Project Detail

I was Kidnapped!

Name: I was Kidnapped!
Director: Dhananjay Barangule
Genre: Asian, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2026
Duration: 6 min 54 sec

Chinu (Kid) is overwhelmed seeing everyone getting involved.

National Film and Television School

Synopsis

The film follows a young Dhananjay as he recounts the crazy true story of how he was kidnapped as a child… Well, the crazy true story of how he told his mum he was kidnapped as a child… But as he relives the events in vivid detail, his playful retelling takes an emotional turn, and he begins to
understand just how deeply the experience affected his mum.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 6 min 54 sec
Format: 2K Flat (1998 x1080 px)
Director: Dhananjay Barangule
Producer: Igor Engler
Editor: Rafael Luis Fernando
Screenwriter: Tommy Hurst, Dhananjay Barangule
Director of Photography: Carolina Lobo Nunes
Production Designer: Michela Negretto
Sound: Jiaren Liao
Composer: Filip Badiar
Principal cast: Dhananjay Barangule, Rahul Sidhu, Ruchika Jain
Junior Producer: Kato Boels
Colour Grader: Scott Harrison

Genre

Asian Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School Studios

Station Road
Beaconsfield HP9 1LG
UK

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