Kali
Deepa is set on a course blinded by revenge after her family is unexpectedly torn apart. Over 36 hours, she manoeuvres her corrupt, heaving home in the suburbs of Kolkata, donning a dark vigilante persona and battling criminals by night — until she’s forced to confront a choice from which there’s no return.
A film-noir crime drama with magic-realist elements, this gritty short and proof of concept reframes the superhero narrative with a dark turn.
In development
Now being developed as Dark Rain, an 8 × 60-minute TV series set in the UK.
Festivals
- Cannes Young Director Award — Winner · 2024
- London Global Film Awards — Winner · Best Picture & Best Director · 2024
- Emerging Talent Film Festival — Winner · Best Director · 2024
- Blue Bird Film Festival — Winner · Best Short Film · 2023
- Mumbai Short Film Festival — Winner · Best Director · 2023
- London Lift-Off Film Festival — Winner · Best Director · 2023
- Bengaluru International Short Film Festival — Official Selection · 2024
- Best of India / Shorts TV — Official Selection · 2024
- UK Asian Film Festival — Official Selection · 2024
- Indian Panorama Film Festival — Official Selection · 2024
- Jaipur International Film Festival — Official Selection · 2024
- South Asian Short Film Festival — Official Selection · 2024
- Bengal International Short Film Festival — Official Selection · 2024
- London Indian Film Festival — Official Selection · 2023
- Goa Short Film Festival — Official Selection · 2023
- Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival — Semi-Finalist
Written & Directed by
JIJO
A production by
Just Be Nice Studios
In association with
Company3
Cinewacky
CherryPix
Cast
Deepa / Kali
Disha Bhattacharjee
Damini
Ujjayini Chattopadhyay
Lela
Rujana Thakur
Bikash
Arijeet Ganguly
Father
Manoj Mondal
Ram Bhai
Priyanath Mukherjee
Actor Villain Boy
Subha Chattopadhayay
Young Damini
Priya Dey
Young Deepa
Sonali Dey
Child Deepa
Priyashi Mondal
Child Damini
Arohi Halder
Bully Boys
Roshan Mondal
Deeptanay Hlder
Abir Mandal
Ram Bhai’s Children
Bulbuli
Nitish Kumar
Prison Police
Animesh Saha
Constable
Sanajit Pradhan
Suman
Police Chief
Sukanya Modduna
Journalist
Anasuya Goswami
Husband Deepa
Priyank Barman
Young Raina
Rimjhim Bose
Crew
Producer
Subhajit Prasad
Line Producer
Sanglap Barman
Production Designer
Arpan Bain
Production Manager
Sanajit Pradhan
1st Assistant Director
Paulomi Golui
Costume Director
Sangita Biswas
2nd Assistant Director
Sneha Majumder
Assistant Cameraman
Sanglap Barman
Action Director
Aziz Molla
Action Associate
Subrata Tarafdar
Action Boy
Bonish
Gaffer
Sankar
Art
Tarit Roy
Co Dialogue Writer
Subhajit Prasad
Makeup Team
Koyel Manna
Pousali Mitra
Hair
Barnali Dasgupta
Catering
Krisna
Radio Voice Over / News
Nandini Mandal
Accounts
Sanjay Ghosh
Post production
Post Production Support
Cinewacky & Cherrypix Studios
Editor
Subhajit Prasad
Co Editor
JIJO
Assistant Editor
Aditya Ganguly
Music
Hollie Buhagiar
VFX
Neil Rowe
Colour Grade
Jake White @Company3
Colour Grade Producer
Alexandra Garcia Ortiz @Company3
Katie Andrews @Company3
Sync Sound & Design
Sourav Gupta
Assistant Sound Recordist
Pradipta Saha
Foley Artist
Gayadhar Nayak
Foley Recordist
Prasenjit Day
Foley Studio
The Sound House Blue
Mixing Engineer
Sreejan Deb
Mixing Studio
Cherrypix
Locations and support
Location
Kolkata
Hatghachiya, Dhapa, Tangra
House 1 (Deepa and Damini Basti)
Raja Bauri And His Family
Action Spot
Niranjan Bor Cablewala
House 2 and Jail
Subhadeep Mandal And His Family
Special thanks
Nour Wazzi
Kolkata Police
Baishali Pal
Jayanti Prasad
Melanie Cura Daball
Datta Family
