THE MISSING GIRL
Heartbreaking love story of two unborn kids and their sentimental journey in a surrealistic world. The boy wants to build a home with the girl, but the girl vanishes without any trace. Years pass, the boy becomes a man, yet keeps waiting for the girl to return.
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NILIP DEBDirectorPRISON, CHEERS MY LOVE
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MADHUSHREE ROYCHOWDHURYProducer
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FAREEHA ANJUMKey Cast"Girl 3"
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KRISHIKA BORAKey Cast"Girl 2"
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JAISVI PRASADKey Cast"Girl 1"
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SIDDHANT DEBNATHKey Cast"The Boy"
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NILIP DEBStoryPRISON, CHEERS MY LOVE
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SATYAJIT DUTTAScreenplayCHEERS MY LOVE
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PRIYAM ROYCinematographer
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FAREEHA ANJUMVoiceover Artist
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DAIWIK KOTHARIVoiceover Artist
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POOJA JAIN KOTHARIVoiceover Artist
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SWAPNNIL RALKARVoiceover Artist
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KAUSHIK DASEditor
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SANTAJIT CHATTERJEEMusic ComposerCHEERS MY LOVE
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DIBAKAR SAHASound Designing & Mixing
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RAJENDER PRASADDialogue EditingPRISON, CHEERS MY LOVE
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AMAR JYOTI MUKHERJEEProduction Supervisor
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BHASKAR GHATAKProduction Supervisor
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Neel ChoudhuryContent WriterCheers My Love
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Sujit BorahColorist
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:5 minutes 45 seconds
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Completion Date:February 14, 2022
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Production Budget:2,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Nilip Deb, a post-graduate in Cinema with a specialization in Cinematography. He graduated from India’s premier Film School – Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in 2005.
He has more than 16-17 years of experience in film-making.
Nilip has shot feature films, short films, mini-series, promos, music videos, as well as documentaries only for premier international channels.
"The Missing Girl" is his third short film as director, earlier shorts are "Prison" and "Cheers! My love".
Social causes have always been close to my heart, and The Missing Girl was a project that I had been planning for years after I had come across an article on Gendercide. That inspired me to write the story. But I wanted to make it a little out-of-the-box. Thankfully the idea that came to my mind was actually very different and that was another inspiration.
Today, thanks to a lady who equally patronized the subject and hence decided to produce the film, I was able to go ahead and materialize this short film.
Because it was shot in a small town, I had to face many challenges when it came to hiring a camera or lighting equipment or even taking auditions of around 30 to 40 children before choosing the final four. Be it lighting or the props, I had to rethink and reinvent a lot when it came to the actual shooting. I even had to wait for quite some time before I could travel to Mumbai to shoot the last scene which was a sea beach shot. In spite of these innumerable challenges, I am happy with the final outcome of the film. I am sure what I want my viewers to experience after watching the film will be what I expected initially.
Today when I look back, I realize that the situation that I fought against and had to overcome was disorienting but very satisfying. I feel as an artist, it is my duty to bring certain issues like this to the forefront and try to make them mainstream, so that people talk about it, even if for some time. That is my effort. And I am hoping that the rest will be taken care of by destiny itself.