Short film from India Bittu in race for Oscars


By Rajesh Ahuja

Bittu, a short film from India, which is based on a real life incident of an accidental poisoning at school in Northern India in 2013, is in race for the Oscars in the Short film category.

Directed by Karishma Dev Dube, Bittu is backed by Newly formed cinema collective Indian Women Rising, an organization set up by Ekta Kapoor, joint MD and creative director, Balaji Telefilms, Balaji Motion Pictures and ALTBalaji; Guneet Monga, founder and CEO of Sikhya Entertainment; and author and filmmaker Tahira Kashyap Khurrana to support and empower Indian female talent in cinema,

Taking to social media, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana said, ''we are proud to present @KarishmaDevDube's short film Bittu, recipient of the 47th Student Academy Award. After travelling to 18 film festivals, Bittu is now running for the OSCARS!'

Bittu won the student Oscar (silver) for the best short film at the 47th Student Academy Award.


Indian short film Bittu is in race for Oscars in the Short film category 



Based on a real life incident from 2013, “Bittu” is based on the story of a close friendship between two girls (played by Rani Kumari and Renu Kumari) in northern India that is eclipsed by an accidental poisoning at school.

It is directed by Karishma Dev Dube . “Bittu” is Karishma Dube's New York University thesis film.

“Bittu” won a silver medal at the Student Academy Awards in 2020. That makes it eligible for the 2021 Oscars in the best live action short category.

“Bittu” has also been screened at the BFI London Film Festival, Telluride , Palm Springs Shortfest, Hollyshorts and the Denver Film Festival.

Talking to Variety magazine, director of the film Karishma Dev Dube said, 'Bittu’ is a film that seeks to give voice to an overlooked community, and follows a fierce little girl who refuses to be forgotten.”


          Bittu is being backed by cinema collective Indian Women Rising 



Thaking the IWR for backing the film, Dube said,“We are so privileged to have the film be supported by IWR, a collective that intends to do the same for so many imperative stories in India.”

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