Happy Birthday Mummyji Explained

Happy Birthday Mummyji
Director:Shefali Shah
Producer:Lalit Prem Sharma
Starring:Shefali Shah
Music:Prasad S.
Cinematography:Eeshit Narain
Editing:Antara Lahiri
Distributor:Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films
Runtime:14 minutes
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Happy Birthday Mummyji is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language drama short film written and directed by Shefali Shah, who stars as the single character in the film, and produced by Sunshine Pictures.

Plot

The story of a woman who is recognised by her relationships with other people, preparing a birthday party.

Production

In 2020, Shah decided to experiment with writing and directing in two self-starring COVID-19-based short films, Someday and Happy Birthday Mummyji.[1] [2] In Someday, which marked her directorial debut, she played a frontline healthcare worker who returns home for a seven-day quarantine due to the pandemic and spends time interacting through a door with her elderly mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.[3] Shah wrote the script of Happy Birthday Mummy Ji drawing upon her own life experiences and believed her central character in it "represents all the women you know".[2]

Themes

A single-character film,[4] the film addresses themes of loneliness, female desire. Shah said about the film: "I believe it is a story from my life, my friends, my mom's. It is perhaps the need to tell that we have reached a point of desperation and would just like to let go."

Release

The film was released on 23 July 2021 by Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films.[5]

Reception

Critical response

The film opened to positive reviews and attracted some notice for a masturbation scene played by Shah.[6] [7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Shah . Shefali . Everything I consumed on screen as an escape from 2020 helped me evolve into a filmmaker, writes Shefali Shah . 17 September 2022 . Firstpost . 17 December 2020 . en . 21 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220321215123/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/everything-i-consumed-on-screen-as-an-escape-from-2020-helped-me-evolve-into-a-filmmaker-writes-shefali-shah-9112811.html . live .
  2. News: Cyril . Grace . Shefali Shah says Happy Birthday Mummy Ji is inspired by her own life. Interview . 17 March 2022 . India Today . 23 July 2021 . en . 17 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220317222207/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/shefali-shah-says-happy-birthday-mummy-ji-is-inspired-by-her-own-life-interview-1831638-2021-07-23 . live .
  3. News: Wasn't sure if I had it in me to direct a film: Shefali Shah on 'Someday' . 17 March 2022 . The New Indian Express . 21 June 2021 . 17 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220317222205/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/jun/21/wasnt-sure-if-i-had-it-in-me-to-direct-a-film-shefali-shah-on-someday-2319395.html . live .
  4. News: Majumdar . Mayukh . We can pretend that women don't have sexual needs but they do - Shefali Shah . 23 March 2022 . Filmfare . 21 September 2021 . en . 24 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424204629/https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/we-can-pretend-that-women-dont-have-sexual-needs-but-they-do-shefali-shah-50777-1.html . live .
  5. News: Daliya . Ragini . Shefali Shah on her short film Happy Birthday Mummyji, turning director, and the plight of hands-on homemakers . 17 September 2022 . Firstpost . 23 July 2021 . en . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171734/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/shefali-shah-on-her-short-film-happy-birthday-mummyji-turning-director-and-the-plight-of-hands-on-homemakers-9826731.html . live .
  6. News: Roy . Priyanka . 'This is what I've dreamt of' . 18 March 2022 . The Telegraph . 1 August 2021 . 9 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309020948/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/interview-shefali-shah-opens-up-about-her-career-2-0-in-a-candid-chat/cid/1824744 . live .
  7. News: 'Someone asked me if I committed suicide': Shefali Shah on 'masturbation' scene in 'Happy Birthday Mummy Ji' . 5 April 2022 . Free Press Journal . 21 September 2021 . en . 24 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424204626/https://www.freepressjournal.in/bollywood/someone-asked-me-if-i-committed-suicide-shefali-shah-on-masturbation-scene-in-happy-birthday-mummy-ji . live .
  8. News: Parasuraman . Prathyush . Happy Birthday Mummy Ji Review: Shefali Shah's Directorial Debut Is Luxe Footage Papering Over A Thin, Barely Fleshed Idea . 29 September 2023 . . 23 July 2021 . 18 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818141833/https://www.filmcompanion.in/streaming/happy-birthday-mummy-ji-movie-review-directorial-debut-is-luxe-footage-papering-over-a-thin-barely-fleshed-idea-shefali-shah-large-short-films/ . live .

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