“Parcel”
Parcel is story of a doctor couple and Nandini the female protagonist suddenly starts receiving some unanimous mysterious parcels with some of her older and recent photographs. This process creates a turbulence in their family and they reach verge of terminating their marriage. Nandini tries to find out the root cause anticipating some black mailing purpose with association of her past wrong doings( As per her ). Its a multi-layered social story under a health system backdrop where nothing comes as explicit but a fear psychosis based on anticipation jeopardize everything.
Director Biography
Indrasis Acharya
Summary:
The Parcel after PUPA and Bilu Rakkhosh (Bilu:A Demon Within) is an attempt to make a
different genre Bengali film focusing to salvage pride of Bangla cinema in the international arena.
Bilu Rakkhosh my debut film got outstanding critical acclaim like invitation from St Andrews
College of Scotland (film studies department) to represent Cinema of liberation series as “world’s
best under represented films”. My second feature PUPA which has already won 9 awards
from different International and National and also competed at Hanoi
international film festival as a sole Indian Entry. Un-Fair-y , Oneker Modhhey Ekjon
(One Amongst Many) which got awarded and accepted in multiple international and national festivals ,
Ektu Antorikotar Jonno (For a Little Affection) (winners and special mentions in various National
and International Festivals) and Living Beyond The Line (Winner of Best Film in 4th National
festival for Short and documentary Festival). I work in PwC as an Associate Director and 4 shorts
including this feature were made while doing my regular 9 to 7 job egged on by the dream and
passion of the arc lights. Just need little of assistance in terms of exploring my dreams to live
with this passion. Being a corporate professional I understand the difference between
professionally and unprofessionally managed projects and Expectations.
Being an avid lover of nature, human life, art and literature, my inspiration comes from my love
for life and exploring life beyond the realms of everyday existence.
I have more than 15 years of varied experience as a Project Manager in the different fields of
Technology and consulting services. Having worked in USA, Europe and Africa I have had the
privilege of experiencing and exploring different lives from different perspectives.
FILM Experience.
Watching different human beings in different environments, conditions, and situations has been a
lifetime interest and probably attributed to the itch to make films. My upbringing in a musical
environment helped me developing an individual with sense of music along with literature and Acting.
Cinema is the medium where I can amalgamate all three. The habit of watching world cinema has
slowly given birth the passion of making cinema in an anticipation of telling my stories to the world.
I have burnt my finger by making 4 shorts and multiple small corporate ads , and these helped to
achieve my confidence to take steps of making feature in an anticipation to contribute to world
cinema.
Cinema with esthetics along with commercial viability that would entice a world audience is the sole
aim and so far, I have been getting the acclaim and awards from Audience and festivals with limited
resources that was provided as support.
Films, Awards and Achievements:
PARCEL:
Best Director Kolkata International film festival 2019 in national level
Official Selection at JOGJA NETPAC ASIAN Selection.
PUPA
• Won Best Film (Bengali) in All India Critic Choice Awards 2018 (CCFA)
• Won Best Film WBFJA 2018.
• Won Best Film from All Lights International film festival, Hyderabad
• Won Best Film in Boston Indian Film festival. USA.
• Won Best Director, Best Actor and Best Sound Design at Aurangabad International Film
festival
• Won Best Director and got Best Supporting Actress from HBFF 2018.
• Won Best Promising film in NABC 2019 (USA, Baltimore)
• Official Selection In Competition for Hanoi International Film Festival, 2018, Vietnam (Sole
Entry from India)
• Only film from India to represent at LANMEI International Film Week , China.
• Official selection (Sole Entry as Bengali film) in competition at Kolkata International
Film festival
• Special Mention amongst International films by Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival.
• Asian Film Festival at Mumbai and PUNE.
• Official Selection in Pondicherry International Film Week.
• In Competition Trissur International film festival and MORE….
• Saibal Chatterjee , the eminent award winning critic has mentioned PUPA as one of the rare films that
can be considered as one of the resurgence of Bengali cinema in the world platform.
• http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/entertainment/
BILU: A DEMON WITHIN (Bilu Rakkhosh)
• 8 International level festivals so far( 3 in competition section so far)
• Asia Pacific Awards in Competition Australia
• New York Indian Festival Best Actor Nominations
• South Asian International Film Festival Toronto, Canada.
• Best Director (Also Best Music and Best Actor) at Hyderabad Bengali film festival
• All lights international Best Debut International competition.
• Purchased by Netflix in 2017.
• Invitation by St Andrews University Film studies department to
represent BILU Rakkhosh as Cinema of Liberation , Scotland.
UN-FAIR-Y
• Best Film in RISFF 2015
• Top 50 Films from South Asia in Chicago South Asian Film festival
• Special Mention in Kolkata Film Festival
• Cannes Short Film Corner 2015
• Nominated in top 10 Indian Films by Pocketfilms for Stuttgart Film Festival
• Broadcast in National Channel (NDTV Prime) and more.
ONEKER MODHHEY EKJON (One Amongst Many):
• Accepted at Cannes International Festival 2014 under Short Film Corner program for
screening.
• Special Festival Mention in Kolkata International Festival.
• Officially selected in Bangalore Short Film Festival (Special Mention)
• Officially selected in Goa International Short Film fest.
Living Beyond The Line:
• Winner of best Film award in 4th National Short and Documentary Film festival.
Official Selections : In Bangladesh Intl Film festival, Tiruvanthapuram film festival (2nd best film )
along with lot of international film festivals.
Ektu Antorikotar jonno (For a Little Affection) :
• Ranked as Best film in Kolkata short film festival 2010. Selected as Inaugural film in Kolkata
short film festival and screened at NANDAN.
• Ranked as Best Motion picture and awarded in ISI (Indian Statistitical institute) in
Integration 2011, India.
• Ranked 2nd in We Care International Festival. A special Honor given for getting selected
consecutive 3 years.
• Best Child Actor in Imphal International Film Festival
Already Selected in Worldkids international festival, Milan International Film Festival Jaipur
International Film Festival, Kerala International Film Festival (SIGN 2012) and Many more.
Premiered at Gorky Sadan in presence of renowned film personalities and appreciated
beyond expectations.
Ready with Projects
Ready with multiple scripts with different genres and budgets. All scripts have been thoroughly
researched and surveyed with different groups, class and ages of people. Objective is to make
feature keeping business potential as well as acceptance from the eminent critics.
Professional Experience
2005-Present
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Associate Director Kolkata/London/California
2004 April-2004 November
CONTEC GLOBAL (UK Based MNC), Nigeria
Senior Manager
1st January 2002-to 2004 March
STPI (A Central Govt. Autonomous Body), Calcutta
Designation: Project Associate
Education
1998-2001 Jadavpur University, Calcutta
B.Tech (Instrumentation & Electronics)
1995-1998 Calcutta University, Calcutta
B.Sc with majors in Physics
Achievements:
• Selected for a post B.Sc Integrated PhD by Indian Institute of Science(IISC), Bangalore
• Ranked 1st in B.Tech Entrance exam in Jadavpur University.
• Awarded Best Actor prizes twice.
Director’s Statement
Good film is a perception often. I am sure had the film directors been changed to a famous one it would have been perceived in a different way. So I beg neutrality and transparency .
It's conventional film with unconventional charecter sketches like our time. Thank you .