Konkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress, writer, and director. She has received two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmaker–actress Aparna Sen, Konkona appears primarily in Indian arthouse and independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema.
Abhay Deol is an Indian actor and producer, who works predominantly in Hindi language films. Born in the influential Deol family of the Hindi cinema, he began acting at a young age in theater productions at his school. Deol made his on-screen debut in 2005 with Imtiaz Ali's romantic comedy Socha Na Tha.
Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award, and four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2013.
Dev.D is an Indian romantic black comedy drama film released on 6 February 2009. Written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, it is a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's classic Bengali novel Devdas, previously adapted for the screen by P.C. Barua and Bimal Roy and more recently by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Dev.D was embraced by the media, critics and public. The film is set in contemporary Punjab and Delhi, where familial ties are negotiated by the traditions of patriarchy and marriages are reduced to a game of power and "honour".
Richa Chadda is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After debuting with a bit role in the comedy film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), she worked as a supporting actress in several films. Her major breakthrough was a supporting role in the film noir gangster saga Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), where her role as the bellicose and extremely foul-tongued wife of a gangster earned her a Filmfare award. Her sole foray into mainstream cinema has been as a supporting character in Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (2013).
That Girl in Yellow Boots is a 2011 Indian thriller film by director Anurag Kashyap, starring Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah. The film was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010, followed by the Venice Film Festival after it played in several festivals worldwide including the South Asian International Film Festival. The commercial release however took place a year later in September 2011, both in India as well as in the U.S.
Gulshan Devaiah is an Indian film actor who appears primarily in Bollywood films. Devaiah is mostly known for his roles in Shaitan, Hate Story and Hunterrr. His performance in Shaitan was critically praised and earned him the Filmfare Awards' nomination in the category of Best Male Debut and Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
It's Your Fault is a 2013 satirical video starring Kalki Koechlin and VJ Juhi Pandey that deals with the issue of rape in India, and went viral on the internet with over 5,500,000 views on YouTube. It was created by a group known as All India Bakchod.
Margarita with a Straw is a 2014 Indian drama film directed by Shonali Bose. It stars Kalki Koechlin as an Indian teenager with cerebral palsy who relocates to America for her undergraduate education and comes of age following her complex relationship with a blind girl, played by Sayani Gupta. Revathi, Kuljeet Singh, and William Moseley play supporting roles. Produced by Bose in partnership with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Margarita with a Straw was co-written by Bose and Nilesh Maniyar and deals with themes of inclusion, self-acceptance, and human sexuality.
"Chase Every Dream" is the first single to be released off Mikey McCleary's album TV Dinners, which features full song versions of some of the most popular advertising jingles he has composed. It was originally a 1-minute track Mikey composed for a Levi's advertising campaign in December 2010. Released as a single on June 16, 2014, it is the 3rd track on TV Dinners.
Waiting is a 2015 Indian drama film directed by Anu Menon. Produced by Priti Gupta and Manish Mundra under the banner of Ishka Films and Drishyam Films respectively, the film was co-written by Menon and James Ruzicka, and stars Naseeruddin Shah and Kalki Koechlin in lead roles. Waiting focuses on the relationship between two people from different walks of life who befriend each other in a hospital, while nursing their respective comatose spouses. Rajat Kapoor, Suhasini Maniratnam, Arjun Mathur, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Rajeev Ravindranathan play supporting roles in the film.
Sayani Gupta is an Indian film actress who appears in Hindi films. A graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India, she made her feature film debut in 2012 in Second Marriage Dot Com. She has since appeared in supporting roles in films such as,Fan (2016) and Jolly LLB 2 (2017).
Printing Machine is a 2016 video produced by Culture Machine, starring Indian actress Kalki Koechlin, that talks about the approach of media and society towards the crimes against women. The five-minute video was released on YouTube and feature a poem titled Printing Machine. The poem was written and performed by Koechlin and directed by Akanksha Seda. The music of the video was given by Ankur Shrivastava and the creative team included Joyna M Sequeira, Apurva Gabhe, Anissa Alia Malhotra, Disha Anand, Mehul Vadodaria.
Jim Sarbh is an Indian film and stage actor. Best known for his supporting work in the Hindi Film Industry, he is the recipient of a Screen Award, an International Indian Film Academy Award and two Filmfare Award nominations. Additionally, Sarbh has directed and acted in numerous theatre productions in India.
Colour Blind is a stage play by Indian playwright Manav Kaul and Kalki Koechlin. It was screened at the Sir Mutha Venkata Subba Rao Hall in Chennai, in August 2014. It starred Koechlin, Satyajit Sharma in dual roles. The play is based on the life of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore. In an interview Kaul stated that the play is "an attempt to see beyond the majestic Gurudev and discover the man through his relationships."
Living Room or The Living Room, is a 2015 Indian play written and directed by actress and playwright Kalki Koechlin, which premiered at Ranga Shankara Hall, Bangalore, in July 2015. The play that marked the directorial debut of Koechlin, stars Neil Bhoopalam and Sheeba Chaddha in lead roles with Jim Sarbh and Tariq Vasudeva playing supporting roles. The play opened to positive response from critics.
Ribbon is a 2017 Indian drama film directed by Rakhee Sandilya in her feature film debut. It stars Kalki Koechlin and Sumeet Vyas in lead roles. The film was released on 3 November 2017.
The Job is a 2018 Indian thriller short film produced by Kushal Srivastava and directed by Siddharth Sinha. The film was released on YouTube on 15 June 2018. Produced under the banner of Flying Dreams Entertainment Pvt Ltd, it stars Kalki Koechlin.
Azmaish: A Journey Through the Subcontinent, alternatively known as Azmaish: Trials of Life is a 2017 independent documentary film directed by Sabiha Sumar. A Pakistani-Indian co-production, it was produced by Sathananthan Sachithanandam of the Vidhi Films, and follows Sumar and Kalki Koechlin's journey through various parts of India and Pakistan, and their exploration of the relations between the two countries and their contemporary political and sociocultural scenarios.
