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Right Here, Right Now (Anand Gandhi film)
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Right Here Right Now is a short film written and directed by Mumbai
based filmmaker Anand Gandhi
. It won critical acclaim and wide audience appreciation in the years following its premiere at the Indo-British Film and Video Festival. It has achieved a near-cult status in the Indian underground.
This is the zenith of the 'happiness cycle' created by the young man. The granddaughter's boyfriend decide to meet somewhere, but on his way, the bf sees a man getting hit by a car. The culprit is the same guy who is at the end of the 'sadness/frustration cycle' also created by the young man .
Thus, the cycle of sorrow and joy riding a Domino stairway is brilliantly showcased by the filmmaker in just two shots straight. It is bewildering to see, how, after shaking hands with 15 other characters and traveling through 17 locations, in just two shots, both the cycles meet at the end in an attempt to give a logical understanding to the seemingly absurd human life.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
based filmmaker Anand Gandhi
Anand Gandhi
Anand Gandhi is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter based in Mumbai. He was initially involved in parallel theatre, where he wrote and directed several critically acclaimed plays...
. It won critical acclaim and wide audience appreciation in the years following its premiere at the Indo-British Film and Video Festival. It has achieved a near-cult status in the Indian underground.
Synopsis
A young man in his haste to go some place takes two actions - he screams at his mother for making him late, and he lovingly appreciates his brother's painting. His mother vents out her anger on her maidservant. Here the 'frustration cycle' starts. The maid, in turn, shouts at her daughter [who upsets her boyfriend by refusing to go for a movie with him]. Meanwhile, the young man's brother gifts the painting to his girl friend, who makes her dad happy. Her dad, in turn, drives the car himself as a b'day present for the driver. The driver, in turn, gets a boy on the street a free bicycle ride. The boy helps an old lady in carrying heavy things. This makes her happy & she urges her granddaughter to flee [elope] with her boyfriend.This is the zenith of the 'happiness cycle' created by the young man. The granddaughter's boyfriend decide to meet somewhere, but on his way, the bf sees a man getting hit by a car. The culprit is the same guy who is at the end of the 'sadness/frustration cycle' also created by the young man .
Thus, the cycle of sorrow and joy riding a Domino stairway is brilliantly showcased by the filmmaker in just two shots straight. It is bewildering to see, how, after shaking hands with 15 other characters and traveling through 17 locations, in just two shots, both the cycles meet at the end in an attempt to give a logical understanding to the seemingly absurd human life.
Cast
- Parul Bheda as Maidservant
- Anuradha Chandan as Mother
- Rupesh Tillu as Rickshawwala
- Tushar Joshi as Uncle
- Trishla Patel as the Girl in love
- Induben Mehta as the Granny
Awards & Festivals
(partial list)- Winner, Best Film (International Short), Syracuse International Film Festival, NY
- Winner, Best Film (Audience Choice Award), shnit shortfilmfestival, Switzerland
- Winner, Best Film of the Year award at the Mocha Film Club, Mumbai
- Official Selection, Tribeca International Film Festival, NY
- Official Selection, Rome International Film Festival
- Official Selection, Indo-British Digital Short Film Festival, India
Music Trivia
- All the soundtracks are original scores composed for the film by Sachin Sanghvi.
- The voices in the songs "Jheeni" & "Red Blossom Cherry" are Sachin Sanghvi, Naresh IyerNaresh IyerNaresh Iyer is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won...
and Amit TrivediAmit TrivediAmit Trivedi is an Indian film composer, musician, singer and lyricist, working in Bollywood. After working as a theater and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film Aamir, and shot to fame in the Hindi film music scene with his...
. - "Jheeni" is a modified lyric from the 15th Century mystic poet KabirKabirKabīr was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement...
's song "Jheeni re chadariya". - The song "Red Blossom Cherry" is inspired from a Zen Story. In the story, a man is being chased by a vicious snake till he reaches the edge of a cliff. He jumps from the fear of the snake, and clings to a tree. There's a landing ground below, but before he can land, he hears a lion's roar from below. The branch he's clinging to starts dangling. In the midst of all this, he spots a Cherry. He plucks it and eats it. The snake of the past, the lion of the future and the cherry of now!
External links
- http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/may/may59.htm "Indian Short Film Wins International Award"
- http://www.anandgandhi.com Anand GandhiAnand GandhiAnand Gandhi is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter based in Mumbai. He was initially involved in parallel theatre, where he wrote and directed several critically acclaimed plays...
's official homepage. - http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=337980&catid=47 "Of our time - The Statesman"
- http://www.talent-film.net/filmaholix/?FILMID=5445 "About the film on filmaholiX"