Director Amit Kumar shared, “In my first film, The Bypass, I had the honour of bringing two consummate actors together – the late Irrfan and Nawaz. It was one of those times when everything came together perfectly: the fabulous cast, the wonderful crew and the evocative locations. My film is also a tribute to the silent era, where acting chops, a strong script and visual storytelling were the most important tools of filmmaking. Not only did this allow me to work with my Uncle and early inspiration, Surya Mohan Kulshreshtha, AKA Baba, it was also an exciting early step in my creative collaboration with my friend from our Film school times- the Oscar winning Asif Kapadia. Who knew we’d still be happily collaborating nearly 20 years later! With so many happy memories attached to it, it’s great to see the film get another run after so many years. Bandra Film Festival is doing a fabulous job of showcasing interesting films which may not have had an exposure in the mainstream.”

British filmmaker & Producer of The Bypass Asif Kapadia said, “The Bypass was a key moment in my journey as a filmmaker, it was a long time ago, but it still feels so vivid, the crazy experience far off the beaten track in the burning hot desert. Was it a dream? Or a nightmare? For a film to bring together the late great, dearly loved and missed Irrfan, and the fantastic Nawaz at the start of his incredible career. My good friend Amit (bhai) Kumar writing and directing, what I think is his best film, because it was made with no compromises. It was a family affair with Rajeev Ravi as cinematographer, Oscar winner Dario Marianelli as composer. BAFTA winner Andy Shelley editing and creating the sound design. What a cast and crew!! I feel the only true way to judge a film, any film, is to see if it stands the test of time, and The Bypass does, with flying colours. It is still as brilliant, tough, shocking and raw as the day it was completed. It’s pure cinema, it’s perfect and like all great cinema it deserves to be seen by audiences far and wide.”

For the second year in a row, Bandra Film festival is being offered entirely online, allowing for comfortable couch screenings at one’s leisure- https://www.youtube.com/c/bandrafilmfestival
The festival has been showcasing an array of features and unique films based on the 3 categories of Hidden Gems, Off The Beaten Path and New Discoveries on its YouTube channel, continuing to champion the cause of independent films and filmmakers. The Film Festival which has Abhay Deol and Assem Chhabra on its advisory board kick-started in February 2021, showcasing almost 100 films from filmmakers across the country cutting across genres, languages and formats.

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Two such films that are live on the channel are Dhachka directed by Devik Rathod and 500 Rupees directed by Shashwat Gandhi. Dhachka, a short film starring Neeta Mohindra, Rajendra Chawla, Jai Kumar and Aditi Jain is a comedy family drama with a run time of fifteen minutes. 500 Rupees starring Kashish Bharti, Pradeep Bajpai, Mithesh Mahadevan and Rahul Yadav is a short endearing film about Sarita, an innocent teenage girl who lives in a dinghy chawl of 1990s Bombay and works as part-time prostitute.

Namrata Grewal, Marketing Manager at the Bandra Film Festival said, “At Bandra Film Festival, our constant efforts are to empower India’s next generation of filmmakers and creators. We want to give them a platform to showcase their talent. This collaboration with Whistling Woods International and their students is an endeavour in that direction. Whistling woods has made a noteworthy contribution towards the talent pool of the film industry and we will be joining hands with them to continue in this journey”

Meghna Ghai Puri, President,Whistling Woods International said, “This is a brilliant opportunity for our students to showcase their filmmaking skills through their films. I am sure this collaboration with the Bandra Film Festival will allow the students to further cultivate a cinematic community in India, encouraging the emergence of the next generation of Indian filmmakers.”

For the second year in a row, the festival is being offered entirely online, allowing for comfortable couch screenings at one’s leisure- https://www.youtube.com/c/bandrafilmfestival.

Bandra Film Festival has thus far run more than 53 titles over thirteen months across diverse genres, formats and languages. The festival, which has Abhay Deol and Assem Chhabra on its advisory board, kick-started in February 2021.

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The #BandraFilmFestival (#BFF) enters its second year, celebrating its first anniversary announcing a strategic tie- up with Pocket Films for a year. The alliance entails curating a slate of a few special films to be showcased over the year, starting with ‘#Detour’ starring #VikrantMassey and #SayaniGupta in lead roles.

For the second year in a row, the festival is being offered entirely online, allowing for comfortable couch screenings at one’s leisure- https://www.youtube.com/c/bandrafilmfestival. The festival has thus far run more than 51 titles over twelve months across diverse genres, formats and languages.

Both the platforms Bandra Film Festival and Pocket Films have partnered together with the mission to promote short format content on YouTube, encouraging more and more creators globally. With the collaboration, Bandra Film Festival will have a special curated playlist on its channel under Pocket Films where the films can be viewed. The first film to go live will be Detour with Vikrant Massey and Sayani Gupta. The film is about two strangers who meet by a twist of an algorithm, realize they have more in common than they would have imagined. Together they find out what it means when two people form an unlikely yet beautiful connection in the middle of the night.

Besides this collaboration, Bandra Film Festival will also showcase an array of features and unique films based on the 3 categories of Hidden Gems, Off The Beaten Path and New Discoveries,on its channel,continuing to champion the cause of independent films and filmmakers.

Pooja Kohli Taneja, Artistic Director of Bandra Film Festival said, “We are extremely thrilled to partner with Pocket Films. They have been acing shorts for a long while now and there is much to learn, absorb and integrate. Bandra Film Festival has been curating a diverse range of films for a year now, Pocket Film’s association will help us with the selection of shorts and understanding the format better. The timing has also turned out to be perfect. As we celebrate our first anniversary we have a partner to share it with.“

Saameer Mody – Managing Director – Pocket Films said, “ We at Pocket Films are happy to associate with FilmKaravan and the Bandra Film Festival as it throws the spotlight on hand picked and path breaking short films. This initiative will surely encourage our short film makers to create quality content and hope for a successful career in the industry. We look forward to presenting some amazing short films from our catalogue to the discerning audiences through Bandra Film Festival over the year.”

Bandra Film Festival which has Abhay Deol and Assem Chhabra on its advisory board kick-started in February 2021 has so far showcased 51 films from filmmakers across the country and across multiple genres, languages and formats.

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