WATCH: Meet local award winning filmmaker Harish Masand
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 27 Jun, 2022 01:10 PM
Darpan Chat Central presents filmmaker Harish Masand whose short film "The Lounge" entered 14 different film festivals and won many accolades. Harish's background in radio and theatre helped him make his directorial debut featuring local actors in Surrey. The film was also all shot in Surrey. A banker by profession Harish Masand is a testament to imagination taking one places and making dreams come true.
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