Souvik Gupta – “wanted to contribute something to Omar’s team but couldn’t do so except for a small, not so great poem from my end as an ode to ‘Omar’ and the cause behind it”

As we near the finish of our journey called “I AM”  people from various parts of the country and abroad continue to join us and lend helping hands. The latest member to the contributors list is Prasad Babu from Port Blair, Andaman Islands. It’s great to see Andamans on the ‘I AM’ map
Here’s [...]

Onir has found a supporting hand in Mira Nair. The filmmaker was completely sold on I Am Omar, a short film belonging to I Am feature – a collection of four stories that Onir is building.

November 12 at 9pm I AM OMAR to be screened at the Quad Cinema

Here’s what Nabeel Qureshi a friend from Pakistan who volunteered to edit the first promo for Omar had to say about the film

When I heard about “I am Omar” from Onir, I realized this thought-provoking topic could help bring light to a serious social issue and may even make an impact in breaking a taboo. [...]

Hey Guys,

Hope you are doing good.

In the mad rush of work we missed updating you about another member that joined team ‘I AM’, but better late than never.

Here’s what Bianca had to say about how she got involved

I came to Bombay just 10 days before I joined Anticlock films and all the while I was [...]

20 Aug, Thursday

Well the bad news is that we still remain behind schedule for Omar. Rains interrupted day three leaving us with a backlog of 3 – 4 shots. The whole crew took shelter under a shed watching it pour hoping the rains would go so that we could resume shooting

However last night Abhimanyu [...]

19 AUG 2009, Wednesday

One night, one location and one scene.

I worked with junior artists for the first time last night. It was quiet unusual directing them especially the foreigners who played their part really well and made the scene look natural. However had to work on the others as time passed, a lot of them [...]

18 AUG 2009, Tuesday
Yesterday evening the cast and crew of Omar gathered outside the Joggers Park of Lokhandwala to shoot the second installment of the five short film series.
For Omar, Onir and DOP Arvind Kannibaran developed a different style for executing the story by deciding to shoot it entirely at night. Shot on 16mm Arvind [...]

I AM OMAR

FeaturingRahul BoseAbhimanyu SinghArjun Mathur (as Omar)
Banner: Anticlock FilmsProducers: Sanjay Suri and OnirDirector: OnirCinematographer: Arvind KannabiranStory Screen Play: Merle Kroeger and OnirDialogues: Ashwini MalikMusic: Vivek PhilipPlayback Singer: KarthikLyrics: Amitabh VarmaEditing: Irene Dhar MalikSound Design: Arun NambiarEngineer: Sameer CArt Director: Sujith SawantStill Photography: Thulasi KakkatMake up Director: Elton FernandezCostume Designs: Manish MalhotraPublicity Design: Siddharth DuttaGraphics: [...]