LOTUS

After the tragic deaths of his wife and daughter in a car accident, Adityo Mukhopadhyay dwells under a layer of pernicious reality. Unable to face the void, he centers himself under an imaginative bubble with the belief, "They are not dead, they are still alive."

Thus, the dilemma and hallucinations persist for a long time. Will Adityo be able to face the tyrannical reality, or will he accept his imagination as the truth? That's what covers the utmost shades of "LOTUS."

  • Mainak Mukherjee
    Director
  • Mainak Mukherjee
    Writer
  • Mainak Mukherjee
    Producer
  • Satyaki Adhikary
    Producer
  • Dhanajeet Karmakar
    Producer
  • Diptiman Karmakar
    Producer
  • Rajib Mukherjee
    Producer
  • Nandita Mukherjee
    Producer
  • Bimal Giri
    Key Cast
    "Adityo "
  • Adrita De
    Key Cast
    "Nidhi"
  • Suman Mukherjee
    Key Cast
    "Police"
  • Sharanya Roy
    Key Cast
    "Neha"
  • Satyaki Adhikary
    Director of Photography
  • Mainak Mukherjee
    Editor
  • Shibham Samanta
    Colorist
  • Tathagato Mukherjee
    Lyrics & Composition
  • Satyaki Adhikary
    Music Arrangement & Mixing
  • Payel Pui
    Assistant Directors
  • Tathagato Mukherjee
    Assistant Directors
  • Subhrajyoti Patra
    Assistant Directors
  • Aniket Ray
    Executive Producer
  • Subhrajyoti Patra
    Art Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Psychological Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    38 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,700 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali, English, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Mainak Mukherjee

Mainak Mukherjee is a filmmaker based in Kolkata, India. The essence of storytelling, which is personal and intricate, has pushed Mainak to discover, observe, and layer vivid cultural contexts around the quintessential narrative, eventually layering them in the visual palette of Cinema. He has worked as a creative director for many award-winning filmmakers, dwelling extensively on the essence of filmmaking.

His debut short film, "LOTUS", centers around the diversity of human emotions underlying the subtext of grief.

Mainak will soon be helming the director's chair for his debut feature film, "Khunnas", a psychological drama that is currently in pre-production.

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Director Statement

Grief has always been a cumbersome event to center the conversation around or face in reality. The layers and shades of grief are indeed personal for each of us. Some might take a day to overcome it, some might take years, and some never do. The essence leaves scars on us, which are everlasting.

"LOTUS", is my answer to the statement, What is grief to us? It took me almost an entire year to portray and justify the characters underlying the subtext. Eventually, I wanted to put into practice the ideology that there is no ending to grief; it's personal to the very core.