5 Rupees
Ameena is a poor old lady who lives in a tiny village in the foothills of the Himalayas, with her 7 year old grandson Hamid. It’s the last day of Ramadan and Hamid is excited by the prospect of breaking his final fast and celebrating Eid. But when the five-rupee coin his grandmother has been saving for his Eid gift goes missing, a chain of events start that end up with grandmother and grandson discovering hidden sides to each other.
Director
An avid filmmaker for over 18 years, Piyush has produced and directed almost 250 advertising films. The creative genesis began with a passionate experience as a theater actor. After graduating in Marketing Management, he worked his way into the advertising world, from an assistant director to building his own ad film production company, EQUUS.
The theater experience became his training ground that brought out his sensitivities to a wide range of human emotions and expressions. His memorable role in theater was acting the protagonist in the adaptation of Peter Sheaffers classic, EQUUS, which also won Piyush a lot of accolades. The experience and the impact remained so strong that he named his company after it.
His roots are deeply embedded in India and in its culture. He has successfully shot/post produced and made TV commercials in countries like Australia, UK, Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai, and Africa. The global experience has allowed him to not only integrate into the global work culture but also successfully communicate a cinematic language of storytelling that is truly global and has a universal appeal. This experience has enabled him to create emotions collaborating with style and content.
Over the vast span of his career he has worked with all the prestigious Indian companies and multinationals. His films have won almost a dozen awards. He has been on the panel of Jury (Film Craft) for some of the most prestigious Advertising Awards of the country for some years now. He was the chairperson of the Jury (Film craft) for the Abby 2013. ‘5 Rupya’ is his debut feature film which is based on the famous India writer Shri Munshi Premchand’s story ‘IDGAH’.
Festivals/Awards
Dubai International Film Festival, International Children’s Film Festival India, Seattle International Children’s Film Festival (Best Cinematography award), RINCON Puerto Rico International Film Festival (Best Feature Film award), Stockholm international Film Festival Jr.