
Shiny and Bandu are avid fans of Hammad, an egg-seller from Karachi who has found a huge online following in their city of Mumbai but is virtually unknown in his own vicinity. They connect online and what follows is a heartfelt journey to a promising friendship that exists in the borderless realm of the online world.
Director Biography - Shreyas Dasharathe
Shreyas Dasharathe comes from the city of Pune and is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, India. His films have been awarded at some of the prestigious Indian film festivals including Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) and Toto Awards for Film. He has also been part of screenings at reputed international film festivals. He currently works as a writer/director experimenting with different forms of the medium.
Director Statement
The whole process of making this film took place virtually with more than a year of endless zoom calls and meticulous planning on both sides of the border. A collaboration of this nature is rare to have taken place and such exchange of ideas, culture and joy makes this project unique as well as important in the context of the times we are living in.
- Year2022
- Runtime23 minutes
- LanguageHindi, Marathi, Urdu
- CountryIndia
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorShreyas Dasharathe, Jamshed Irani
- ScreenwriterShreyas Dasharathe
- CastHarsh Rane, Ashitosh Gaikwad, Hammad Siddiq
- EditorShreyas Dasharathe
- Sound DesignVivart
Shiny and Bandu are avid fans of Hammad, an egg-seller from Karachi who has found a huge online following in their city of Mumbai but is virtually unknown in his own vicinity. They connect online and what follows is a heartfelt journey to a promising friendship that exists in the borderless realm of the online world.
Director Biography - Shreyas Dasharathe
Shreyas Dasharathe comes from the city of Pune and is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, India. His films have been awarded at some of the prestigious Indian film festivals including Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) and Toto Awards for Film. He has also been part of screenings at reputed international film festivals. He currently works as a writer/director experimenting with different forms of the medium.
Director Statement
The whole process of making this film took place virtually with more than a year of endless zoom calls and meticulous planning on both sides of the border. A collaboration of this nature is rare to have taken place and such exchange of ideas, culture and joy makes this project unique as well as important in the context of the times we are living in.
- Year2022
- Runtime23 minutes
- LanguageHindi, Marathi, Urdu
- CountryIndia
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorShreyas Dasharathe, Jamshed Irani
- ScreenwriterShreyas Dasharathe
- CastHarsh Rane, Ashitosh Gaikwad, Hammad Siddiq
- EditorShreyas Dasharathe
- Sound DesignVivart