Shubhashish bhutianis film kush was recently selected for the academy award shortlist of live action short films. At the age of 25, shubhashish bhutiani has already earned an oscar nomination for his short film kush and has received a standing ovation for his latest hotel salvation or mukti bhawan at the venice international film festival. Indian short film kush in 10 oscar hopefuls entertainment. Shubhashishs first directorial feature film, hotel salvation mukti bhawan had its world premiere at the 2016 venice international film festival. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. At the age of 22 his student short film, kush was short listed for an oscar nomination. His thesis film, kush, made its world premiere at the 70th venice international film festival and was shortlisted for an academy award.
Indian director shubhashish bhutiani s short film kush has been selected by the academy in the short list of 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in the oscar race. Apr 30, 2017 filmmaker shubhashish bhutiani has made a mark in international film circuit in a very short span of time. Indian short film kush selected for oscars brandsynario. Shubhashish bhutiani is not yet a familiar name for most movie buffs in india. Nov 23, 20 indian director shubhashish bhutiani s short film kush has been short listed by the academy for 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in the oscar race. Indian short film kush among oscar hopefuls the hindu. Three or five films out of these 10 films will be selected for oscar nomination by the short films and feature animation branch members. Indian short film kush among 10 oscar hopefuls news18. A school teacher and her class of 10yearold students, who are returning from a field trip, get caught in. Incidentally, it was the only indian film competing at the fest. Quietly impressive early short from the director of hotel salvation, shubhashish bhutiani. While talking to, the director spoke about how the idea of making a film on 1984 assassination case.
Filmmaker shubhashish bhutiani is a master of empathy. The latest is student director shubhashish bhutiani, whose movie kush the film is all set to be screened at the 70th venice international film festival. In 1984, indian prime minister indira gandhi was assassinated by her two sikh bodyguards, causing antisikh riots to erupt throughout the country. While talking to, the director spoke about how the idea of making a film on 1984 assassination case hit him and also gave insight. Director shubhashish bhutiani sums up his debut the filmmaker missed an academy award. Indian director shubhashish bhutianis short film kush has been shortlisted by the academy for 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in. Shubhashish bhutiani is a graduate of the school of visual arts film program. A total of three to five films selected from the top 10 movies will. Alumnus shubhashish bhutiani 09 returned to the school to show his short film kush, based on the interreligious tensions in the wake of indira. Shubhashish bhutiani born 20 july 1991 is an indian film director, actor, screenwriter and script writer.
The film has been honored with the prix enrico fulchignoni 2016 award by unesco cict. Shubhashish bhutiani, brescia film lab festival, kush, aseem chhabra, new york city next the story of a school bus became a vehicle to tell the larger story. Three years ago, shubhashish bhutianis short film kush had won the. Kush 20, an award winning short film directed by shubhashis bhutiani,is a. The film starring adil hussain and lalit behl digs deep in a fatherson relationship. A school teacher and her class of 10yearold students, who are. Kush, premiered at the 70th venice film festival where it won the orizzonti prize for best short film. He won national film award special mention feature film for directing mukti bhawan at 64th national film awards. Short films and feature animation branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. It has been a good year for debut filmmaker shubhashish bhutiani. Director shubhashish bhutiani sums up his debut the filmmaker missed an academy award nomination for his short film kush, but he has.
Shubhashish bhutianis short film kush has been awarded the best innovative budget award for a foreign film at the 70th venice film festival 20. Welcome to the official page of kush, a film by shubhashish bhutiani. Indian short film kush in 10 oscar hopefuls the economic. Filmmaker shubhashish bhutiani has made a mark in international film circuit in a very short span of time. A teacher traveling back from a field trip with her class of 10yearold students. Indian director shubhashish bhutianis short film kush has been selected by the academy in the shortlist of 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in the oscar race. Indian filmmaker on being in line for an oscar india. Text by zaral shah shubhashish bhutianis national film awardwinning movie, mukti bhawan 2017 won over two dozen international awards. Kush was shortlisted for the 2014 academy award for best live action short film. Shubhashish bhutiani, who is known for his critically acclaimed short film kush, has now come up with his independent feature film mukti bhawan hotel salvation. Indian short film in oscar longlist cities news,the. With swastik ram chavan, sonika chopra, rajesh gupta, brijendra kala. Seedha saadha ladka hoon main i am a continue reading indias short. Indian students short film wins award at venice sikhnet.
All along the way ive tried to collaborate with the people who understand their job better than i do. Shubhashish bhutiani is a writer and director, known for hotel salvation 2016, kush 20 and the star 2012. Indian short film kush in 10 oscar hopefuls english. Indian students short film wins award at venice hindi movie. Nov 24, 20 indian director shubhashish bhutianis short film kush has been selected by the academy in the shortlist of 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in the oscar race.
Now, his short film kush is in the running for an oscar subhashish bhutiani is anxious at the prospect of talking about himself for 90 minutes. Kush is indias lone entry to venice film festival 20 lineup. Kush is inspired by a true story, which took place during the 1984 antisikh riots. Indian short film kush in 10 oscar hopefuls indian express. This event is free and open to the public as part of goshens first fridays. The venice film festival while unveiling its selections on thursday in rome for its 70th edition, announced one indian title. After the infamous assassination of indian prime minister indira. Forbes india is your destination for business, stock market, startup and technology news, and a. Shubhashish bhutiani s short film kush was awarded the best film at the 70th venice international film festival 20.
