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Laal Vaali (The Red One)

A comedy of errors situation arises when Lata finds out her son's secret.

  • Madhura Dalimbkar
    Director
  • Madhura Dalimbkar
    Writer
  • Anuj Deshpande Ramaa Nadgauda Rucha Kelkar Mukta Lele
    Key Cast
  • Samuel Singh Malia
    D.O.P
  • Sangeetha Rao
    Executive producer
  • Anwesha Das
    Editor
  • Prerna Maynil
    Script Supervisor
  • Sangeetha Rao
    LOCATION SOUND, SOUND DESIGN & MIX
  • Baylon Fonseca
    Sound re-design
  • Shubham Garg
    Chief Assistant Director
  • Metseli Thurr
    Production design and costumes
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Laal Vaali
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Humour
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Marathi
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune
  • 14th Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    July 22, 2017
    European Premier
  • 4th Goa Short Film Festival
    Goa
    India
    October 28, 2017
  • Mumbai Asian Short Film Festival
    mumbai
    India
    November 24, 2017
  • 5th Chennai International Short Film Festival-2018
    Chennai
    India
  • 8th Pune Short Film Festival 2018
    Pune
    India
    June 15, 2018
    Best Film & 2nd best director
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards, 2019
    Rome
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Madhura Dalimbkar

Madhura Dalimbkar is a freelance Writer, Assistant Director, and Filmmaker with 5 years of work experience. She holds a master’s degree in Audio-Visual Production from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune (2017). She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Film Direction at MET Film School, Berlin.

Her dissertation film “Laal Vaali (the red one)” won first place in a short film contest conducted by Pocket Films and was invited to screen her film at the 14th Indian Film Festival in Stuttgart, Germany. The film further won best film and second-best director awards at the Pune Short Film Festival in 2018. She wrote and directed her second short film called “By The Window” in 2020’s lockdown between June and September in her rental apartment in Mumbai.

Between 2017 and 2021, Madhura has worked as an assistant director for leading productions houses like Phantom Films, Applause entertainment, Cine Raas entertainment, RSVP movies, and Times studio. She co-wrote the screenplay of Hotstar’s Hostages season 1.

Through her work so far, she aims at creating an inclusive and judgment free space to have open conversations on otherwise hushed topics.

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