Kiss (short film)

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Kiss

Directed by| Varun Grover
Produced by| Newton Cinema , Anurag Kashyap
Written by| Varun Grover
Starring| Adarsh Gaurav

Swanand Kirkire Shubhrajyoti Barat

Ashwath Bhatt
Music by| Mayukh - Mainak
Cinematography| Sylvester Fonseca
Edited by| Nitin Baid

Production
company

Odd and Even Pictures

Running time

| 17 Minutes
Country| India
Language| Hindi

Kiss [1]is a 2022 short film in Hindi, written and directed by Indian screenwriter Varun Grover, marking his directorial debut.

In 2022, the 17-minute film premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival[2].[3]The same year it was also screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival, Beijing Queer Film Festival,[4][5] Dharamshala International Film Festival[6] and IDSFFK[7].[8]

Kiss [9]is produced by Newton Cinema. Anurag Kashyap is the executive producer of the film. Production is managed by Odd and Even Pictures. It features Adarsh Gaurav, Swanand Kirkire, Shubhrajyoti Barat and Ashwath Bhatt as lead cast of this film.

The Film's [10]Soundtrack was composed by Mayur - Mainak, with cinematography by Sylvester Fonseca and editing by Nitin Baid.

## Contents

* 1 Premise
* 2 Cast[12][13]
* 3 Awards and Nominations
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Premise[edit]

A young film maker awaits at the preview theatre in hope of getting his Sci-Fi drama[11] censored with 'no cuts' by the Indian Censor Board. As the film maker and the Board members argue over the length of a particular scene, the Law of Physics fall disintegrate around them.

## Cast[12][13][edit]

* Adarsh Gaurav as Sam
* Swanand Kirkire as Salil Aabid
* Shubhrajyoti Barat as Ramesh Chauhan
* Chetan Sharma as Rehan Aslam
* Ashwath Bhatt as Projectionist
* Aurobindo Battacharjee as LK Saxena
* Amit Chakrabarty as Ajay Banerjee
* Sushant Kumar as Vikram Bisht
* Farooq Khan as Sam's Father
* Mrityunjay Kumar as Sam's Father's Friend
* Amitabh Ghanekar as Teacher
* Vaidehi Nair as School Girl

## Awards and Nominations[edit]

Awards for Kiss Year  | Event  | Category  | Recipent  | Result  | Ref.

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2022  | Bengaluru International Short Film Festival  | Second Best Film  | Kiss  | Winner  | [14]
2022  | Tasveer South Asian Film Festival  | Grand Jury Prize, Best Narrative Short  | Kiss  | Winner  | [15]
2023  | Critics' Choice Award  | Best Writing - Short Film  | Varun Grover  | Nomination  | [16]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ @theindpanorama (2022-04-22). "NYIFF HONORS INDIA'S 75TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCEIN 22ND EDITION By Mabel Pais". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
2. ↑ Dcosta, Vidal (2022-05-16). "New York Indian Film Festival Review - 'Kiss' (2022)". The Movie Buff. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
3. ↑ @theindpanorama (2022-04-22). "NYIFF HONORS INDIA'S 75TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCEIN 22ND EDITION By Mabel Pais". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
4. ↑ PTI. "Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film Festival". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
5. ↑ "Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film Festival". The Economic Times. 2022-11-14. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
6. ↑ Parasuraman, Prathyush (2022-11-07). "Dispatch from DIFF: Varun Grover's Short Film Kiss Tries too Hard". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
7. ↑ Cris (2022-09-06). "Why I made a short film called Kiss: Varun Grover interview". The News Minute. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
8. ↑ "IDSFFK: സെൻസർഷിപ്പിനെതിരെ വരുൺ ഗ്രോവറിന്റെ 'കിസ്സ്' രാജ്യാന്തര ഹ്രസ്വ ചലച്ചിത്ര മേളയിൽ". India Today Malayalam (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
9. ↑ "Varun Grover". www.platform-mag.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
10. ↑ Dcosta, Vidal (2022-05-16). "New York Indian Film Festival Review - 'Kiss' (2022)". The Movie Buff. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
11. ↑ "Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film Festival". The Week. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
12. ↑ "Varun Grover's short film 'Kiss' heading to Beijing Queer Film Festival". The Economic Times. 2022-11-14. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
13. ↑ Kiss (2022), retrieved 2023-11-29
14. ↑ "BISFF Winners 2022". Bengaluru International Short Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
15. ↑ "Award Winners". TasveerFestival 2023. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
16. ↑ "Critics Choice Awards 2023: Rocket Boys, Gargi lead nominations list, check out the full list here". WION. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-11-11.

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