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]