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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.

  • NILIP DEB
    Director
    PRISON, CHEERS MY LOVE
  • MADHUSHREE ROYCHOWDHURY
    Producer
  • FAREEHA ANJUM
    Key Cast
    "Girl 3"
  • KRISHIKA BORA
    Key Cast
    "Girl 2"
  • JAISVI PRASAD
    Key Cast
    "Girl 1"
  • SIDDHANT DEBNATH
    Key Cast
    "The Boy"
  • NILIP DEB
    Story
    PRISON, CHEERS MY LOVE
  • SATYAJIT DUTTA
    Screenplay
    CHEERS MY LOVE
  • PRIYAM ROY
    Cinematographer
  • FAREEHA ANJUM
    Voiceover Artist
  • DAIWIK KOTHARI
    Voiceover Artist
  • POOJA JAIN KOTHARI
    Voiceover Artist
  • SWAPNNIL RALKAR
    Voiceover Artist
  • KAUSHIK DAS
    Editor
  • SANTAJIT CHATTERJEE
    Music Composer
    CHEERS MY LOVE
  • DIBAKAR SAHA
    Sound Designing & Mixing
  • RAJENDER PRASAD
    Dialogue Editing
    PRISON, CHEERS MY LOVE
  • AMAR JYOTI MUKHERJEE
    Production Supervisor
  • BHASKAR GHATAK
    Production Supervisor
  • Neel Choudhury
    Content Writer
    Cheers My Love
  • Sujit Borah
    Colorist
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 14, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - NILIP DEB

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".

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Director Statement

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.