Acclaimed actor Kumud Mishra, who gained popularity as Khatana in Imtiaz Ali's 'Rockstar' and played notable roles in films like Filmistaan, Jolly LLB 2, Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai and others, shall be venturing the digital space with debutant director Tarun Dudeja's 'Listener'.
‘Listener’ is setup in a world where an individual is an ace story teller for his daughter and a listener for the rest of the world. The short film has already won laurels at film festivals like Best Film, Hindustan times, Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai and Best Cinematography award in 8th Jaipur International Film Festival. It is also the official selection at film festivals like 16th New York Indian Film Festival, 22nd International Short film Week, Regensburg, Germany, 17th Circolo Sogni International Short film festival, Ravenna, Italy and others.
'Listener' is all set to release this weekend on Large Short Films On YouTube and also stars critically acclaimed actors Yusuf Hussain, Shivani Tanksale & Shashank Arora.
About director Tarun Dudeja
Born and brought up in Panipat, Haryana, Tarun did his graduation in Chemistry from Delhi university. Being Inclined towards the Dramatics from his college days, Tarun has been part of "Katyayani" theatre group in Delhi, he has performed plays in Toronto, Vancouver, London, Birmingham Dubai, Muscat & Lahore.
He later moved to Mumbai and started working as an assistant director. Tarun worked as 1st Assistant director on critically acclaimed B.A Pass. He also played small roles in films like Ghanchakkar, Raja Natwarlal & Micky Virus.
Tarun's filmography:
- 2nd Assistant Director to Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta in his directorial venture ‘Ghanchakkar’ starring
Emraan Haashmi amd Vidya Balan - 2nd Assistant Director to Mr. Kunaal Deshmukh in his directorial venture ‘Raja Natwarlaal’ starring Emraan Haashmi (will release in August 2014)
- 1st Assistant Director to Mr. Ajay Bahl in his directorial debut ‘B.A Pass’(Shilpa Shukla got best actress critic’s choice in ‘Filmfare’ 2013 and best film in ‘OSEANS film festival 2012)
- 2nd Assistant Director to Ms Lena Khan in her directorial venture "The Tiger Hunter" (Hollywood Project)
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