India 61st National Film awards winning short film "The Lost Behrupiya"

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• published: 16 Feb 2016
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In today’s times when there are so many forms of entertainment, all available at the press of a button, Behrupiyas don’t stand a chance to win any patrons. This film brings forth the current state of this art form in the country. The younger generation is exposed to many different cultures and art forms of the west. But sadly, they are ignorant of their own legacy. The Lost Behrupiya, a short film made by Sriram Dalton and Rupesh Sahay, won the Best Film on Art and Culture at the 61st National Film Award, in the non-feature film category (Art & Culture). While Sriram Dalton is the Director, Story & Screenplay writer, Rupesh Sahay is the producer, co director and concept writer of this film. The film has also won laurels internationally. It won Merit Award at the Indie Fest California. Has also been nominated at the Golden Egg Film Festival Mexico for the Best Documentary Film and the Best Hair and Makeup. Behrupiya is an ancient art form once practised in major parts of the Indian sub-continent. Its literal meaning is many avatars. People performing this art are called Behrupiyas, and they would dress up as various characters and enact scenes in the streets. The characters would be from history, folklore, mythology or everyday life. Travelling across the country, the artists would perform in different cities and live on alms. In the earlier days, people would wait for a Behrupiya to perform in their locality. Once hugely popular across Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal, this ancient art form has fewer proponents now. With new ways of consuming entertainment taking over, the once popular Behrupiya has now become a dying art. The current generation in the Indian sub-continent has probably never seen a Behrupiya perform. CAST & CREW Director: Sriram Dalton / Co Director: Rupesh Sahay Producer: Rupesh Sahay Story & Screenplay: Sriram Dalton Concept Story: Rupesh Sahay Lead Artist: Ashraful Haque Creative Directors: Varun Katyal, Rupesh Sahay Music Director: Vijay Varma, Singer: Megha Sriram Dalton Special Mention: Parsoon Joshi, Ashish Chakravarty, Vineet Mahajan Surjeet Chaterjee, Kashi Muni, Rajeshwar Tripathi Character Artists: Pracheta Tripathi, Jaya Bhattacharya, Raju Jha, Rajeshwar Tripathi, Vickey, Ankur Rai, Rishikesh Yadav, Bhaiyalal, Veenit Bihari, Rupesh Sahay, Vijay Srivastav Dialogue: Rishikesh Yadav Make up: Anup Motilal, Veenit Bihari, Ravi Shankar Singh, Kutub K. Costume: Sapan, Arvind Srivastav Still Photography: Shalini Maheshwari, Rupesh SAhay Production Controller: Pawan Pandey Production Manager: Rajkumar Maurya, Vijay Srivastav Production Boy: Santosh Pandey Music Arranger: Lyton, Mr. Kumar Musician: Sarangi – Sandeep Mishra, Pakhawaj – Vivek Mishra Sound Recordist: Hanif Tak Recording Studio: Audio Craft Digital, Studio Classic Sound Effects & Folly: Shankar Singh, Avinash Kumar Singh Editing Studio: Hollybull Entertainment Editor: Sriram Dalton Dubbing Studio: Krishna Audio Vision Cinematographer: Kailash Parihar, Ankur Rai, Saket Saurabh Camera Attendant: Rahul Mishra Spot Boys: BHaiyalal Jaiswal, Sudhanshu Jaiswal DI (Digital Intermediate): Silverdrops Studio (Mumbai) Head of DI Unit: Anupam Saikia, DI Colourist: Nirmal Sharma VFX Artist: Hemant Shah Studio Assistant: Jugal Bharali, Ashish Konar, Sayyed Parvez, Atif Sayyed, Meena Morvaska Production House: Hollybull Entertainment LLP