Sheer Qorma (film)

Sheer Qorma (Urdu: شير قرمہ‎, romanized: shîr qurmâ "milk and dates") a 2021 Indian short film Drama LGBT romance written and directed by Faraz Arif Ansari of Sisak fame and produced by Marijke Desouza. It is produced by Futterwacken Films. Starring Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta and Swara Bhaskar, the film revolves around a woman and a non-binary person (played by Dutta and Swara Bhaskar) in love with each other.^[1][2][3] The filming began in the first week of August 2019 in Mumbai.^[4]

Sheer Qorma
Official poster
Directed by	Faraz Arif Ansari
Written by	Faraz Arif Ansari
Produced by	Marijke Desouza
Starring	Shabana Azmi Divya Dutta Swara Bhaskar
Cinematography	Sidharth Kale
Edited by	Akshara Prabhakar
Production companies	Lotus Visual Production Futterwacken Films Darya's Mirror
Country	India
Language	Urdu

Cast

• Shabana Azmi as Ammi^[5]
• Divya Dutta as Saira^[6]
• Swara Bhaskar as Sitara^[7]
• Priya Malik as Susan, Ammi's daughter in law^[8]

Accolades

The film won Best Short Film Audience Award at the Frameline Film Festival and also qualified for the British Academy Film Awards 2021.^[9][10]

References

1. "SHEER QORMA POSTER: SWARA BHASKER AND DIVYA DUTTA-STARRER HINTS AT A UNIQUE STORY OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE". Mumbai Mirror. 12 October 2019.
2. "Sheer Qorma's first poster out! Swara Bhasker, Divya Dutta's love story looks beautiful beyond words". www.timesnownews.com. 12 October 2019.
3. "Sheer Qorma first poster out; Swara Bhasker and Divya Dutta come together for a beautiful ode to love". PINKVILLA. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
4. "'Sheer Qorma': Shabana Azmi Joins Cast Of Swara Bhasker & Divya Dutta's Film". www.abplive.in. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
5. "Shabana Azmi joins Divya Dutta and Swara Bhasker in LGBTQ film Sheer Qorma". India Today. 30 July 2019.
6. "Swara Bhasker shares Sheer Qorma poster with Divya Dutta: A beautiful ode to love". India Today. 13 October 2019.
7. "Shabana Azmi Joins Swara Bhasker, Divya Dutta's LGBTQ Film Sheer Qorma". News18. 31 July 2019.
8. "Sheer Quorma trailer: Swara Bhasker, Divya Dutta is out with LGBTQ love story in a quaint way". newsd. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
9. "Swara Bhasker-Divya Dutta film Sheer Qorma wins at Frameline Fest, qualifies for BAFTA". The Indian Express. 1 July 2021.
10. "Faraz Ansari on 'Sheer Qorma' winning at Frameline Fest: It's a surreal feeling". Mid Day. 3 July 2021.

External links

• Sheer Qorma at IMDb
• Sheer Qorma at Bollywood Hungama