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Positive (film)
- For the documentary, see Positive: A Journey Into AIDS.
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 Movie poster for Positive. |
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| Directed by | Farhan Akhtar |
| Produced by | Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar |
| Written by | Rajesh Devraj |
| Starring | Shabana Azmi Boman Irani Arjun Mathur |
| Music by | Ram Sampath |
| Cinematography | Hemant Chaturvedi |
| Editing by | Amitabh Shukla |
| Release date(s) | 8 September 2007 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 12 min |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
Positive is a 2007, Hindi short film directed by Farhan Akhtar, and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under their Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. banner. The film starred Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani in leads roles[1].
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Overview
The film was a part of 'AIDS JaaGo' (AIDS Awake), a series of four short films, directed by Mira Nair (Migration,), Santosh Sivan (Prarambha), Vishal Bhardwaj (Blood Brothers) and Farhan Akhtar, in a joint initiative of Mira Nair's Mirabai Films, voluntary organisations Avahan and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[2]. The film stars, Boman Irani, Shabana Azmi and a debutant actor, Arjun Mathur.[1]. Boman Irani plays an AIDS patient, Shabana Azmi as his wife and Arjun Mathur as their son.
The movie premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2007[3].
Plot
Years ago, when Abhijit was a young boy, he learned his father was involved in extra marital relationships. He kept it secret for several years, until tension rose too high and he decides to leave for Cape Town.
Time passes and Abhijit is called by his mother. His father had contracted the AIDS virus.
It was up to Abhijit to be the bigger person to comfort his father, even after all he had done, in his last moments of life.
Cast
- Shabana Azmi - Mrs. Soni
- Boman Irani - Mr. Soni
- Arjun Mathur - Abhijit
- Krish Chawla - Young Abhijit
Crew
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Producer: Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar
Director of Photography: Hemant Chaturvedi
Production Designer: Tanushree Sarkar
Line Producer: Miriam Joseph
Unit Production Manager: Stuti Ramachndra
Editor: Amitabh Shukla
Costume Designer: Ameira Punvani
References
- ^ a b Farhan Akhtar's Positive outlook on HIV Sify, News, 18 October 2007.
- ^ Mira Nair, Farhan Akhtar to make films on AIDS Rediff.com, Movies, 22 January 2007.
- ^ MIRA NAIR PRESENTS: Four Views on AIDS in India Toronto International Film Festival.
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