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Mira Nair compliments Onir for I Am Omar
November 27, 2009 By Joginder Tuteja
 
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. Mira loved the concept and after watching I Am Omar, she complimented Onir for his efforts. She also offered any help that the young filmmaker would require in international circuits and especially singled out Rahul Bose for his superb act.

"Mira saw the film in the MIAAC film festival at New York and loved the film. All of us were there - Sanjay (Suri), Rahul (Bose) and I - and she made it a point to let us know that she found the film quite a moving experience. In fact she particularly praised Rahul for the realism that he brought to his character", says Onir whose Sorry Bhai was also screened in the same festival.

I Am Omar is a story that exposes the nexus between the police and male sex workers to harass gay men by using article 377. Other than this film festival, I Am Omar was also screened in quite a few universities all over USA in the days gone by.

Other than Rahul, I Am Omar also stars Abhimanyu Singh and Arjun Mathur (of Barah Aana fame) who has already worked with Mira Nair in a short film.

"I Am Omar is a 25 minutes short film and we are looking to create a widespread awareness around it before I am ready with the entire series", informs Onir, "I Am Abhimanyu and I Am Megha are also complete. Now I am left with I Am Afia which should be wrapped up soon."
 
Source: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/11/27/13526/
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