Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Award-Winning Short Film 'Bandra Boy' Earns Festival Recognition, Praise
A lady named Neeru Sharma used to write about movies, and now she has made a movie of her own.
The movie is called Bandra Boy, and it is very short, only 21 minutes long.
The main character is played by an actor named Ahwaan Kumar.
Another actor, Dharmendra Gohil, plays the main character's father in the movie.
The movie teaches us that people sometimes make up their minds about someone before they know all the facts.
That is like deciding you do not like a food before you have even tasted it.
The movie has been shown at film festivals in New York, where it was a semifinalist at one festival and won an award at another.
Everyone who worked on the movie is very proud of it because telling a whole story in such a short time is hard work.
The actors say they trusted the director's vision, and the movie has been getting raving reviews.
Former entertainment journalist Neeru Sharma made the award-winning short film 'Bandra Boy'.
Dharmendra Gohil plays the father of lead actor Ahwaan Kumar's character in the film.
The film tells its thought-provoking story in just 21 minutes, a challenge Gohil praised.
'Bandra Boy' was a semifinalist at the Frames of New York Film Festival.
It was an Award Winner at the New York International Women Festival and explores how people form opinions before learning all the facts.
- Who
- Neeru Sharma, who directed the film, and actors Ahwaan Kumar and Dharmendra Gohil, who spoke about their roles.
- What
- The making and international festival recognition of the 21-minute award-winning short film 'Bandra Boy'.
- When
- No specific date was provided in the article; the film is currently receiving recognition at international film festivals.
- Where
- Mumbai, where the interviews took place; the film gained recognition at festivals in New York.
- Why
- To highlight how the team told a complete, thought-provoking story in 21 minutes and to share the film's message about forming opinions before knowing the facts.
- Film
- Bandra Boy
- Director
- Neeru Sharma
- Runtime
- 21 minutes
- Lead Actor
- Ahwaan Kumar
- Backer
- Rajeev Parashar
- Festival Accolades
- Semifinalist at Frames of New York Film Festival; Award Winner at New York International Women Festival
- Theme
- How people form opinions before learning all the facts
- Cast
- Ahwaan Kumar, Dharmendra Gohil, Lochan Barsagde, Yash Pednekar, Shyam Thombre, Pawan Tiwari, Aishwarya Manohar, Himanshi Mandalia, Nandini Sharma