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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.

  • Sumit Purohit
    Director
    Scam 1992: Harshad Mehta Story, Bangistan, I Woke Up One Morning and Found Myself Famous, Inside Edge
  • Kanishka
    Writer
  • Suyash Barve
    Writer
  • Anushka Shah
    Producer
  • Chippy Babu
    Co-producer
  • Abhishek Sharma
    Executive Producer
  • Roohi Bhatia
    Creative Producer
  • Anita Sharma
    Associate Producer
  • Namrata Sharma
    Associate Producer
  • Abhishek Banerjee
    Key Cast
    "Shiraz Hassan "
    Mirzapur, Paatal Lok, Stree, Helmet, Rashmi Rocket
  • Bhamini Oza Gandhi
    Key Cast
    "Malti "
    Shimmy
  • Lovleen Mishra
    Key Cast
    "Rabiya Hassan "
    Little Things, Mard ko Dard Nahi Hota, Raees
  • Mitra Gadhvi
    Key Cast
  • Pallavi Jadhav
    Key Cast
  • Solanki Sharma
    Key Cast
  • Hetal Gada
    Key Cast
  • Vinod Surya
    Key Cast
  • Kuldeep Mamania
    Cinematographer
  • Mausam Aggarwal
    Production Design
  • Nitish Rambhadran
    Music
  • Shreyank Nanjappa
    Sound Design
  • Birgit Suitsu
    Colorist
  • Tina Thakkar
    Costume Designer
  • Shivam Gupta
    Casting Director
  • Nehal Terani
    Chief Assistant Director
  • Gauri Soman
    2ND Assistant Director
  • Ariana
    Intern Assistant Director
  • Amar Bhikaji Puri
    Production Controller
  • Siba Prasad
    DOP Assistant
  • Akshay Vaidya
    Sync Sound
  • Sharath B R
    Foley Artist
  • Ambreesh
    Foley Recordist
  • Sandeep Kanani
    Sound Engineer
  • Nitish Ramabhadran
    Background Score
  • Ananya Sharma
    Background Score
  • Amit Mishra
    Background Score
  • Sagar Shah
    Marketing Consultant
  • True Blue Design Co.
    Publicity Design
  • Mitali Adhikari
    Distribution and Outreach
  • Sharmila Ganguli Rindani
    Business and Development
  • Yash Rathore
    On Set Photographers
  • Akash Kumar Kalkandha
    On Set Photographers
  • Rajat
    Art Direction Team
  • Rinku
    Art Direction Team
  • Ghanshyam
    Art Direction Team
  • Bharat
    Art Direction Team
  • Prakash
    Art Direction Team
  • Mukesh
    Art Direction Team
  • Raju
    Art Direction Team
  • Vinod
    Art Direction Team
  • Rehmat
    Art Direction Team
  • Bhushan
    Art Direction Team
  • Deepak Epili
    VFX Producer and Supervisor
  • Arvind Hatnurkar
    VFX Supervisor
  • Sagar Jaokar
    VFX Artists
  • Prabhu Nadar
    VFX Artists
  • Pankaj Hiwrale
    VFX Artists
  • Kaustubh Pandharpatte
    VFX Artists
  • Subhodh Mulukh
    VFX Artists
  • Akram Shaikh
    VFX Artists
  • Rohit Bandekar
    VFX Artists
  • Shubham Bhatkar
    Motion Graphics
  • Nikhil More
    Motion Graphics
  • Raj Dabare
    Online Editor
  • Sandeep Limbachia
    Make up and Hair
  • Prashant Singh
    Casting Team
  • Charu Hooda
    Casting Team
  • Pranav Ojha
    Casting Team
  • Munna
    Junior Artist
  • Nafees
    Dress Man
  • Shreekant
    Production Assistant
  • Pankaj Kumar Jaiswal
    Headcam Operator
  • Umashankar Yadav
    Headcam Operator
  • Illyas Sheikh
    Panther
  • Krishna
    Gaffer
  • Devendra Namdeo
    Camera Attendant
  • Dinesh Dixit
    Spot Team
  • Tribhavan
    Spot Team
  • Ajit
    Spot Team
  • Dhirendra
    Spot Team
  • Jitendra
    Spot Team
  • Rajkumar
    Spot Team
  • Sudhir
    Spot Team
  • Sandeep Lokre
    Sync Sound Security
  • Mahendra Yadav
    Rain Machine
  • Satish Yadav
    Haze Machine
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Vakeel Babu
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    52,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sumit Purohit

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.

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Director Statement

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.