Season 2 of Malhaar Global Virtual Film Festival will talk about issues in Passion, Gender, Mental Health, Migration or Education

Our esteemed panel

ADIL HUSSAIN (Actor & Producer)

(Jury Member)

You'd never find a more calm person in the world, which makes his unbelievable range of emotions that much surprising. Hussain was the youngest in a family of 9.
Since his 'Theatre Days' in Hengul, Hussain had a keen eye for human behaviour and subtleties of expression. All his learnings you see in his effortless acting talent

Before 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' and 'Life of Pi', Adil had made a name for himself in Theatre, learning and collaborating with such icons as Khalid Tyabji, Swapan Bose and Dilip Shankar. He was lauded for his performance in 'Othello: A Play in Black and White' in 1999 .. Read More

RAJIT KAPUR (Director & Actor)

(Jury Member)

A theatre romantic to the core, Rajit Sir has been instrumental in shaping the Indian Film Industry and Theatre. Since his debut as Manik Mulla in 'Sooraj ka Saatva Ghoda' (1992), Kapur has had an impeccable grasp of the essence of a character's nature. His expertise in subtle expression of inner turmoil has led to the birth of some of the most iconic characters of our times like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (The Making of Mahatma), Abid Hasan Safrani (Bose: The Forgotten Hero), Sadiq Moosvi (Sardari Begum) and many others

NEERAJ KABI (Actor & Producer)

(Jury Member)

A self-taught artist, Kabi has been working towards redefining the structure of Indian Theatre since the last two decades

A theatre artist since 1998, he has performed leading roles in plays like Hamlet, Sganarelle and various renditions of Oscar Wilde's famous works. In a career spanning two decades, he has worked with internationally acclaimed directors such as Gil Alon (Interview, The Left Bank, Buddhist Bible 4) and Naseruddin Shah (Waiting for Godot) .. Read More

GAUTAM VAZE (Short Film Director)

(Jury Member)

A well established cinematographer in Indian Cinema, son of the brilliant Cinematographer and Director A. Vincent, Ajayan has worked on over 90 films in a career spanning three decades. The magic of his camera vision is evident in his films like Rudrama Devi where he fills the frame with strictly proportionate colors to set the subconscious tonality that incites emotions and a gratifying viewing experience

AJAYAN VINCENT (Cinematographer)

(Jury Member)

A well established cinematographer, Son of the brilliant director Sir A. Vincent and Brother of Jayan Vincent sir. Ajayan sir has worked on over 90 films in his career spanning over 3 decades. The magic of his cinematography can be felt in films like Rudrama Devi where he flls the frame with strictly proportionate colours to set the subconscious tonality of a film that incites our emotions and results in a gratifying viewing experience.

K. RAJAGOPAL (Director)

(Jury Member)

K. Rajagopal has been the recipient of the Singapore International Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize for three years in a row, with ‘‘I Can’t Sleep Tonight’ (1995), ‘The Glare’ (1996) and ‘Absence’ (1997). His 2016 film ‘A Yellow Bird’, was selected to screen at Cannes Film Festival International Critics' Week. This Singaporean Director has a very humble and organic filmmaking process. His individual style stems a lot from self-learning .. Read More

PAYAL SACHDEV (Supervising Producer)

(Curator)

With an experience of more than 14 years, Payal is an ardent believer of perfection in work and life. With her can-do, will-do attitude, she has in fact created a name for herself in the Indian Entertainment industry, beginning from an Assistant Director to Supervising Producer at Applause Entertainment today.

Payal has worked with leading directors, producers and production houses in Mumbai.

HANNA ZASADA (Entrepreneur)

(Curator)

Hanna Zasada is an entrepreneur and independent business consultant, with over 20 years of experience in both traditional and digital media. Having successfully built Poland's largest home decor E-commerce empire, she is now focusing on external individual clients to scale up businesses in a rapidly expanding online business era.

Apart from scaling treacherous mountains in the entrepreneurial world, she also loves climbing actual mountains and secretly wishes to conquer every summit in the world, literally.

KINLEY TSHERING (Creative Director)

(Curator)

Kinley Tshering is the creative director of Samuh, Bhutan’s first OTT platform. He has more than 15 years of experience in the media and communication field. Before venturing into creative production, he worked as the editor of several private newspapers in Bhutan, including the in-flight magazines of the two airlines in Bhutan. Over the years, he has written several screenplays and directed short films and documentaries. He has Masters in Convergent Journalism from AJK Mass Communication & Research Center at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.

