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Filmmaker’s Intent
Soulmates is inspired by the horrific 2012 Delhi Gang Rape Case. The film explores the Indian patriarchal society, which has normalized violence against women. At its core, the film delves into the journey of relationships, which are constantly impacted by misogynist values in the name of culture, rituals and/or beliefs.
I chose my narrative to take place in the city of Delhi, where growing up I constantly witnessed a predominant culture of holding women responsible for any mishap or misfortune. Any time a crime against women would take place, a common sentiment echoed in the media, the government and the society that blamed the victim, without any consequences for the perpetrator.
On the other end of the spectrum, even in day-to-day activities, the women are constantly reminded of being the ‘second-sex’, where there duty is to fulfil the wishes of men by sacrificing their own needs. Growing up in Delhi, I always witnessed women of any age group – mother, grandmother, sister – could not wear any clothes that they felt comfortable in, without any judgement being passed about their morality, and/or any unwanted attention being brought towards their bodies.
I want to break this vicious wheel of patriarchal values that are passed on in the name of culture and tradition, and rather become an advocate of equality through my art and filmmaking, hence, Soulmates was born.

The filmmaker
Manya Gadhok is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York. Born and raised in New Delhi, Manya always believed films have the power to change the way one perceives the world around them. Driven by the urge to lead people to new perspectives, she came to the United States to attend the Graduate Film Program at Syracuse University, where her work was recognized and rewarded via multiple grants throughout the years – Bryan Buckley Award Grant, Creative Opportunity Grant.
Her first short film titled Soulmates has received praise from her peers and mentors in the filmmaking world. The short film has been accepted to every Film Festival that it has applied to, along with winning awards at Tagore International Film Festival, and Salt City Film Festival.Â
The Cast

Jatin Sarna
Jatin Sarna is a versatile actor and has won MTV’s IWM Most Popular Supporting Actor in a Web Series for his role in Sacred Games. He grew up in Delhi, where he attended Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts and performed in various theatrical shows like Gangster Samiti and Spartacus. He has professional experience of more than 13 years as an actor, and he has acted in numerous television series as well as Bollywood films, one of the recent ones is Kabir Khan’s upcoming movie ’83.

Shruti Bapna
Shruti Bapna is an Indian actor born in Rajasthan but raised in Nigeria (Africa). She completed her higher studies from Podar College in Mumbai but her interest in performing theatre art allowed her to work with renowned theatre directors like Sunil Shanbag and Satyadev Dubey. With a professional experience of more than 11 years, she has worked in numerous television and web-series as well as worked in more than 8 Bollywood films.
The Team

Arjun Kukreti
Director of Photography
Pranit Purao
Sound Design & Mix


Sumit Kumar
Visual Effects
Tusshar Mallek
Music and Background Score


Swati Singh
Chief Assistant Director
Drishti Mirchandani
Make-Up & Hair


Neven Udovicic
Movie Poster
Cody Courmier
Typography & Motion Graphics


Kiara Kapoor
Casting Director
Aveek Mitra
Costume


Manendra Singh Lodhi
Editor
Nipun Grover
Dialogue

CAST
Alka Arora as Aunty
CAST
Kunal Singh as Sub-Inspector
CAST
Uma Shankar as Inspector
LINE PRODUCER
Sahil Singh
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Kiara Kapoor
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Nisha Sejwal
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Prashant Pandey
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Bhupender Singh
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Sanchit Singh
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ankit Chauhan
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Rajat Beniwal
CHIEF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Swati Singh
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Abhinav Joshi
THIRD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Sarthak Kamboj
ART ASSISTANT
Ankit Chauhan
ART ASSISTANT
Irshaad Khan
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Hitendra Mishra
FOCUS PULLER
Biplab Kumar Das
CAMERA ATTENDANT
Vivek Kumar Tripathi
CAMERA ATTENDANT
Sahil Majithia
CAMERA ATTENDANT
Tarun Sardar
GAFFER
Vidya Sagar
ELECTRICIAN
Pramod Pandey
SPOT PERSON
Adil Khan and Team
LIGHT PERSON
Raju Bhai
LIGHT PERSON
Manoj Sudama Pandeyr
LIGHT PERSON
Pritam
LIGHT PERSON
Ankit Tiwari
LIGHT PERSON
Ramkripal
CRANE OPERATOR
Sanjay Chacha
CRANE OPERATOR
Pradeep Kumar
CRANE OPERATOR
Shyam Chandra Mishra
CRANE OPERATOR
Vinod Yadav
CASTING ASSISTANT (MUMBAI)
Nitish Saluja
CASTING ASSISTANT (MUMBAI)
Sunny Yadav
PRODUCTION SOUND
Sappan Das
COSTUME ASSISTANT
Poorva Johri
BOUNCER
Kahlil and Team
FOLEY RECORDING ENGINEER
Arun Pandian
JUNIOR COORDINATOR (DELHI)
Sanjeev Gulati
MAKE-UP AND HAIR ASSISTANT
Nupur Gupta
TRANSCODING TECHNICIAN
Rishab Malhotra
DIT
Vicky
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ROTO-PREPR
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Vaishali Awaghade
VISUAL EFFECTS TEXTURING
Raj Gedam
VISUAL EFFECTS MATCH MOVE
Md. Qasim
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION MANAGER
Deepali Awaghade
DI COLORIST
Avinash Shukla
SOUND-EFFECTS EDITOR
Adit Khanzode
AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION SERVICE
Acoustry Private Limited
5.1 MIX STUDIO
Shoralag
FOLEY ARTIST
Kannan Sreenivasan
FOLEY RECORDING ENGINEER
Arun Pandian
FOLEY EDITOR
Sony james
FOLEY STUDIO
Mercury Studios Chennai
SUBTITLE
Annapurna Basu
VTT
Prabuddha Ghosh
LIGHTING VENDOR
True Light
CAMERA RENTAL
Java Motion Pictures
VANITY AND GENSET VENDOR
Ayan Generators
CATERING SERVICES
Rich Food
WALKIE TALKIE SERVICES
J.K. Kapoors
TENT VENDOR
Ashok Tent Service
LAWYER
Rushabh Mehta