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Prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world, which is not practised by choice most of the time. Unfortunate situations bring them to this dreadful business.
‘Andhera’, a short film based on poetry by Rauf Chhipa, is about a prostitute who is in this appalling business for quite a while now. The poetry is from the point of view of the protagonist, expressing her feelings about the big outside world and how her life is in a small closed room.

  • Wafa Refai
    Director
  • Rauf Chhipa
    Writer
  • Rashul Jogi
    Key Cast
  • Shahrukhkhan Chavada
    Director of Photography
  • Yogesh Prajapati
    Director of Photography
  • Deepak Jha
    Art Director
  • Apoorva Patel
    Assistant Directors
  • Chintan Sheta
    Assistant Directors
  • Rauf Chhipa
    Assistant Directors
  • Wafa Refai
    Editors
  • Shahrukhkhan Chavada
    Editors
  • Rauf Chhipa
    Editors
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Andhera
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Narrative
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    February 19, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
    Delhi
    India
    April 30, 2015
    Best Emerging Women Film Director
  • Whatashort Independent International Film Festival

    India
    March 30, 2016
    Rising Women Filmmaker
  • Navi Mumbai International Film Festival
    Navi Mumbai
    India
    December 2, 2016
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Wafa Refai

Wafa Refai is an aspiring filmmaker. Starting to explore this artistic form of communication when she was in grade 8, she immediately found her passion and vision of herself in future when she made her first film. She worked on several short films, as her school projects, learning new material with every film she has created. In 2011, after high school, looking at her filmmaking skills, she got full scholarship for a certificate course of Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Nationals, Creative Media Productions (Television & Film), which she passed with Distinction +.
She is currently pursuing her Bachelor Degree in Visual Effects Filmmaking from Reliance Aims, Pune. Along with her studies, she likes to work on Independent Films with her team.

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