OUR TEAM

SONIA SWAROOP CHOKSI (Festival Director)

Sonia is a documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience in non-fiction filmmaking for global production houses. Sonia is also the co-founder and CEO of match my [talent], the technology company that designs structures and processes for networking and growth of people from art, culture, media and entertainment .. Read More

MANMEET DAWAR (Festival Manager)

Manmeet is a project manager handling the backend of the first ever virtual video festival. She streamlines coordination's between teams, content creators and audience to ensure an easy and worthwhile experience for all
manmeet@matchmytalent.com

KRITIKA TANNA (Outreach Manager)

Kritika is our community manager. She is responsible for keeping people engaged with the brand and churning out ideas for the overall development of our clientele.
mmt.kritika@gmail.com

AKASH SINGH (Festival Associate Manager & Editor)

Akash is a writer, editor and a living movie catalogue. Akash jumps between realism and neo-realism, classic to contemporary, local to global forms of visual representation in motion graphics and video
Akash is a poet and an active user for lifestyle apps. He works with mixed mediums and appreciates the mystery of sound and visual waves from across the globe
akash@matchmytalent.com

ANISH PARMARTHI (Outreach Manager)

Anish handles social media marketing for Malhaar as well as back-end executions. A true film and photography connoisseur, he loves to watch films that leave room for the audience for their own interpretation. Apart from that, he is a trained martial artist and practices music with a hold on 7 instruments so far. He loves football and is a parkour enthusiast as well.
anish@matchmytalent.com

JENIFER KERKETTA (Outreach Manager)

Jennifer is our in-house bundle of joy, the strong-willed frontline manager of Match My [Talent]. A feisty but humble human being, Jennifer efficiently juggles multiple roles in this organization- Show host, Artist Coordination and Assistance, Torch bearer of Maitri Raahi and Customer Support. If you spoke to us over a call, message or email, it is most likely the work of our wonderful communicators. They are promptly available and keen to help you in all moments of need. One of them is Jennifer.
jenifer@matchmytalent.com

GAURAV PATEL (Outreach Manager)

He is a complete Amdavadi from heart and soul. An Engineer by education, Marketing specialist by profession, Photographer by passion and an occasional Writer.
Gaurav is co-operative, supportive and always ready to learn. He is an amazing improviser, and puts the value of constructive criticism to practical use.
gaurav@matchmytalent.com

APARAJITA DEY (Content Writer)

Aparajita is our savvy content writer. When she is not rockin', she's readin'. When she's not working content, she's probably watching junk content!!!
aparajita.mmt@gmail.com

NANCY SAXENA (Data Manager)

Nancy is an IT Engineer, and takes care of Data Management at Match My [Talent]. She loves painting, sketching and photography. She enjoys listening to music genres like EDM, Pop & Country, Dubstep. During her free time she loves to try experimenting with food and delicious recipes.
mmt.nancy1234@gmail.com

TANYA BAJAJ (Graphic Designer)

Tanya is a one man army for art and design in Match My [Talent]. Tanya draws her influences from Swiss design and picturesque mountains. This quirky designer has worked with several big brands. She is a strong advocate of white space and clean, elegant design.
tanyamatchmytalent@gmail.com

NISARG MENON (Festival Coordinator)

Nisarg is the Administrative supervisor of Match My [Talent]. He is responsible for creating a safe and comfortable environment for the team. In his spare time he loves to drive, while listening to thriller audiobooks.
nisarg@matchmytalent.com

CHINMES PATRA (Festival Techie)

Chinmes is a Computer Science Engineer working as a Software Developer in Match My [Talent]. He is a foodie and loves to cook as well. He likes slow, romantic and rap music and likes to play games during his free time.
chinmes@matchmytalent.com

SHILPA SOLANKI (Festival Techie)

Shilpa is our in-house web developer and Search Engine Specialist. She is responsible for developing the Search Engine of Match My [Talent] and uses her keen sense of research to make it an indispensable machinery for our clientele. Besides exploring new things about programming, she loves to shop, paint and dabble in a little bit of DIY at home.
shilpa@matchmytalent.com

RAVI KOSHTI ( Festival Techie)

Ravi is a Sr. Web Developer at Match My [Talent]. He is responsible for creating a sturdy database of our clientele and maintaining the repository of all our data-based interactions. In his spare time, he likes to keep it loose by playing cricket with his friends or playing peek-a-boo with his daughter.
ravi@matchmytalent.com

In The News

14 April 2022

Malhaar to największy międzynarodowy festiwal krótkiego metrażu – w całości on-line. Do 30.05.2022

20-27 sierpnia – to daty festiwalu: tydzień pokazów, warsztatów i paneli dyskusyjnych z udziałem międzynarodowych osobistości kina.Ten egzotyczny festiwal powstał w Indiach na początku pandemii w wersji całkowicie online. Teraz powraca w nowej formule i czeka na wyjątkowe filmy.„W II edycji chodzi o to, by stworzyć uniwersalną platformę do prezentacji Twojego filmowego talentu w produkcjach
... Read More

