Anamika | Leena - Characters Unboxed
Channel: Anat Speaks
Date: 2019-09-18

Anat presents, 'Characters Unboxed'

A woman recounts her most lustful memory, a man who feels obligated to save women around him, an unapologetic girl talks about her responsibilities on having a child , a youthful boy illustrates loss… and all these from actors who would probably not be cast for these roles or find challenging to attempt. We defined the characters based on the conversations we had with the actors, through a week long improvisation process. 

Characters Unboxed, is an attempt  to break the idea of stereotypes & misrepresentation not just as actors but as storytellers as well. 

We collaborated with 10 actors living and struggling to make art in the bustling metropolis of Bombay. These actors are casually deemed 'not fit' by the casting standards of the entertainment industry. We wish to break this mould and give a new perspective to auditions, as a collaborative process rather than a superficial one.

The theme for this edition of Characters Unboxed series is 'Suppression of Desire'. 

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Actor:
Anamika wanted to be an actor since her childhood but her journey started when she was in her first year of college. She joined theatre in Delhi and got so engrossed that she dropped out of college. Theatre became the medium of expression to larger audience and soon acting became love and she moved to Mumbai in 2014. Once in this big bad city, she started giving auditions, got appreciation in auditions but nothing concrete happened for one year. She decided to explore the cinematic medium by focusing on studying more about cinema and film. She has worked in every aspect of cinema to learn, observe and make herself better.

Character:
Leena is a single mother who has been stuck in a constant loop of being the best at work and being the perfect mother. In all this chaos, she has suppressed all her personal sexual desires with the excuse of having too much to do. What happens when she can hold on no longer? This monologue is inspired by Manto’s story Booh.
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CREDITS

Cast: 
Leena - Anamika Singh

Concept & Writing: 
Neha Vyas 

Facilitating Directors:
Toushita Sengupta
Asawari Jagushte

Cinematographer: 
Manish Usapkar

Editor:
Leo Vuppuluri

Executive Producer:
Leo Vuppuluri 

Production Assistant:
Saurav Chaudhary

Location:
Studio Veda

Camera & Sound Rentals:
Sakshi Lens 

Camera Attendant:
Tinku

Special Thanks:
Sampat Singh Rathore

Music Credit:
Prelude in C Major - Bach