The much awaited short film, Interior Café Night makes its debut online. Unnati J speaks to director, Adhiraj Bose
Royal Stag Barrel Select large Short Films is back again with a light hearted film by Adhiraj Bose titled Interior Café Night, starring the legend of parallel cinema, Naseeruddin Shah and distinguished theatre personality, Shernaz Patel.
Interior café night is 13 minute film exploring two stories set inside a cafe in Kolkata, India. It follows the conversations of an elderly couple who have met by chance after a long interval, and a younger couple who are meeting for the last tie on another table nearby. This is a story depicting the youthful, impulsive side of unfulfilled love as well as the maturity of ageless affection, which are explored simultaneously in one night at a cafe.
The idea of short films is catching on in the digital world. large Short Films, one of the most unique digital platforms for short films in India has introduced the world with another capable filmmaker, Adhiraj Bose.
“I am a very passionate filmmaker and I enjoy making films”, said Adhiraj Bose. When asked about the biggest challenge while making the short film, 25 years old retorted, budget and time are the biggest challenges while making any short films. Usually the budget is limited and we don't have much time with short films, he added.
When questioned about the short film, the filmmaker said, “I wrote the script two years back and that was the time when I was just making it because I wanted to try directing a film. At that time there wasn't so much market of short films and I didn’t know if it is going to go anywhere. Now two years down the lane, finally, I have found the perfect place to actually release it. Initial idea was that I wanted to make a short film because I wanted to break out as a director”.
We further asked Adhiraj if he was nervous while directing the two veterans from the Indian Film Industry to which he said that they both are really great actors. "But I think I would stand by the fact that on the day of the shoot you don't have time to be nervous. The moment Nasser sir came on board and said that he will do it at that time initially I might have been like ‘we need to really prepare more now, because he is doing it’," he said.
We also spoke with actor Shernaz Patel, speaking about the director she said; “Adhiraj is very mature of his age. He knew exactly what he wanted. The cinematic abilities of a youngster today are far more superior to when we were young”.
We questioned her about her response on the online release of the film, “I hope it goes down well. I hope people watch it and appreciate it,” she said.The film is director’s second engagement with Naseeruddin Shah and has won lot of appreciation and awards worldwide. let this movie be a breathing spell for all the movie enthusiasts.