Odisha filmmaker in race for Filmfare Short Film Awards-2020

Mumbai: Odisha-born ad-film maker Dayanidhi Dahima is creating ripples in Bollywood as his maiden short movie produced by him has been shortlisted for the Filmfare Short Film Awards-2020.

‘Nawab’ is among the 35 shortlisted entries for this edition of the prestigious award. It is the first movie from Odisha to have found place in the list.

The less than 20-minute movie features Aparshakti Khurana, Mallika Dua, Maria Goretti and Geetika Vidya.

The short film has been written and directed by Mansi Jain and produced by Big Banner Films in association with Daya Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

The 28-year-old youth from Rajgangpur shifted his base to Mumbai where he forayed into filmmaking. After completing filmmaking course from FTII, Pune, he tried his hands on ad-film making in Odisha. Later, he also got into celebrity management business prior to his entry into Bollywood.

The entries are:

1. Nawab
2. Free Fair Fearless
3. Tindey
4. Kaash…..What If?
5. Apun Ka Cinema
6. Baatein
7. Woh Pal ( Those Lovely Moments )
8. Mini Banerjee ghar mein hai- an urban horror story.
9. Comedian
10. Deshi
11. Fatafat
12. Chintu
13. Smile Please
14. Midnight Error
15. A Monsoon Date
16. Bin Bulaaye
17. New Born Mother
18. Prashna (Question)
19. Suno
20. Dhagad
21. Level 13
22. Batti
23. Custody
24. Bebaak
25. Hickey
26. D.A.T.E
27. Budh
28. Alisha
29. Suno – The Unspoken
30. Old Kid
31. Chudail – The Witch
32. Dhut
33. Adheen
34. Sarvagun Sampann
35. Katran