Right Here Right Now (2003) is a short film written and directed by Mumbai based filmmaker Anand Gandhi. It won critical acclaim and wide audience appreciation in the years following its premiere at the Indo-British Film and Video Festival. It has achieved a near-cult status in the Indian parallel cinema.

Synopsis

• How a one act of bad experience generates the chain of bad experiences.
• How a one act of good experience generates the chain of good experiences.

Cast

• Anuradha Chandan as Mother
• Rupesh Tillu as Rickshawwala
• Tushar Joshi as Uncle
• Trishla Patel as the Girl in love
• Parul Bheda as Maidservant
• Induben Mehta as the Granny

Awards and festivals

• Winner, Best Film (International Short), Syracuse International Film Festival, NY
• Winner, Best Film (Audience Choice Award), shnit shortfilmfestival, Switzerland
• Winner, Best Film of the Year award at the Mocha Film Club, Mumbai
• Official Selection, Tribeca International Film Festival, NY
• Official Selection, Rome International Film Festival
• Official Selection, Indo-British Digital Short Film Festival, India

Music trivia

• All the soundtracks are original scores composed for the film by Sachin Sanghvi.
• The voices in the songs "Jheeni" & "Red Blossom Cherry" are Sachin Sanghvi, Naresh Iyer and Amit Trivedi.
• "Jheeni" is a modified lyric from the 15th Century mystic poet Kabir's song "Jheeni re chadariya".
• The song "Red Blossom Cherry" is inspired from a Zen Story. In the story, a man is being chased by a vicious snake until he reaches the edge of a cliff. He jumps from the fear of the snake, and clings to a tree. There's a landing ground below, but before he can land, he hears a lion's roar from below. The branch he's clinging to starts dangling. In the midst of all this, he spots a Cherry. He plucks it and eats it. The snake of the past, the lion of the future and the cherry of now!

External links

• Right Here Right Now at IMDb
• "Indian Short Film Wins International Award"
• Anand Gandhi's official homepage.
• "Of our time - The Statesman"
• "About the film on filmaholiX"