Baat Cheet
| Baat Cheet | |
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 Official poster for film at 68th Cannes Film Festival | |
| Directed by | Rayika Choudri |
| Screenplay by | Rayika Choudri |
| Produced by | Rayika Choudri |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Omer Waiz |
| Edited by | Omer Waiz |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes[1] |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Baat Cheet (Template:Lang-ur or Template:Lang-fr ; English: Tête-à-Tête) is a 2015 Pakistani comedy drama short film by Rayika Choudri. The film stars Sarwat Gilani and Joshinder Chaggar in lead roles.[1]
The film won three Gold awards at the 2015 Documentary and Short International Movie Awards in Indonesia [2] Baat Cheet is participating in the 2015 Short Film Corner category at the Cannes Film Festival as part of a broad showcase of short films from around the world.
Outline
Anjum and Mehreen are two friends living in Karachi who meet and catch up on recent events in each other's lives. Their conversation winds impressionistically through various accounts, depicting the ways in which people cope with the challenges of ordinary life.
Cast
- Sarwat Gilani as Anjum
- Joshinder Chaggar as Mehreen
- Fahad Mirza as Asim
- Shumaila Masood as Laila
- Hammad Hasan Askri as Teenage Thief
- Wusat Ullah Khan as Interviewer
- Safdar Shah as Blood Bank Security Guard
- Taha Khan as Mugger
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Section Award Type |
Category | Recipient(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Documentary & Short International Movie Awards - Indonesia | Documentary & Short International Movie Awards (Gold Awards) |
DSIMA Gold Award for Best Director | Rayika Choudri | Won |
| DSIMA Gold Award for Best International Short | Won | ||||
| DSIMA Gold Award for Best Newcomer | Won |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Pakistani short-film "Baat Cheet" of 10 mins by Rayika Choudri starring Sarwat Gillani and Joshinder Chaggar marks its way to Cannes 2015". Zoya Anwar. Dawn News. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Pakistani short film "Baat Cheet" selected for Cannes Film Festival and won three Gold awards in Indonesia". Pakium. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Baat Cheet Archived 23 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at International Movie Awards Winners 2015 - Indonesia
- Baat Cheet at IMDb