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Chalk is a 2013 in film two minutes short film which went viral in the internet from the day it was released. Director Navin's touching short film ‘Chalk' is about a child's beautiful expression of his emotions and need for mother's love. The movie shows a young boy collecting chalk and drawing a picture of a woman whose love he seeks. According to Navin Kumar, Director, “We wanted the film to reach people and touch the deepest part of heart and stay there forever, so that their brains react to it and they come ahead with the term “adoption” and abolish the term “orphan.” Actor Ashton Kutcher shared the video on his social media profile. He posted on Facebook, ‘This leaves us still' and also tweeted about it, helping the video garner many hits.. ..

Plot Outline
A 3 year old boy is searching something in his school in the break time, what happens when he gets what he was searching? forms the rest seconds in the movie.

Achievements
1.      Views till now – Around 10 million views in YouTube (Highest number of views by any Indian short film in less time)

2.      Was showcased in national TV channel - NDTV PRIME

3.      News 9 had telecasted it and had a LIVE interview with the crew for 45 minutes.

4.      Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher shared the movie in his FB page and also tweeted about the film in twitter.

5.      Bangalore Mirror had an article about the film twice

6.      Mumbai Mirror Had an article about the film

7.      Won best AD film of the year 2014 and Best child actor from Mumbai.

8.      Being screened in Many film festivals across the globle – Bangladesh, London, Hubli, Delhi, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Pune

9.      Approached by many countries to show the movie in their country for a cause – Netherlands, Belgium, Spain

10.     Film was taken as a CASE STUDY in a film College in LONDON.

11.     The movie is being watched more in France, U.S, and China than India.

12.     On a request from PAKISTAN the video was uploaded in Facebook again since Youtube was banned in PAKISTAN

YouTube Views
Currently it has over 12 Million Views in YouTube making it one of the most viewed Indian short film.

Cast & Crew

 * Rudranksh Sharma as the boy
 * Venkatesh Varlu as the school watchman
 * Associate Director : Abhishek Pathy
 * Assistant Directors: Karthik and Sendhil
 * Music Director: Nirmal Kumar B
 * Editor and Cinematography: Bhupinder Singh Raina

PRODUCTION
Navin and Abhishek had a dream, their only passion is Films. Abhishek wanted to act and Navin, direct. The boys grew up in Bangalore savoring cinema. They would avoid the multiplexes, heading out instead to the single screen theaters. Navin wanted to experience "the real reaction of people. To see how they react to the images." It was to be an invaluable training ground. The boys watched, talked, dreamt cinema and stories. But, as it happens in most of their movies, their story too had a twist. Growing up in salaried middle-class families in Bangalore, the boys had to pursue education that would lead to respectable careers.

Graduating as computer engineers they joined a IT company. Normally this story should end here. But it did not. A little over four years ago Navin came across a photograph of a child sleeping with the chalked image of his mother. That was from the Iraq war and won its photographer many awards. It also moved Navin. He wanted to do something for children, especially those without a voice...the orphans. The script was relatively easy. It was ready three years ago. But execution took a long time. First they got an orphanage in Bangalore, Sishu Mandir, to agree to their proposal. Navin says "I don't think the orphanage people expected anything would happen." Then they got hold of a theater actor and a three-year-old child. They had a day to shoot the film. Everything was impromptu, and decided on the spot. The kid was allowed to roam free across Sishu Mandir and the camera followed. The only scene they struggled with was when the kid was to lie down on the ground. He found it dirty, but Navin coaxed him to give a perfect shot. Editing and music took a further six months. Finally, they had their two minute film. It costed Navin and Abhishek about INR 18,000. They managed the expenses themselves. The video went on youtube on Nov 14, 2013...Children's Day. It was an instant hit.

It took 8 months for the project to reach its completion due to budget issues. A force of young men and women from around globe volunteered for promoting the film on various social media channels. The movie was shot in a single schedule on 22nd June 2013, in Shishu Mandir, Bangalore

Distribution
Mumbai based distributing company Pocket films have been distributing this film all over the world. After Ashton Kutcher shared the video in his page, the video went viral over the internet and the distribution was taken over by Pocket Films.

Reception
Chalk opened with a limited release on November 14, 2013 coinciding children's day. Reviews have been mostly positive and appreciated the more realistic approach and very accurate portrayal of mother's love for a social cause. Chalk was nominated for the Best Ad film Award from the Animday awards in 2014. It also won best children film in, at the 2015 chinh international short film festival. The film has been screened in 16 film festivals across globe.

Festivals/Screenings

 * Pune international short film festival Pune, India, 2015
 * Delhi international film festival, Delhi, 2015
 * Hubli international short film festival 2015, Hubli, India, November 2015
 * Kalpanirjhar international short fiction film, Kolkata, India, 2015
 * Animday Awards 2014, Mumbai, India, 2014, Won an award for best Ad film of the year
 * Chinh Film festival 2015, Guwahati, Won Gold for best short film
 * International Children's Film Festival | CFS, Bangladesh 2015
 * Miraj international short film festival, Maharashtra 2015