Sucks’s Story is a 15 minute peek inside the Maya Nagri we know as Mumbai. There are thousands who aspire each day to travel to this city and make a living. But it is those who dream of making a name in Bollywood, whose stories are most interesting. The shortfilm by Manish Singh tries to show the reality behind the success stories we often hear from Celebrities. The truth is behind every celebrity success story, there are thousands who are lost in the sea of humanity.
Sucks’s Story has been officially selected for Los Angeles Cinefest and is also nominated for Best Film and Best story at the festival.
Sucks’S Story – Actors Life Story of Struggle and Success
Director: Manish Singh
Music / Sound: Gandhaar-Nihar / Hitesh Chaurasia
Editor: Shivdeep Tiwari
Cinematographer: MadhavRaj Datar
Actors: Sundeep Hemnaoni, Anurita Jha, Govind Pathak, Sushobhit Jha, Vikram Vaswani
The short film opens with a struggling actor reading an autobiography of an actor who is a recent success. Why? To get inspired by his struggle and keep fighting another day. The movie then takes a satirical take on the statements and assertions of the young actor and what has most likely happened and contributed to his success there.
The movie shows that in an attempt to glorify successes in the film industry, where ‘being outsider’ is a badge that everyone wants – except, of course, the one who is really on the outside – how one statement about struggle and eventual successes inspired thousands to pack their bags and travel to Mumbai.
The short film ends on the right note, urging people who have made it to not glorify the struggle and paint an honest picture.
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