Mr. Lawyer
A young lawyer, distracted with chasing success through his digital video channel, is approached online by an anonymous female victim with a powerful abuser. Will he do justice to the challenge? The film traces the journey of Shiraz Hassan as he rediscovers his purpose in the justice system.
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Sumit PurohitDirectorScam 1992: Harshad Mehta Story, Bangistan, I Woke Up One Morning and Found Myself Famous, Inside Edge
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KanishkaWriter
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Suyash BarveWriter
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Anushka ShahProducer
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Chippy BabuCo-producer
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Abhishek SharmaExecutive Producer
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Roohi BhatiaCreative Producer
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Anita SharmaAssociate Producer
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Namrata SharmaAssociate Producer
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Abhishek BanerjeeKey Cast"Shiraz Hassan "Mirzapur, Paatal Lok, Stree, Helmet, Rashmi Rocket
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Bhamini Oza GandhiKey Cast"Malti "Shimmy
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Lovleen MishraKey Cast"Rabiya Hassan "Little Things, Mard ko Dard Nahi Hota, Raees
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Mitra GadhviKey Cast
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Pallavi JadhavKey Cast
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Solanki SharmaKey Cast
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Hetal GadaKey Cast
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Vinod SuryaKey Cast
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Kuldeep MamaniaCinematographer
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Mausam AggarwalProduction Design
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Nitish RambhadranMusic
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Shreyank NanjappaSound Design
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Birgit SuitsuColorist
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Tina ThakkarCostume Designer
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Shivam GuptaCasting Director
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Nehal TeraniChief Assistant Director
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Gauri Soman2ND Assistant Director
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ArianaIntern Assistant Director
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Amar Bhikaji PuriProduction Controller
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Siba PrasadDOP Assistant
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Akshay VaidyaSync Sound
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Sharath B RFoley Artist
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AmbreeshFoley Recordist
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Sandeep KananiSound Engineer
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Nitish RamabhadranBackground Score
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Ananya SharmaBackground Score
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Amit MishraBackground Score
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Sagar ShahMarketing Consultant
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True Blue Design Co.Publicity Design
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Mitali AdhikariDistribution and Outreach
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Sharmila Ganguli RindaniBusiness and Development
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Yash RathoreOn Set Photographers
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Akash Kumar KalkandhaOn Set Photographers
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RajatArt Direction Team
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RinkuArt Direction Team
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GhanshyamArt Direction Team
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BharatArt Direction Team
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PrakashArt Direction Team
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MukeshArt Direction Team
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RajuArt Direction Team
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VinodArt Direction Team
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RehmatArt Direction Team
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BhushanArt Direction Team
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Deepak EpiliVFX Producer and Supervisor
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Arvind HatnurkarVFX Supervisor
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Sagar JaokarVFX Artists
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Prabhu NadarVFX Artists
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Pankaj HiwraleVFX Artists
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Kaustubh PandharpatteVFX Artists
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Subhodh MulukhVFX Artists
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Akram ShaikhVFX Artists
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Rohit BandekarVFX Artists
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Shubham BhatkarMotion Graphics
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Nikhil MoreMotion Graphics
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Raj DabareOnline Editor
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Sandeep LimbachiaMake up and Hair
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Prashant SinghCasting Team
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Charu HoodaCasting Team
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Pranav OjhaCasting Team
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MunnaJunior Artist
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NafeesDress Man
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ShreekantProduction Assistant
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Pankaj Kumar JaiswalHeadcam Operator
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Umashankar YadavHeadcam Operator
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Illyas SheikhPanther
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KrishnaGaffer
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Devendra NamdeoCamera Attendant
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Dinesh DixitSpot Team
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TribhavanSpot Team
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AjitSpot Team
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DhirendraSpot Team
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JitendraSpot Team
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RajkumarSpot Team
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SudhirSpot Team
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Sandeep LokreSync Sound Security
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Mahendra YadavRain Machine
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Satish YadavHaze Machine
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Project Title (Original Language):Vakeel Babu
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:22 minutes 50 seconds
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Completion Date:November 15, 2021
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Production Budget:52,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Hindi
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Sumit Purohit is a filmmaker, writer, editor and a visual artist. Born in the hill town of Srinagar Garhwal (Uttarakhand, INDIA), Sumit
graduated in Art History and Aesthetics from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU, Baroda. Sumit's directorial debut was with an experimental short documentary was ‘I Woke Up One Morning & Found Myself Famous’, which was widely screened in film festivals across the country. As a self-taught editor, Sumit also dabbled as a trailer/promo editor, working on various award-winning films.
Recently, he wrote and edited ‘ Scam 1992 : The Harshad Mehta Story’, a critically acclaimed 10-part series based on the book by journalists Sucheta Dalal and Debashis Basu. In addition, he was the co-writer on the Hindi Film ‘Bangistan’, a black comedy, and Amazon Prime Video’s International Emmy nominated Indian original series ‘Inside Edge’.
His debut feature documentary titled ‘Charlie Champion’ is in the last stage of completion. Sumit is also one of the honourees selected for the BAFTA Breakthrough 2020/21.
Vakeel Babu tries to highlight the interaction between the justice system and victims of domestic violence. A lot of times, the conversation only revolves around the written law rather than the human interactions. Improving access to justice is not just about explaining victims the law, but also understanding where they are coming from and how one must deal with them.
The story we are dealing might be very local in its milieu but it addresses a global issue. We understand that films might not always have the solutions to the problem, but as a filmmaker, it's important that we keep asking the right questions, and tell stories which can at least start a debate.