SSAI Sanglaap with Film Screening: I’m Not An Actor (Main Actor Nahin Hoon)
Shot live across India and Germany simultaneously for 28 days, the film is the first of its kind in Indian cinema, about a Mumbai actor.
Film Screening with Director's Q&A
Join us to meet and greet the filmmakers of I’m Not An Actor (Main Actor Nahin Hoon), which depicts a struggling Mumbai actor who connects with a melancholic retired banker in Frankfurt through virtual acting lessons, bridging cultural gaps and personal struggles across continents.
Directed by Aditya Kripalani and headlined by acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Sacred Games) alongside Chitrangada Satarupa (Tikli and Laxmi Bomb), the India–India-Germany co-production has earned international recognition. Siddiqui won Best Actor at the New York Indian Film Festival earlier this year, Satarupa received the Best Actress (Female) award, and Kripalani received a Jury Mention for Best Director at the DC South Asian Film Festival.
I’m Not An Actor has drawn critical recognition, including from acclaimed filmmakers, and audiences from non-South Asian backgrounds have described the film as bringing them to “tears and introspection”, with esteemed critics praising it as “a compelling story. Nawazuddin Siddiqui stars opposite Chitrangada Satarupa, in a film written and directed by Aditya Kriplani and produced by Sweta Chhabria, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Ranjan Singh.
SCHEDULE
The Film Screening is followed by the Director's Q&A, panel talks and audience Q&A, and is supported by the SOAS South Asia Institute (Sanglaap Art and Culture Series), ReelN Ltd and Bridge India.
5 pm: Meet and Greet the Director and the Film Production team (BGLT foyer)
6 pm: Film Screening
8:15 pm: Opening remarks by Dr Sanjukta Ghosh (Hon Artistic Director and Convenor of SSAI Sanglaap Art and Culture Series), panel discussion with director Aditya Kripalini and producer Sweta Chhabria and critical comments by Anuj Radia (FilmeShilmy), followed by audience Q&A moderated by Sanjukta Ghosh.
9 pm: Session closes with thanks.
Shot live across India and Germany simultaneously for 28 days, the film is the first of its kind in Indian cinema, about a Mumbai actor.
Film Screening with Director's Q&A
Join us to meet and greet the filmmakers of I’m Not An Actor (Main Actor Nahin Hoon), which depicts a struggling Mumbai actor who connects with a melancholic retired banker in Frankfurt through virtual acting lessons, bridging cultural gaps and personal struggles across continents.
Directed by Aditya Kripalani and headlined by acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Sacred Games) alongside Chitrangada Satarupa (Tikli and Laxmi Bomb), the India–India-Germany co-production has earned international recognition. Siddiqui won Best Actor at the New York Indian Film Festival earlier this year, Satarupa received the Best Actress (Female) award, and Kripalani received a Jury Mention for Best Director at the DC South Asian Film Festival.
I’m Not An Actor has drawn critical recognition, including from acclaimed filmmakers, and audiences from non-South Asian backgrounds have described the film as bringing them to “tears and introspection”, with esteemed critics praising it as “a compelling story. Nawazuddin Siddiqui stars opposite Chitrangada Satarupa, in a film written and directed by Aditya Kriplani and produced by Sweta Chhabria, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Ranjan Singh.
SCHEDULE
The Film Screening is followed by the Director's Q&A, panel talks and audience Q&A, and is supported by the SOAS South Asia Institute (Sanglaap Art and Culture Series), ReelN Ltd and Bridge India.
5 pm: Meet and Greet the Director and the Film Production team (BGLT foyer)
6 pm: Film Screening
8:15 pm: Opening remarks by Dr Sanjukta Ghosh (Hon Artistic Director and Convenor of SSAI Sanglaap Art and Culture Series), panel discussion with director Aditya Kripalini and producer Sweta Chhabria and critical comments by Anuj Radia (FilmeShilmy), followed by audience Q&A moderated by Sanjukta Ghosh.
9 pm: Session closes with thanks.