

23

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu

63

Bonus

78

Amori

64

Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

80

An Apple Tree Inside the Head

65

Bunnu K. Endo Maye

82

Anitya

66

Cargo

83

Antervyatha

67

Chaman Bahaar

84

Arpita

68

Chandrabati Kotha

85

Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega

69

Charaiveti

86

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

202

Shorts

279


Chegu

25

Fading Clouds

Chitrakut - A State of Love

87

For All That You Are

Chola

27

Fulena Nights

97

Gaalib

98

206

Color of The Shadow

214

Dakini

88

#Gadhvi

99

Darklight

89

Gift Box

101

Daughters of The Polo God

207

Golden Cage in a Night Sky

102

Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit

208

Gott

103

Dharma

209

Green

104

Dhoolpet Ganesha

90

Dhukyachya Vaata

210

DNA Mein Gandhiji

Habaddi

35

I Am Zero

107

91

Idam

108

Do Writers Ki Maut

92

Iewduh

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

93

Jhanjar With Osteosarcoma

111

Eeb Alle Ooo

29

Jionde Aan

112

Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

94

K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai

113

Er Poganta

31

Kachhua

114

211

Kahin Door

116

33

Kalashnikov

117

Evening Faces Feature

280

96

37

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Karvi Goli Sugar Coated

118

Little Baby

131

Kasaai

119

Long Song

132

Malota

224 225

39

Kattumaram Katu Pootha Malay

120

Mann To Bachcha Hai Ji

Khape

121

Mara

Khyapa

122

Master Bhushan

134

Maya Kannadi

135

41

Kia And Cosmos

47

Kramasha... To Be Continued

219

Meal

227

Krutant

124

Meechak Smaaroh

136

Kul Gov Garem

220

Mera Blue Sky

228

Kunchok

125

Mid Day Meal

137

Laadaki

127

Mirza’s Friend Ghalib

229

Laal Batti

128

Monalisa

Laal Maati

45

Laatsahab

49

Mudita

139

221

Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

140

Lalji Qalandarr

129

Mysore Masala

141

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence

130

Naaham

142

Letters

222

Namak

143

Nani

145

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

281


146

Nei Manusher Kissa

55

51

Sailing Through Life

160

No Fathers In Kashmir

148

Salvation Private Ltd

161

Odd Couple

149

SeeYou

239

On The Blue Canvas

150

Shukradese

164

53

Sindhustan

165

Nimtoh

One Secret Red Oru Karakkum Mattanekangalkkumidayil

151

Sisters of the Trees

Paap Culture

152

Sleeplessly Yours

167

Peepal Tree

153

So Sicily

168

Phad

232

Summer Rhapsody

241

Phurr

154

Sunetra

170

Picasso

155

Suspended Inspector Bodo

172

Pinky Memsaab

156

Taabeer

173

Raaya

234

Teen Muhurat

174

Ranj

157

Thadayam

242

Rebati

235

The Disguise

244

Rest in Manhole

158

The Drainage

245

Rishikesh A Holy City

236

The Lovers

247

Rizwan

159

The Ordinary Star

176

Feature

282

Rukuni Koina

57

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


The Self Test Story

248

Films Travelled to Film Festivals

The Strike and I

177

A Cold Summer Night

Thurthu Nirgamana

179

Aabhaasam

59

Token

249

Admitted

61

Tyson

251

Ajay

195

Udampadi

181

Al-war

196

Udiaando Sindook

252

Asukhwala

Unfateful

182

Banoffee Pie

200

Unmadiyude Maranam

183

Bilathikuzhal

21

Unwanted

184

Bisorgo

77

Uribo

185

Blindspot

Vandevi

253

Bornodi Bhotiai

79

Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine

254

Bunkar

81

Varthamana

187

Children Playing God

204

Vartul

188

Chinna

205

Velikku Veluppankaalam

189

Evening Shadows

Where The Winds Blow

190

Eye Test

212

Why?

