It’s election season. From WhatsApp groups to Facebook pages, there are endless debates on which party or candidate is better and why. Which party will win and form the majority and whatnot. Amidst the chaos, comes a surprise from award-winning film production studio ‘BnR Films’. This time, it’s a Hindi Short Film titled ‘Desh Dosti Etc’ which has been released on it’s YouTube Channel as well as their Facebook page on 10th April 2019, strategically just one day prior to 11th April, which marks the 1st Phase of Voting. This is perhaps the first such short film dedicated to 2019 Elections.
Award-winning filmmaker Biswanath has written, shot, edited and directed this short film which is produced by BnR Films (Founded by Biswanath and Archana Rath). The genre of this short film is drama. It features Ashish Kumar, Sonal Khare, Eswari Murty, Sumat and Udit Tuteja. Mr. Sampad Maity has assisted in direction and equipment. Music has been composed by Mumbai-based music director Rohhan Patel. Graphics Design and Title Animation have been carried out by Asmita Bal and Arun Swain respectively.
Regarding the inspiration behind this series, Writer-Director Biswanath says, “The climate has become too hot, no…not because summer has arrived. This year, the reason is different. It’s election time. After all, the world’s largest democracy is preparing itself for the voting rounds which will decide who will rule for the next 5 years. This election is even more special since almost every single soul (who has a social media presence) in our generation thinks he/she has a PhD in Politics. But then, amidst all the hot and never-ending political debates, there is a different kind of war raging in social media, where the loss is irreparable. The war that has cost millions of friendship. Are these wars worth the loss? That’s where the idea of our Hindi Short Film ‘Desh Dosti Etc’ took shape.”
We are humbled to receive an awe-inspiring response from social media audience who are appreciating the message, presentation, theme and release timing. Although primarily meant for social media, like our other award-winning short films, we also aspire to submit the film in the international film festival circuit. My heartfelt thanks to all the cast/crew members and co-producer Archana Rath for their awe-inspiring support, dedication and effort which made this short film possible in such short time span. “We made the film in just 3 weeks’ time. The response to this film will go a long way in motivating us to come up with even better short films.”