EXHIBIT A — PRESS & RECOGNITION
On the record,
independently verified
Festival honours, national press and a paper trail of credits. No claims without sources — every item below links to independent, checkable coverage.
“A sign of meaningful cinema is always when audiences are left questioning existence and everything that life offers. Justaju precisely manages to evoke that sentiment.”
“I enjoyed working with him. He was very sorted… Even though he is a first-time director and writer, he thought of it really well.”
THE CIRCUIT — FESTIVAL HONOURS
Laurels for
the debut
Best Actor — Prakash Jha
New Jersey Indian & International Film Festival
Justaju — The Longing
Best Actor — Prakash Jha
Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
Justaju — The Longing
Honourable Jury Mention
Noida International Film Festival
Justaju — The Longing
Honourable Jury Mention
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival
Justaju — The Longing
PLUS OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ACROSS THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT — JUSTAJU IS DESCRIBED IN PRESS AS AN AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM.
THE CLIPPINGS — IN THE PRESS
Coverage,
with receipts
- BroadwayWorld IndiaReview — “Short film Justaju has Prakash Jha at his finest”2018
- The PatriotProfile interview — “The longing of a lonely heart”2018
- The Week · PTIPrakash Jha on Justaju — national wire coverage2018
- Devdiscourse“I want to do characters I enjoy” — Prakash Jha on Justaju2018
- RVCJ MediaFeature — Not Just Her Story, “every girl’s story”2019
- MoviebuffJustaju — The Longing, title page2018
THE PAPER TRAIL — VERIFIED CREDITS
Every credit,
checkable
- 2010Khelein Hum Jee Jaan SeySet production crewFeature film, dir. Ashutosh GowarikerCinestaan ↗
- 2013Ek Thi DaayanSecond Assistant DirectorA Vishal Bhardwaj Films production, dir. Kannan IyerIMDb ↗
- 2018Justaju — The LongingWriter · DirectorShort film, ~30 min · KARA Studios’ The Short Cuts · ft. Prakash Jha & SarikaIMDb ↗
- 2019Not Just Her StoryDirectorShort film, released around International Women’s DayRVCJ Media ↗
FILM-SET FOUNDATION — SETS OF ASHUTOSH GOWARIKER & VISHAL BHARDWAJ FILMS. SHORT FILMS RELEASED VIA KARA STUDIOS’ THE SHORT CUTS, REACHING AUDIENCES ON DISNEY+ HOTSTAR.
APPENDIX — FIND HIM ONLINE
One identity,
everywhere
CLOSING ARGUMENT
Credibility is built the way films are —one verifiable frame at a time.