Private Project

Kaala (Black)

Not much before, an African student could realise what it meant to be in an alien country, he was already a victim of hatred because of his skin color.

  • Tarun Jain
    Director
    Amma Meri (Mother)
  • Tarun Jain
    Writer
    Amma Meri (Mother)
  • Nasira Khan
    Writer
  • Nasira Khan
    Producer
    Amma Meri (Mother) & Aakhir (At Last)
  • Tarun Jain
    Producer
    Amma Meri (Mother)
  • Jude Boman Tony
    Key Cast
    "Bryan"
  • Rahul Tewari
    Key Cast
    "Randeep"
  • Chiranjit Das
    Key Cast
    "Kaliya"
  • Kaatyaayani Pandey
    Key Cast
    "Gudiya"
  • Abhik Chatterjee
    Sound
  • Indraneel Lahiri
    Director of photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Kaala
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Drama, Violence, Terror, Language
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 15, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Cinequest Film & VR Festival
    San Jose
  • Rapid Lion - The South African International Film Festival
  • Global Impact Film Festival
    Washinton DC
    United States
    August 7, 2020
Director Biography - Tarun Jain

Tarun Jain is an independent filmmaker based in Delhi, India. His first short film “Aakhir - At Last” which was a thriller travelled to about 40+ international film festivals. It won a “Gold Remi Award” at the 47th Worldfest, Houston, Texas, USA amongst others and was distributed for the TV in the USA and EMEA territories. His 2nd short film 'Amma Meri' (Mother) is based on the backdrop of agrarian crisis in Haryana, where the protagonist's consciousness is challenged when he begins to see his mother's death as a way to unchain his burdens. The film was in the International competition at Tampere Film Festival and IFFI Goa and has released on youtube by a leading short film channel. He has recently finished his new film, Kaala, which is based on the attacks on Africans in Delhi NCR. The film was possible because of the successful crowdfunding campaign. He is now working on a new short film on discrimination against people from north east region in Delhi and is developing a feature film script.

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Tarun Jain is an independent filmmaker based in Delhi, India. His first short film “Aakhir - At Last” which was a thriller travelled to about 40+ international film festivals. It won a “Gold Remi Award” at the 47th Worldfest, Houston, Texas, USA amongst others and was distributed for the TV in the USA and EMEA territories. His 2nd short film 'Amma Meri' (Mother) is based on the backdrop of agrarian crisis in Haryana, where the protagonist's consciousness is challenged when he begins to see his mother's death as a way to unchain his burdens. The film was in the International competition at Tampere Film Festival and IFFI Goa and has released on youtube by a leading short film channel. He has recently finished his new film, Kaala, which is based on the attacks on Africans in Delhi NCR. The film was possible because of the successful crowdfunding campaign. He is now working on a new short film on discrimination against people from north east region in Delhi and is developing a feature film script.