Shameless is India’s official entry for Oscars in short films category

The short film, titled Shamless, is selected as India’s official entry at the 93rd Oscars in the ‘Live Action Short Film’ category. The film is written and directed by Keith Gomes.

In a statement, Gomes thanked the cast and crew of the film for their support. “I have to thank my incredible cast and my crew of National and Oscar award winners. I make films with little funding from family and friends, everyone comes together with loads of love and passion. Couldn’t be more blessed,” Gomes said.

The short film was released in April last year. The film has been selected among the list of five films. These included Shaan Vyas’ Natkhat, Aditya Kelgaonkar’s Sound Proof and two more short films, Safar and Trapped.

Shamless stars Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal, and Rishabh Kapoor in lead roles. It is produced by Ashley Gomes and national award winner Sandeep Kamal.

Earlier, Malayalam film Jallikattu was picked as India’s official entry to the 93rd Academy Awards. The jury selected Jallikattu over Chhappak, Shikara, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, among others.

The narrative of Shameless revolves around a character played by Hussain Dalal who works from home. Due to his constant food orders, he finds himself trapped by Sayani’s pizza delivery girl.

Resul Pookutty, who won an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, is the sound designer of the short film.