Here's how TEAM effort led to Manish Raisinghan QUALIFYING for Oscars 2019!
Yes! The actor's directorial short film has qualified for the Live Action Short Film Category at the Academy Awards 2019!
Published: Monday,Mar 12, 2018 13:57 PM GMT-06:00
Actor Manish Raisinghan's multifaceted nature is no secret from his fans, and now setting a new benchmark for himself, he has added the most illustrious feather to his cap. But, this time not as an actor, but as the man behind the cameras!
Yes! That's right. Manish's directorial short film titled Now U Listen has been qualified for the biggest award ceremony of em' all, the Oscars 2019.
However, the film is certainly a team effort in every sense of it. From the journey of launching the film to actually concluding has been an anamolistic path and none other than Manish threw light on it.
On how did the idea of making a short film shaped up, Manish said, "This begins back in May 2017, where along with the short film festival at Cannes, we attended PITCH Festival too. It is a competition where over 33 countries participate and the proud moment arrived for us, when we became the first Indians to not only reach the Top 20 and then Top 5, but also become the joint winners."
On the challenges they faced during filmmaking, he said, "It so happened that the film was turning out to be a really expensive project with over 38 minutes of runtime. And hence, in the last minute, we decide to opt for a shorter format and wrote a script for the final product- short film called Now U Listen."
He added, "The film is based on incest devised through the perspective of a hearing-aid, giving the audience the feel of the noise of silence and what children feel when they are not heard by the parents when they most need to be heard. The story conveys just how listening to your children can gift your child a childhood that they don't have to recover from."
Not ceasing from highlighting the fact that the film wouldn't have been possible, if it was not a joint effort, Manish said, "The film marks the introduction of actresses, Sanhita Joshi (daughter of veteran actress, Swapna Waghmare Joshi) and Chobbi Chatterji (mother to veteran actress, Jayati Bhatia). Apart from them, the film boasts names like Suchitra Pillai, Amit Singh Thakur, Falaq Naaz, Lavin Gotie, Baby Aahana Singh and Baby Harsh Sharma in pivotal roles."
He added, "People like Swapna Waghmare Joshi, Suchitra Pillai, Jayati Bhatia have not only been a support to us, but true mavericks and this film couldn't have been possible without them. Jayati Ma'am has herself written the dialogues of the film as it is majorly Bengali. A special mention for Shashi Mittal and Sumeet Mittal, who came in like angels at the last minute to fund the film as it was the need of the hour and converted this story into a film."
Talking about the reactions, Manish said, "I remember how Shashi Ma'am choked when she was at the end of watching the film. In fact, Suchitra Ma'am too couldn't stop crying as she finished watching the film."
Sharing a funny instance, Manish said, "So, Suchitra Ma'am would tell me that how she has heard about me doing good stuff and all; but when we were shooting, I seemed too casual and free-flowing to her, where I would take small shots and she felt I would certainly goof things up. However, everything changed when she actually saw the film and was amazed (laughs)."
And finally, on how Oscar qualification happened, Manish said, "In February 2018, the film came in Top 5 in Los Angeles amongst 1000 plus films and went on to become a runner-up then. It was even screened in L.A. theaters for one whole week and post all this, the film got its Academy qualification for Oscars 2019."
We couldn't have been prouder of Manish and the whole team! We wish the team loads of congratulations.
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Comments (16)
Congratulations my hero we are sooo proud of you
6 years ago
Congratulations Manish Raisinghan we are so proud of u ..we love u
6 years ago
Congratulations manish raisinghan . I am feeling so proud . U really deserves It for ur hard work. Once more my hearty congrats for u and the whole team behind this.
6 years ago
Congratulations manish ...i am so proud to be your Fan..
6 years ago
Hearty Congratulations Manish Raisinghan...i am so proud of you...
6 years ago
Congrats u and ur team luv u manish raisinghan after long time missed u a lot
6 years ago
So happy for Manish hopefully he'll win as all his fans including myself will pray for him from the bottom of hearts that he wins it for sure and make us even more proud... waiting for the moment when the boat says "and the award goes to Manish Raisinghan" all tge very best Manish
6 years ago
I m so happy today so proud to be ur fan congratulations Manish Raisinghan u deserve it
6 years ago
u really made my day darling...!!!i cant say how happy i am today...u really deserve everything in this world...hearty congratulations Manish darling...!!!love u forever and ever and ever...!!!
6 years ago
what to say? can't be more prouder! Congratulations Manish Raisinghan! You're just awesome! it's the fruit of his hard work that's he's getting to enjoy now. He deserve it for he chose not to be one among them, but to be one of a kind. Lots of Love hero, you rock!
6 years ago