Ranbir Kapoor’s Oscar-nominated short-film live at Bandra Film Festival

The film revolves around capital punishment in India and is about a jailer who has to face the dilemma of performing the execution of his own son. The film was also nominated for Student Oscars.

Mumbai: Ranbir Kapoor’s first-ever short-film titled Karma, directed by Abhay Chopra, grandson of the legendary BR Chopra was screened at the Bandra Film Festival’s YouTube Channel on May 5. The 26-minute short-film will be showcased under the ‘A Point Across’ category. The film revolves around capital punishment in India and is about a jailer who has to face the dilemma of performing the execution of his own son. The film was also nominated for Student Oscars.

Apart from Ranbir Kapoor, the film boasts a stellar star cast, Sharat Saxena of Ghulam, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, and Baadshah fame, plays the lead role/ central character of the jailer. Milind Joshi and Sushovan Banerjee feature in other pivotal roles.

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Recollecting fond memories of the film and working with Ranbir Kapoor, director Abhay Chopra said, “The year I made this film, capital punishment was a part of every prime-time debate and churned out scores of opinion pieces and cover stories. India saw the hanging of Dhananjay Chatterjee for the rape and murder of Hetal Parekh which fuelled these debates. Karma is fiction but heavily inspired from reality.

If you notice carefully, the debate on capital punishment did not get over with the Dhananjay case, every crime that gets national media’s attention almost always rakes up this topic. I have fond memories of directing Ranbir Kapoor, he had not even started his career back then, but he was such an effortless actor. Acting really runs through his veins. Sharat Saxena has done a phenomenal job in the film and such powerful screen presence. I’m glad I could tell this story and that it is getting an extended viewership on Bandra Film Festival.”

The film is now live on BFF’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0zaDUXfhaE .