A school teacher and her class of 10yearold students, who are returning from a field trip, get caught in the violence. Hotel salvation iffla iffla indian film festival of. Indian director shubhashish bhutianis short film kush has been selected by the academy in the shortlist of 10 liveaction shorts that will. Top rated shows most popular shows browse tv shows by genre tv news india tv spotlight. Listed as one of the forbes 30 under 30, all he really wants to. Kush was shortlisted at the 2014 academy awards and has won over 25 awards all over the globe. An interview with shubhashish bhutiani and his movie.
The film is produced by shubhashishs father sanjay bhutiani. Nov 30, 20 shubhashish bhutiani is not yet a familiar name for most movie buffs in india. Indian short film kush among 10 oscar hopefuls ndtv movies. Seedha saadha ladka hoon main i am a continue reading indias short at the oscars. Indian live action short film kush in oscar shortlist. A teacher travelling back from a field trip with her class of 10yearold students struggles to protect kush, the only sikh student in the class, from the growing. An excited shubhashish bhutiani will have to get hold of his nerves as his 25 minute film kush has been selected by the academy to be short listed with the 10 liveaction shorts that will advance further in the oscars run. Oct 24, 20 i had the pleasure of sitting down with shubhashish bhutiani, creator of short film kush at hamptons international film festival 20 to talk to him about. Called kush, it is a 20minute short movie by shubhashish bhutiani. It also won the orizzonti award for the best short film at venice fest.
Shubhashish bhutiani s short film kush has been awarded the best innovative budget award for a foreign film at the 70th venice film festival 20. Kush, directed by 22yearold shubhashish bhutiani, won the satyajit ray. Kush, directed by 22yearold shubhashish bhutiani, won the satyajit ray foundation short film competition at the recently. Dec 18, 20 twentytwoyearold bombay native subhashish bhutiani has always wanted to make films. Bhutiani has directed multiple short films, music videos, and theatre. Numerous extras include shubhashishs film kush 20 which was shortlisted for best live action short in the 2014 academy awards. Mukti bhawan has been screened at many film festivals and is a brilliantly made film. A teacher traveling with her class of 10year old children struggles to protect kush, her only sikh student, from the violence surrounding him. Kush it is not every day that a film receives its world premiere at woodstock, but in august that is exactly what happened in parker hall in august. Shubhashish was featured as one of forbes top 30 under 30 for india in 2017. Nov 06, 2016 at the age of 25, shubhashish bhutiani has already earned an oscar nomination for his short film kush and has received a standing ovation for his latest hotel salvation or mukti bhawan at the venice international film festival. This gently humorous film follows rajiv, an overworked middleaged son who is forced to accompany his 77yearold father, daya, as he seeks salvation in the holy city of varanasi. His short film, kush 20, featuring sonika chopra, shayaan sameer and anil sharma, was on the list of 10 live action shorts competing for the final five nominations in the oscar race of 2014. A teacher traveling back from a field trip with her class of 10yearold students struggles to protect kush, the only.
He made his directorial debut in bollywood with the film mukti bhawan based on relationships and family. Its a blunter instrument than his feature debut, largely because it has a. Shubhashish was also a finalist by the financial timesoppenheimer funds for emerging voices. Hotel salvation mukti bhawan by shubhashish bhutiani. Indian director shubhashish bhutiani s short film kush has been short listed by the academy for 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in the oscar. Indian director shubhashish bhutianis short film kush has been shortlisted by the academy for 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in the oscar race. Comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. Forbes india is your destination for business, stock market, startup and technology news, and a peek into the lives of indias. Twentytwoyearold bombay native subhashish bhutiani has always wanted to make films. Shubhashish is the director of the critically acclaimed feature film mukti bhawan released earlier this month. He won national film award special mention feature film for directing mukti bhawan at 64th national film awards mumbaibased bhutiani was just 21 when he wrote and directed.
Like kush, hotel salvation has also been welcomed with open arms by various film festivals. He wrote and directed his first short film, kush, as a part of his thesis at the school of visual arts, new york. Indian director shubhashish bhutiani s short film kush has been selected by the academy in the short list of 10 liveaction shorts that will advance in the oscar race three or five films out. I had the pleasure of sitting down with shubhashish bhutiani, creator of short film kush at hamptons international film festival 20 to talk to. Listed as one of the forbes 30 under 30, all he really wants to do is bring stories to life through his films. Kush was also shortlisted for the academy award for best live action short in 2014, and has won more than 25. People across boundaries connect with pure emotion. I had the pleasure of sitting down with shubhashish bhutiani, creator of short film kush at hamptons international film festival 20 to talk to him about. Shubhashish bhutianis short film kush was awarded the best film at the 70th venice international film festival 20.
In august,the 22yearold s debut short film kush was india s only entry at the 70th venice international film festival under the orrizonti horizons category that celebrates new trends in filmmaking. Shubhashish bhutiani shares the incredible journey of his debut film from the imagination of a freshly minted graduate to the oscars shortlist. His previous short film kush won the orizzonti prize at venice film festival, screened at over 70 festivals worldwide and was oscarshortlisted. Director shubhashish bhutiani movies list, shubhashish.