Abhimanyu

ABHIMANYU, the story of a child abuse survivor inspired by the true story of Harish Iyer and his struggle to reclaim his own shattered identity after 11 long years of abuse.

In India, one out of every five girls and one out of ten boys face some form of physical or psychological abuse. Sadly, most of these incidents are never reported and innocent victims are forced to suffer in silence. The brave few t hat do come forward are woefully underserved by a society that prefers to look away and a legal system that doesn’t care.

We believe that independent cinema exists to give a voice to those working against the tide and outside the system. ABHIMANYU is one of five short films directed by Onir(director of My Brother Nikhil,Bas Ek Pal and Sorry Bhai) to tackle important issues ignored by mainstream Indian cinema. Our idea is to release each film for educational/awareness/festival purposes and eventually compile all five short films into one release for the general audiences. These topics are too important to let slide into the shadows.

We at Anticlock Films call upon individuals, corporate houses, and NGOs who share in our indignation to join our cause in shedding light upon such daily tragedies. We want this project to be a completely independent, community endeavour free from studio criteria like star-power and opening weekend sales. This is a movement towards cinema that has content- entertains by way of enriching oneself.

Your support (monetary contributions or otherwise) will help us realize this goal. To that end, we’ve established four different ways to help:

Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 - Acknowledgements on the web(blog/facebook) and DVD booklet( Treated as donation/pledge)
Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000 – Acknowledgements in the end credits( Treated as donation/pledge)
Rs 25,000 to Rs 100,000 – Return of your contribution at the time of the final film release and acknowledgement in the end credits
Rs 100,000 to Rs 15,00,000 – Acknowledgements in the beginning titles of the film and proportionate share in the profits.

Total budget of each short film is – Rs 30,000,00 (Rupees thirty lacs)
Funds in Place by Anticlock Films – Rs 15,000,00 (Rupees fifteen lacs)

Total Funds Committed By People Till Now: Rs 8,00,000

Cheques to be made for Anticlock films pvt.ltd and mailed to: 181 PARIKH BUNGALOW,FIRST FLOOR, ARAM NAGAR II ,J.P.ROAD ,MUMBAI 400061 ,INDIA

You can also contribute money online using the widget on our blog: http://iamabhimanyu.blogspot.com

Please spread word and help support a film that wants to make a difference. Thank you.

Category wise list of Contributors for Abhimanyu:

Contribution Range upto 5,000

1. Sharad Nand Singh -- Mumbai 2. Sandip Roy -- San Francisco 3. Jayendu De -- DC 4. Pawan Dhal -- Kolkatta 5. Deep Basu -- Kolkatta

Contribution Range: 5,000 to 25,000

1. Ipshita Sengupta -- Kolkatta 2. Jhuma Basak -- Kolkatta 3. Anonymous -- Delhi 4. Gagan Meshram -- Mumbai 5. Devashri Mukherjee -- Mumbai 6. Abhishek Dhar -- Bangalore 7. Shailaja Vangala -- New York 8. Nandini -- Texas 9. Datta Vinod Dave 10. Aniruddh -- Chicago 11. Saikat Roy -- Bangalore 12. Anon -- Chicago 13. Hiyaa Aashish israni -- Nigeria 14. Sunil R Nair -- Mumbai 15. Mahua De -- New Jercy 16. Manish Talwar -- Geneva 17. Valentina Erath -- Vienna

Contribution Range: 25,000 to 1,00,000

1. Seema Kaul Gupta -- New York 2. Rahul Datta -- Dubai 3. Ganesh Nallari -- Hyderabad 4. Winnie Singh -- Delhi

Testimonials by contributors

Seema:

Hi Onir,
I like that u are asking for financial help, fearlessly ,for Abimanyu
U cn count me in for 25,000.00, and maybe a little more as things progress. I deeply care for the issue at hand.
Luv
Seema

Based on your last couple of films, I trust U will do justice to this sensitive ,unexplored and very prevelent subject , in India .

I pledge Thirty Thousand Rupees towards Abhimanyu.

Good Luck
Seema

Deep Basu

Onir is a gud friend and i love the way he makes his films...the story of abhimanyu really touched me and i seriously wanted to be a part of this film and would like to be in all THE films in the near future made by anticlock films and Onir .

Nandini

I have contributed because these messages of social justice and conscience are very important for our times and country and deserve to be well-depicted in film; I can think of no one more able to do this job than Onir, director of My Brother Nikhil.

Cheers,
Nandini

Mahua

I was in college with Onir and have followed his amazing work over the years. I am happy to support Abhimanyu and am looking forward to its completion.

Best, Mahua