Eashwar Mime Co.

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Eashwar Mime Co. is a Hindi drama film directed and produced by Shyamanand Jalan [1] [2] based on Dibyendu Palit's short story, Mukabhinoy. [3] [4] This film was released on 26 November 2005 under the banner of National Film Development Corporation. [5] Though the movie did not receive a commercial release, it was screened at Durban International Film Festival, the 3 Continents Festival and the Kolkata Film Festival. [6]

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Plot

This is the story of a megalomaniac mime director named Eashwar. He is the owner, manager and director of Eashwar Mime Co.

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References

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