Dhruva Harsh
Dhruva Harsh is an Indian film director and writer who is predominantly known for his work in Hindi cinema. He has directed numerous Hindi films, including Honourable Mention (2015), Harshit (2018), Do I Exist: A Riddle (2019), The Last Sketch (2020), and Elham (2023).[1][2][3][4][5]
Career
Dhruva made his debut in Hindi cinema with the short film Game of Digits. In 2015, he directed and wrote Honourable Mention, a film based on a short story from the collection Song Without End and Other Stories by Neelum Saran Gour. The film received positive acclaim, winning the Best Screenplay award at the Rolling Reels International Film Festival in Hyderabad.[2]
In 2018, Dhruva Harsh wrote and directed the short film Harshit, starring Satyajeet Dubey, inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet.[3] He later entered the OTT space with the release of his film Harshit on Amazon Prime in 2019[6] and Disney+ Hotstar in 2020.[7] The film garnered selection in various film festivals and earned him the Best Director award at the International Short Film Festival in Pune.[8]
A year later, in 2019, he directed the short film Do I Exist: A Riddle, which screened at the Pondicherry International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of Shimla. It was also an official selection at the 5th Panorama International Film Festival in Tunisia and the Jaipur International Film Festival.[4] In 2020, he directed The Last Sketch, a feature documentary centered on hand-rickshaw pullers in Kolkata.[9]
In 2023, he directed the feature film, Elham, which was selected as the only children's film from India at the 24th Rainbow International Film Festival in London.[9][1] The film also premiered at the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh in January 2023.[10] In February 2023, Dhruva Harsh directed and wrote his second feature film, Parable, based on Plato's allegory, exploring the academic world and its politics.[9]
Before venturing into film direction, he authored plays, starting with his 2012 debut, The Burning Instinct, followed by Che - A Romantic Revolutionary in 2013 and Cigarette and Shakespeare in 2014. He also released a collection of Hindi poetry under the title Aye Zindagi Tu Ret To Nahi.[2]
References
- ^ a b Mani, Rajiv (May 16, 2023). "Elham, a film made by AU alumnus to be screened at Rainbow film festival in UK". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c John, Kenneth (February 18, 2016). "French connection". Hindustan Times.
- ^ a b Mani, Rajiv (August 7, 2020). "Dhruva Harsh makes AU proud by making 'Harshit'". The Times of India.
- ^ a b Ghose, Sankha (November 27, 2019). "'Do I Exist : A Riddle', an experimental film bridging life and death". The Times of India.
- ^ Tripathi, Ankur (August 11, 2022). "फिराक गोरखपुरी की बायोपिक बनाएंगे ध्रुव हर्ष". Dainik Jagran.
- ^ "Harshit". Amazon Prime. 2019.
- ^ Khatoon, F. (August 28, 2020). "Satyajeet Dubey's short film is a forbidden-love story of Harshit and Rahila, inspired by Shakespeare". Indulge Xpress. The New Indian Express.
- ^ "S4th International Film Festival of Shimla-2018". IFFS.in. October 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Allahabad University alumnus's children's film to be screened at London film festival". Hindustan Times. May 16, 2023.
- ^ Mani, Rajiv (January 25, 2023). "AU alumni makes country proud, his film premieres at the 21st Dhaka International film festival in Bangladesh". The Times of India.