Baat Cheet

Baat Cheet (Urdu: بات چیت or French: Tête-à-Tête ; English: Tête-à-Tête) is a 2015 Pakistani comedy drama short film by Rayika Choudri. The film stars Sarwat Gilani and Joshinder Chaggar in lead roles.[1]

Baat Cheet
Official poster for film at 68th Cannes Film Festival
Directed byRayika Choudri
Produced byRayika Choudri
Screenplay byRayika Choudri
Starring
  • Sarwat Gilani
  • Joshinder Chaggar
  • Wusat Ullah Khan
  • Fahad Mirza
  • Hammad Hasan Askari
CinematographyOmer Waiz
Edited byOmer Waiz
Release date
  • 13 May 2015 (2015-05-13) (68th Cannes Film Festival)
Running time
10 minutes[1]
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

The film won three Gold awards at the 2015 Documentary and Short International Movie Awards in Indonesia [2] Baat Cheet is participating in the 2015 Short Film Corner category at the Cannes Film Festival as part of a broad showcase of short films from around the world.

Outline

Anjum and Mehreen are two friends living in Karachi who meet and catch up on recent events in each other's lives. Their conversation winds impressionistically through various accounts, depicting the ways in which people cope with the challenges of ordinary life.

Cast

  • Sarwat Gilani as Anjum
  • Joshinder Chaggar as Mehreen
  • Fahad Mirza as Asim
  • Shumaila Masood as Laila
  • Hammad Hasan Askri as Teenage Thief
  • Wusat Ullah Khan as Interviewer
  • Safdar Shah as Blood Bank Security Guard
  • Taha Khan as Mugger

Awards

Year Ceremony Section
Award Type
Category Recipient(s) Results
2015 Documentary & Short International Movie Awards - Indonesia Documentary & Short International Movie Awards
(Gold Awards)
DSIMA Gold Award for Best Director Rayika Choudri Won
DSIMA Gold Award for Best International Short Won
DSIMA Gold Award for Best Newcomer Won
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