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19th August 2022 - Met a sweet woman for a date. I told her I was on the date against my better judgement as there were already too many Bengalis in my life

19th August 2024 - Married that sweet Bengali woman

(Here she's mocking me about the better judgement comment)

Thanks for the pictures, @shaunak_sen and @butterchickengirl

We’re thrilled to announce that Shadowbox (Baksho Bondi) is headed for its North American premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) next month, where it will be competing in the Narratives: International section!

Founded in 1957, SFFILM is one of the longest-running film festivals in the US, celebrating the art of cinema and its power to inspire change.

Catch it on the big screen:
📍 Saturday, April 19 | 8:00 PM | BAMPFA
📍 Sunday, April 20 | 3:30 PM | Lee Marina 1

See you there!

#Shadowbox #BakshoBondi #SFFILM

@_naren @somosahi @tanushree_skreenfilms @jimsarbhforreal @nikkhiladvani @tillotamashome @chandanbissht @sidmeer @dominique_welinski @anurangachar @ishaanchandhok @shrutirya @nehacolours @gubbaraentertainment

We’re thrilled to announce that Shadowbox (Baksho Bondi) is headed for its North American premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) next month, where it will be competing in the Narratives: International section!

Founded in 1957, SFFILM is one of the longest-running film festivals in the US, celebrating the art of cinema and its power to inspire change.

Catch it on the big screen:
📍 Saturday, April 19 | 8:00 PM | BAMPFA
📍 Sunday, April 20 | 3:30 PM | Lee Marina 1

See you there!

#Shadowbox #BakshoBondi #SFFILM

@_naren @somosahi @tanushree_skreenfilms @jimsarbhforreal @nikkhiladvani @tillotamashome @chandanbissht @sidmeer @dominique_welinski @anurangachar @ishaanchandhok @shrutirya @nehacolours @gubbaraentertainment

Presenting the official poster for Shadowbox (Baksho Bondi)✨

In the quiet suburbs of Kolkata, Maya juggles multiple jobs to keep her family afloat. When her husband, a retired soldier battling PTSD, mysteriously vanishes into the night, she and her teenage son are left grasping at the edges of a life unraveling.

A gripping story of love, loss, and the quiet catastrophes that change everything.

@tanushree_skreenfilms @somosahi

Poster design: @dotfaraz and @amrita.bagchi

#Shadowbox #BakshoBondi #ShadowboxFilm #PosterReveal

Couldn’t be more thrilled to share that our labour of love ‘Shadowbox’ (‘Baksho Bondi’), directed by Tanushree Das @tanushree_skreenfilms and Saumyananda Sahi @somosahi, has been selected in the new Perspectives Competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.

Set against the backdrop of a dusty Kolkata suburb, Shadowbox is a powerful narrative of love, resilience, and the quiet strength of a working woman - Maya.

Featuring Tillotama Shome @tillotamashome, Chandan Bisht @chandanbissht and Sayan Karmakar, the film has been in the making for eight years. We can’t wait for the film to find its audience.

Director, Story & Editor: Tanushree Das
Director, Script Writer & Cinematographer: Saumyananda Sahi
Consulting Editor: Lizi Gelber
Costume and Production Design: Mausam Aggarwal
Sound Design: Gautam Nair
Sound Mix: Jean-Guy Veran
Music: Benedict Taylor & Naren Chandavarkar
Colourist: Himanshu Kamble
Casting Director: Suman Saha

Producers:
Naren Chandavarkar @_naren
Shaunak Sen
Aman Mann
Saumyananda Sahi

Executive Producers:
Jim Sarbh @jimsarbhforreal
Vikramadita Motwane
Nikkhil Advani @nikkhiladvani

Co-Producers:
Tillotama Shome @tillotamashome
Dheer Momaya
Sidharth Meer @sidmeer
Dominique Welinski @dominique_welinski
Isabelle Glachant
Prashant Nair
Anjali Patil
Anu Rangachar @anurangachar
Ishaan Chandhok @ishaanchandhok
Shruti Ganguly @shrutirya

@berlinale
@le_cnc
@filmbazaarindia

We're really overwhelmed by the kindness and support of these incredible filmmakers. It feels so surreal to think they're talking about our film.

Thank you so much, @pagliji, @rizahmed , @juddapatow , ,@greigfraser_dp , @markduplass and Dev Patel.

All That Breathes premieres tonight in the US and Latin America on HBO Max. From tomorrow, the film will also be available in the UK and Ireland, Canada, Australia, Central Europe, Northern Europe, Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. We are so thrilled that the film will be available to a wide audience, through HBO Max and their regional partners.

The film will be rolling out to India and many remaining territories over the next two months. We'll be sure to update the moment we have a confirmed broadcast date 🙂

All That Breathes was just nominated for Best Documentary at the 2023 BAFTA awards.

Thank you @bafta and our wonderful team!

@shaunak_sen @charlottemunchbengtsen @ben_bernhard @eyeris_4 @somosahi @vedantpjoshi @flexkavana @sidmeer @arjunsundarram @mahak_gupta_ @florriepriest @risefilms.official @taange.wala @pewbanerjee @jacquespedersen @rogergoula @maxray77 @wolfhound81 @rehmansalik

It's taken a lot of fine-tuning and many drafts but finally, All That Breathes has a trailer.

@shaunak_sen @charlottemunchbengtsen @florriepriest @ben_bernhard @eyeris_4 @somosahi @vedantpjoshi fade_out_till_fade_in @flexkavana @siraj.rar @arjunsundarram @sidmeer @mahak_gupta_ @rogergoula @yukishizu.sound @taange.wala @pewbanerjee @salemkhan_official @maxray77 @wolfhound81 @rehmansalik @lunatic_umar @shrimalipranshu

It took a LONG time for the three of us to reach a point where we could actually feel this relaxed.

Thanks @ben_bernhard for this lovely moment!

Joint best moment from the past month, I think this Tom Hanks fan really enjoyed Elvis

Three years ago this week, a small 4 person crew (all from the same college) was feverishly struggling to complete the edit of the first ever demo reel for 'All That Breathes'. The software kept crashing, we ran out of time to do even basic sound design and colour correction and it felt like a thoroughly inauspicious begining all around.

It feels quite fitting, three years on, to discover that 'All That Breathes' is part of the Official Selection at @festivaldecannes in May 2022. Circumstances permitting, this will be our physical premiere. Once again, my warmest thanks to everyone who has been on this journey with us. @shaunak_sen @charlottemunchbengtsen @ben_bernhard @eyeris_4 @somosahi @flexkavana @vedantpjoshi @fade_out_till_fade_in @siraj.rar @arjunsundarram @rogergoula @wildliferescueindia @maxray77 @rehmansalik @taange.wala @rajubiswas45 @salemkhan_official @yukishizu.sound @sidmeer @mahak_gupta_

Cold winter day productivity for two people with dramatically different tolerance for the cold #peasfulafternoon