Chabiwali Pocket Watch

Chabiwali Pocket Watch
Movie poster for Chabiwali Pocket Watch.
Directed by	Vibhu Puri
Produced by	Film and Television Institute of India
Written by	Vibhu Puri
Starring	Lalit Mohan Tiwari Jameel Khan Gayatri Kachru
Music by	Mangesh Dhakad
Cinematography	Anay Goswamy
Editing by	Arindam Dhadak
Release date(s)	2006
Running time	28 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi, Urdu

Chabiwali Pocket Watch is a short film written and directed by Vibhu Puri and produced by Film and Television Institute of India. The film was the official entry from India to the Student Academy Awards. It was also a chosen to be a part of Indian Panorama, '06

Synopsis

Urdu, the Hindustani language whose words resonate music, is fast dying. So is Babba, an old Urdu poet who is dying an unknown death. Having shut his eyes to the callous world that weighs art with money, he has woven a charming little world of his own. Babba's state of nonchalant bliss inadvertently drives his daughter Minni into a world of bitter silences. And, across the road lives Pappan, a small-time debt-ridden publisher who is eyeing Babba's treasured verses and his beautiful daughter. A self-indulgent, romantic old man, a stoic but essentially soft-hearted daughter and an opportunist but naive publisher. Amidst all this, Babba, Minni and Pappan struggle to keep their culture alive, their ethos alive, their language alive, their love alive...in vain...

Cast

• Lalit Mohan Tiwari as Babba
• Jameel Khan as Pappan
• Gayatri Kachru as Minni

Crew

Writer, Lyricist and Director : Vibhu Puri
Produced by : Film and Television Institute of India
Director of Photography : Anay Goswamy
Music and Sound : Mangesh Dhakad
Editing : Arindam Dhadak

Festivals

• Cannes Film Festival
• Sydney international Film Festival
• International Film Festival of India, Goa
• Pune International Film Festival
• International Film School Festival, Poland
• IAAC Film Festival, NY
• KARA, Karachi
• JIFF, Jamshedpur
• Pulotsav, Pune
• SIFF, Seoul
• MIFF, Mumbai, ‘08
• Cork Film fest, ‘08

Awards

• Best Feature at IBDA’A Awards, Dubai
• Special Kodak Award for the director at the 13th International Film School Festival, Poland
• Special Jury award for the director Vibhu Puri, 53rd National Awards, 2006
• Winner, Asia Pacific Kodak Filmschool Competition, 2006

References

• https://www.meraticket.com/contents/moviedetails.asp?eventId=892
• http://passionforcinema.com/chabiwali-pocketwatch/

External links

• http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov292006/national15292120061129.asp
• http://paash.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/vibhu-puri-master-storyteller/