7 April 2022

देश के सबसे बड़े वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल मल्हार में अपनी फिल्म सबमिट कराएं 30 अप्रैल तक, नौ जुलाई को होगा लाइव

मल्हार फिल्म फेस्टिवल 9 जुलाई 2022 को लाइव होगा और 16 जुलाई 2022 तक चलेगा। फिल्म सबमिट करने की अंतिम तिथि 30 अप्रैल 2022 है। इस फेस्टिवल को सभी फिल्म निर्माताओं से अपार लोकप्रियता मिली है, जिसमें भारतीय सिनेमा के कुछ सबसे बड़े नामों जैसे आदिल हुसैन, रजित कपूर, नीरज काबी, अजयन विंसेंट और गौतम वाजे का योगदान शामिल है। यह जानकारी सोमवार को फेस्टिवल डायरेक्टर सोनिया स्वरूप चौकसी ने दी है।उन्होंने बताया कि गौरतलब हो कि भारत का सबसे बड़ा वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल “मल्हार"... Read More

7 April 2022

वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल 'मल्हार' का नौ जुलाई को होगा लाइव

भारत का सबसे बड़ा वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल “मल्हार", अपने दूसरे संस्करण के साथ फिर से आपके सामने हाजिर है। यह मंच पेशेवर और शौकिया फिल्म निर्माताओं के काम का स्वागत करता है, जो दर्शकों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला के लिए उनकी भावनाओं, अनुभवों, व्याख्याओं और जीवित कल्पनाओं को दर्शाता है। मैच माई टैलेंट द्वारा आयोजित मल्हार फिल्म फेस्टिवल का लक्ष्य अजनबियों से उनकी कहानियों के माध्यम से जुड़ना और नए दृष्टिकोण खोजना है। यूट्यूब और फेसबुक पर भी वीडियो बनाने वाले कलाकार अपनी फिल्म को इस फिल्म... Read More

6 April 2022

देश के सबसे बड़े वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल मल्हार में अपनी फिल्म सबमिट कराएं 30 अप्रैल तक

मल्हार फिल्म फेस्टिवल में शिक्षा, प्रवास, जेंडर और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य जैसे विषयों पर आधारित फिल्मों को सबमिट किया सकता है। फिल्म 30 मिनट से कम की होनी चाहिए। अच्छी फिल्मों के लिए विजेताओं को विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया जाएगा। पहले के प्रतिभागियों का मानना है कि मल्हार एक ऐसा प्लेटफार्म है जो प्रोफेशनल फिल्म मेकर्स के अलावा उन सब लोगो के लिए भी बहुत कारगर प्लेटफार्म है जो फिल्म मेकिंग में अपना करियर बनाना चाहते हैं।विदित रहे कि मल्हार नवोदित कलाकारों को उभारने के लिए उचित माध्यम है।... Read More

16 March 2022

यूट्यूब से भी कर सकेंगे फिल्म फेस्टिवल 'मल्हार' में वीडियो सबमिट

भारत का सबसे बड़ा वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल “मल्हार”, अपने दूसरे संस्करण के साथ फिर से आपके सामने हाजिर है. यह मंच पेशेवर और शौकिया फिल्म निर्माताओं के काम का स्वागत करता है, जो दर्शकों की एक विस्तृत श्रृंखला के लिए उनकी भावनाओं, अनुभवों, व्याख्याओं और जीवित कल्पनाओं को दर्शाता है. मैच माई टैलेंट द्वारा आयोजित मल्हार फिल्म फेस्टिवल का लक्ष्य अजनबियों से उनकी कहानियों के माध्यम से जुड़ना और नए दृष्टिकोण खोजना है. मल्हार फिल्म समारोह के बारे में सोनिया स्वरूप चोकसी ने कहा कि... Read More

14 March 2022

देश के सबसे बड़े वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल “मल्हार” की तैयारी शुरू

इस फेस्टिवल को सभी फिल्म निर्माताओं से अपार लोकप्रियता मिली है, जिसमें भारतीय सिनेमा के कुछ सबसे बड़े नामों जैसे आदिल हुसैन, रजित कपूर, नीरज काबी, अजयन विंसेंट और गौतम वाज़े का योगदान शामिल है। पहले के प्रतिभागियों का मानना है कि मल्हार एक ऐसा प्लेटफार्म है जो प्रोफेशनल फिल्म मेकर्स के अलावा उन सब लोगो के लिए भी बहुत कारगर प्लेटफार्म है जो फिल्म मेकिंग में अपना करियर बनाना चाहते हैं।मल्हार नवोदित कलाकारों को उभारने के लिए उचित माध्यम है।साथ ही, मल्हार पेशेवर फिल्म निर्माताओं को ज्यादा दर्शकों तक... Read More