255

Fighting On Ice

213

Gadhedo

215

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

193

72

203

95

Shorts

283


Gadho

216

Nora

231

Gaon

100

Piece of Mind

233

Half Songs

105

Sambhavtaha

237

Hiraeth

217

Samrakshane

162

Hridoyer Rongdhonu

106

Sayahnangalil Chila Manushyar

163

I Am Fine

218

Season’s Greetings

238

Iti, Tomari Dhaka

109

Sisya - The Disciple

166

Jacqueline I Am Coming

110

Social Media Murder Society

169

Kadakh

115

Sound Proof

240

Surjo Pritibhir Chardike Ghore

171

Komola Rocket

43

Kor Pora Koloi

123

The Boy

243

La Patrie

126

The Knot

246

Love, Bites

223

The Lift Boy

175

Lovesick

133

The Tides of Life

178

Mayat

226

Tulasi Apa

180

Mishing

138

Tungrus

250

Namdev Bhau

144

Vardaniya

186

Neralu

230

Nirmal Enroute

147

Feature

284

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Completed Films

Bhabnagar

A

192

Bhairu

A Cold Summer Night

193

Bilathikuzhal

59

Aabhaasam Aarambh

194

Admitted

61 195

Ajay

62

Alaiyin Thisai

196

Al-war

Blindspot

76 202 21 203

Bornodi Bhotiai

79

Bunkar

81

Chandrabati Kotha

85

Children Playing God

204

Chinna

205 206

Ammachi Yemba Nenapu

63

Color of The Shadow

Arpita

68

Dakini

88

Arzi

70

Darklight

89

Ashok Vatika

71

Daughters of The Polo God

207

Deadly Tigers of Pilibhit

208

Dharma

209

197

Asthi

72

Asukhwala BA Bajrang Aur Ali

198

Dhoolpet Ganesha

90

73

DNA Mein Gandhiji

91 94

Banoffee Pie

200

Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

Behrupiya

201

Evening

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

211

Shorts

285


95

Evening Shadows

41

Eye Test

212

Komola Rocket

43

Fighting On Ice

213

Kor Pora Koloi

123

For All That You Are

214

Kramasha... To Be Continued

219

Krutant

124

97

Fulena Nights Gadhedo

215

Kul Gov Garem

220

Gadho

216

La Patrie

126

Gaon

100

Laal Batti

128

Half Songs

105

Laatsahab

221

Hiraeth

217

Lalji Qalandarr

129

Hridoyer Rongdhonu

106

Letters

222

I Am Fine

218

Little Baby

131

Iti, Tomari Dhaka

109

Love, Bites

223

Jacqueline I Am Coming

110

Lovesick

133

Jhanjar With Osteosarcoma

111

Malota

224

Kachhua

114

Mann To Bachcha Hai Ji

225

Kadakh

115

Master Bhushan

134

39

Mayat

226

122

Meal

227

Kattumaram Khyapa Feature

286

Kia And Cosmos

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Meechak Smaaroh

136

Sayahnangalil Chila Manushyar

163

Mirza’s Friend Ghalib

229

Season’s Greetings

238

Mishing

138

SeeYou

239

Mudita

139

Sindhustan

165

Murder on the Road to Kathmandu

140

Sisya - The Disciple

166

Namdev Bhau

144

Sleeplessly Yours

167

Nei Manusher Kissa

146

Social Media Murder Society

169

Neralu

230

Sound Proof

240

Nirmal Enroute

147

Sunetra

170

No Fathers In Kashmir

148

Surjo Pritibhir Chardike Ghore

171

Nora

231

Taabeer

173

Oru Karakkum Mattanekangalkkumidayil

151

Teen Muhurat

174

Phad

232

Thadayam

242

Piece of Mind

233

The Boy

243

Raaya

234

The Disguise

244

Ranj

157

The Drainage

245

Rebati

235

The Knot

246

Sambhavtaha

237

The Lift Boy

175

Samrakshane

162

The Lovers

247

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

Shorts

287


The Self Test Story

248

Adda

60

The Strike and I

177

Ainaa Jhyaal Ko Putali

17

The Tides of Life

178

Ajeeb Budhee Aurat

19

Token

249

Amori

64

Tulasi Apa

180

An Apple Tree Inside the Head

65

Tungrus

250

Anitya

66

Tyson

251

Antervyatha

67

Unmadiyude Maranam

183

Aryan End Mein Nahi Bachega

69

Uribo

185

Backstreet Bollywood

Vardaniya

186

Bandi

74

Varthamana

187

Bastar Saga

75

Why?

255

Biriyaani

23

Bisorgo

77

Bonus

78

Bread: 3 Tales of Belonging

80

Bunnu K. Endo Maye

82

Films Awaiting Completion 58

4 Sum

191

5 Days - The Beginning A Dog Dies

11

Cargo

83

Aamis

13

Chaman Bahaar

84

Across The Ocean

15

Charaiveti

86

Feature

288

199

Shorts Film Bazaar 2018


Chegu

25

Iewduh

37

Chitrakut - A State of Love

87

Jionde Aan

112

Chola

27

K.D. (a) Karuppu Durai

113

Dhukyachya Vaata

210

Kahin Door

116

Do Writers Ki Maut

92

Kalashnikov

117

Ee Pattanakke Yenaagide?

93

Karvi Goli Sugar Coated

118

Eeb Alle Ooo

29

Kasaai

119

Er Poganta

31

Katu Pootha Malay

120

Faces

33

Khape

121

Fading Clouds

96

Kunchok

125

Gaalib

98

Laadaki

127

#Gadhvi

99

Laal Maati

Gift Box

101

Golden Cage in a Night Sky

102

Gott

103

Green

104 35

Habaddi I Am Zero

107

Idam

108

Feature Film Bazaar 2018

45

Last Chance: The Moment I Finally Embraced The Futility of Existence

130

Long Song

132

Mara

47

Maya Kannadi

135

Mera Blue Sky

228

Mid Day Meal

137

Shorts

289


49

Monalisa

161 164

Mysore Masala

141

Shukradese

Naaham

142

Sisters of the Trees

Namak

143

So Sicily

168

Nani

145

Summer Rhapsody

241

Suspended Inspector Bodo

172

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Nimtoh

57

Odd Couple

149

The Ordinary Star

176

On The Blue Canvas

150

Thurthu Nirgamana

179

Udampadi

181

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One Secret Red Paap Culture

152

Udiaando Sindook

252

Peepal Tree

153

Unfateful

182

Phurr

154

Unwanted

184

Picasso

155

Vandevi

253

Pinky Memsaab

156

Varsha Tujhe Bara Mahine

254

Rest in Manhole

158

Vartul

188

Rishikesh A Holy City

236

Velikku Veluppankaalam

189

Rizwan

159

Where The Winds Blow

190

55

Rukuni Koina

160

Sailing Through Life Feature

290

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