By Shakti Pherwani *SPOILERS AHEAD!* The opening sequence of 7 Khoon Maaf piques interest with it’s noir‐esque blood splatter and serious forensic lab sequence. You are set up for an investigative whodunit that quickly unravels into the narrative of the numerous khoons, each thrown at you in linear succession building up the tension ...
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Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Charles Waldron Director / Producer: Howard Hawks Adapted Screenplay: William Faulkner & Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman Cinematography: Sid Hickox Music: Max Steiner U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers *Possible Spoilers Ahead* Based on the 1939 novel by Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep ...
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A Short film that I wrote, performed and edited for the Youtube & HP Contest “You on You,” was short-listed to the top 25 selections from thousands of entries around the world, winning me a special edition laptop from HP! Check it out below!! https://designbyshakti.com/film-video/
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In the fall of 2005, I was studying for my high school finals, and also working on a side-gig as an assistant director on a school’s musical production. Being involved in putting together every aspect of the theatrical production, I had this nagging feeling to make and direct something of my ...
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