14 March 2022

देश के सबसे बड़े वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल "मल्हार" की तैयारी शुरू, जानें डिटेल

मल्हार फिल्म समारोह के बारे में सोनिया स्वरूप चोकसी ने कहा कि , “पहले संस्करण की शानदार सफलता के बाद, इस साल भी, देश विदेश के फिल्म निर्माता, शिक्षा, प्रवास, जेंडर और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य जैसे विषयों पर आधारित फिल्मों द्वारा, इस साल फिर अपना जादू बिखेरने आ रहे हैं।” सोनिया स्वरूप चोकसी इस फेस्टिवल की डायरेक्टर और मैच माई टैलेंट की सह-संस्थापक और सीईओ भी हैं।मल्हार फिल्म फेस्टिवल 9 जुलाई 2022 को लाइव होगा और 16 जुलाई 2022 तक चलेगा। अच्छी फिल्मों के लिए विजेताओं को विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में... Read More

14 March 2022

देश के सबसे बड़े वर्चुअल फिल्म फेस्टिवल मल्हार की तैयारी शुरू

मल्हार नवोदित कलाकारों को उभारने के लिए उचित माध्यम है। साथ ही, मल्हार पेशेवर फिल्म निर्माताओं को ज्यादा दर्शकों तक पहुंचाने के लिए मंच प्रदान करता है। इस मंच के माध्यम से यह त्योहार क्षेत्रीय फिल्म निर्माताओं और शार्ट फिल्म्स बनाने वाले को आगे आने और अपनी स्थानीय भाषा में फिल्में प्रस्तुत करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित भी कर रहा है।मल्हार फिल्म फेस्टिवल 9 जुलाई 2022 को लाइव होगा और 16 जुलाई 2022 तक चलेगा। अच्छी फिल्मों के लिए विजेताओं को विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया जाएगा। फिल्म 30 मिनट से कम... Read More

5 March 2022

Festiwal z Indii zaprasza polskich filmowców

Malhaar to wirtualny festiwal krótkiego metrażu. To egzotyczne wydarzenie powstało w Indiach na początku pandemii w wersji całkowicie online i odniosło nieoczekiwany sukces. Teraz powraca w nowej formule i czeka na dobre filmy. Także w Polski.„W drugiej edycji chodzi o to, by stworzyć uniwersalną platformę do zaprezentowania własnego filmowego talentu w produkcjach tematycznie związanych z ważnymi aspektami... Read More

28 February 2022

Gear Up For India's Biggest Virtual Film Festival "Malhaar": Applications Open!

India's biggest virtual film festival, Malhaar's, comes again with its second edition. The platform welcomes professional and amateur filmmakers' work, reflecting their feelings, experiences, interpretations, and living imaginations to a wide range of audiences. The goal of the Malhaar film festival organised by Match My Talent is to connect with strangers through their tales and find new perspectives.After a grand success of the first edition, this year too Malhaar is all set... Read More

What Malhaar Short Film Festival Stands for?

Why Local?

WHAT'S IN IT FOR CREATORS

WHAT'S IN IT FOR SPONSORS

WHAT'S IN IT FOR AUDIENCE

WHAT HAPPENS IN MALHAAR THIS YEAR

MALHAAR SEASON-2

PRE-FEST ACTIVITIES

360-HOUR FILMMAKING CHALLENGE

Malhaar Narrative Challenge

Malhaar 'Guess The Festival Themes' Challenge

Some more about the Festival

Awards

Our esteemed panel

ADIL HUSSAIN (Actor & Producer)

(Jury Member)

RAJIT KAPUR (Director & Actor)

(Jury Member)

NEERAJ KABI (Actor & Producer)

(Jury Member)

GAUTAM VAZE (Short Film Director)

(Jury Member)

AJAYAN VINCENT (Cinematographer)

(Jury Member)

K. RAJAGOPAL (Director)

(Jury Member)

PAYAL SACHDEV (Supervising Producer)

(Curator)

HANNA ZASADA (Entrepreneur)

(Curator)

KINLEY TSHERING (Creative Director)

(Curator)

OUR TEAM

SONIA SWAROOP CHOKSI (Festival Director)

MANMEET DAWAR (Festival Manager)

KRITIKA TANNA (Outreach Manager)

AKASH SINGH (Festival Associate Manager & Editor)

ANISH PARMARTHI (Outreach Manager)

JENIFER KERKETTA (Outreach Manager)

GAURAV PATEL (Outreach Manager)

APARAJITA DEY (Content Writer)

NANCY SAXENA (Data Manager)

TANYA BAJAJ (Graphic Designer)

NISARG MENON (Festival Coordinator)

CHINMES PATRA (Festival Techie)

SHILPA SOLANKI (Festival Techie)

RAVI KOSHTI ( Festival Techie)

In The News

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