The Other Way (film)

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The Other Way
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Directed by Imtiaz Ali
Written byImtiaz Ali
Produced byRajesh Sharma
Starring
CinematographyRajesh Shukla
Edited byManish Jaitly
Music byPiyush Kanojia
Production
company
Window Seat Films
Distributed byRoyal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films
Release date
  • 20 March 2018 (2018-03-20)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The Other Way is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama short film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali. [1] Produced under the banner of Window Seat Films, it stars Pavail Gulati and Shreya Chaudhary playing the lead roles. [2] It was released for streaming on 20 March 2018 in YouTube. [3]

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Cast

Reception

The film was reviewed by Subhash K. Jha for Hindustan Times [4] and Sampada Sharma for The Indian Express . [5]

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References

  1. "Imtiaz Ali's new short film the Other Way talks about changing times, life's challenges and confidence to steer through". 22 March 2018.
  2. "The Other Way was a big experiment for me: Imtiaz Ali". Cinema Express .
  3. "Watch: In 'The Other Way', Imtiaz Ali tells a familiar story with an unusual touch". 21 March 2018.
  4. "The Other Way review: Imtiaz Ali's new short film is atrocious". 29 March 2018.
  5. "The Other Way review: This short film by Imtiaz Ali is the tale of our deepest fears". 22 March 2018.