Bhubaneswar:7/7/20: Akshay Kumar Parija Production has launched Odia’s short film ‘MISSTEP’ starring veteran Ollywood actor Snigdha Mohanty and newcomer Rupsa Mahapatra ‘ which aims at spreading awareness about Coronavirus outbreak. ‘MISSTEP’ promotes the importance of social distancing and also caring for people around us. This short film is jointly directed by Itishree and Dev (Pinhole Entertainment) and the concept is developed by Akshay Kumar Parija which is based on a story from Italy.
Recently the film ‘MISSTEP’ won three awards. The film grabbed the trophies for ‘Best Viewers Choice Film’, ‘2nd Best Cinematography’ and ‘2nd Best Script’ at the ‘Bengal Lockdown Online Film Festival (BLOFF)’. It has been released on the YouTube channel “Pallabi” As an actress both Snigdha Mohanty and newcomer Rupsa Mahapatra did well. Editing and camera work also worthy to mention. The medium may be short, but such films seem to go a long way to both entertain and enlighten.