VOTD : Chinmay Nagesh Dalvi’s brillant short film “Bombay Snow”

Posted: April 29, 2013 by moifightclub in short film, VOTD
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I first saw this short film by Chinmay Nagesh Dalvi at Mumbai Film Festival’s 2011 edition. It was in the “Dimension Mumbai” section, a competitive segment for U-25 filmmakers where films have to be about the city and duration should be less than 5 minutes.

I loved it, and thought that it will easily win the top spot. But Bombay Snow went on to receive the Special Jury mention. Later on it bagged the award for Best Short Fiction at International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala. Since then i have been recommending it to everyone looking for good shorts. But the film wasn’t online. So for all those who have been asking for the film, finally the short film is online. Enjoy.

The version that was submitted at MFF was slightly shorter than this one. It didn’t have the scene of the boy stopping near the park. Compared to other shorts in the segment, this was brilliant as it didn’t try to force the “Mumbai” factor in it. Also, it beautifully touches upon so many subjects without shouting or saying anything – displacement issue, rural versus urban, the equation between husband, wife and hooker, and that epic “bombay snow”.

@CilemaSnob

Tip – Kuldip Patel

Comments
  1. Monco says:

    Thank you for sharing this link.

  2. Anonymous says:

    Nice short film. Subtle.

  3. gautam kishanchandani says:

    its quite outstanding!! loved it!

  4. Sarthak Jain says:

    Brilliant Indeed. Very good to see when child actors show such deep emotions !!

  5. Simply Superb !!

  6. Vivek says:

    Very nice. He should expand this into a feature.

  7. Could have been edited better

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