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Synopsis:

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK is a psychological thriller, a cat and mouse game between a 60 something Bengali man who is designing the perfect crossword and the 20 something Nepali boy who decides to interrupt him. It’s about ageism, OCD and guilt. World premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival in October 2019.  

Synopsis (Short)

Eleven months of office work earns Dada his annual month of bliss in Darjeeling where he dedicates himself to designing the perfect crossword.  After 22 years of this routine, Dada meets his match in a young man, a local tattoo designer who sees Dada working and interrupts him. But friend or foe, who is this boy? The Universe is knocking and Dada has to decide if he will let him in or not.  

Synopsis (Long) 55, focused, determined, DADA is happy in the rhythms of his life. Eleven months of working in a plastics factory in Kolkata earns him his one month of bliss in Darjeeling.   The same hotel room, the same cafe, the same ink-pot on the same table where he dedicates his mornings to designing the perfect crossword.  But this morning is different. After 22 years of this routine, Dada meets his match in a young man, a tattoo designer from Kolkata who sees Dada working on his crossword and decides to approach him. He wants to see the world of words through Dada’s perspective.   Obsessive-compulsive by nature, they bond over discovering each others rituals and patterns, finding solace in each other. But, just as Dada is about to drop his guard and allow the young boy in, something about the boy starts to bother him. Is this too much of a coincidence? Is this all too good to be true? Who is the boy?  Friend or foe?   The Universe is knocking on Dada’s door and Dada has to decide if he will open it or not.  

 

 

Born in the tea estates of Darjeeling, Sudhanshu Saria earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Film and Photography from Ithaca College in New York.   He is currently in post-production on the company's next feature film, SANAA, featuring Radhika Madan, Pooja Bhatt, Sohum Shah and Shikha Talsania in lead roles. He is also in pre-production on MASOOM, a one hour series for Amazon Prime, on which he is engaged to serve as the Showrunner, Writer and Director.   He is also writing and co-producing the next season of DELHI CRIME, Netflix’s flagship true crime drama that won the 2020 International Emmy for Best Drama.   LOEV, his feature writing and directing debut, world premiered in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and was the first Indian film to screen at the prestigious SXSW Film Festival in Austin. It was also screened in competition at BFI Flare, Jeonju, MAMI and Frameline and won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival. After receiving rave reviews from critics in publications like the Guardian, Variety, GQ and The Hindu, the film was acquired by NETFLIX for an exclusive, worldwide release and is currently streaming on the platform.   KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK, a medium length piece he wrote, directed, edited and co-produced with California Pictures, received it’s world premiere at the Busan Int’l Film Festival and had its European Premiere at the Tallinn Film Festival. It was awarded the highest award for filmed entertainment, India’s National Award for Best Director in the Non-feature section.   It also won the Remi Gold for Best Dramatic film at WorldFest Houston and the Best Screenplay prize at the New York Indian Film Festival. It was acquired for a worldwide release by MUBI where it is currently streaming.   Before turning to telling his own stories, Sudhanshu worked as an acquisitions, development and sales executive for companies like New Films International and Peace Arch Entertainment where he helped develop, presale, finance and distribute a diverse range of film and television projects in partnership with broadcasters and distributors around the world.