'It is important to bring independent films to the limelight and amplify them'

Los Angeles-based filmmaker

Tushar Tyagi

has now come with a short film as an executive producer, 'Man and Wife' - a film that tells the story of a groom, who wishes to wear a benarasi saree on his wedding day.
In a statement, the film's team shares,"Man & wife portrays how patriarchy plays an innate part in influencing each gender role from a dedicated masculine perspective. How we tend to frame everyone and everything into some specific spectrum of squares, irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity etc."
It adds, "Wearing sarees, that's how he (the main character) expresses himself most in his own skin. It has nothing to do with his gender belief or sexuality. The broader gamut of queerness is always wider and sentimental in its own terms. This short film throughout it's limited runtime, goes on befitting our stereotypical eyes to set on ambiguity and maybe make peace with it.
Rahul Roye has written and directed the short film and Rudrajit Roy has produced it while executive producers are Tushar Tyagi and Rodrigo Diaz.
Talking about this project, Tushar says,"This film was a submission to our Yellowstone International Film Festival (YIFF). The film festival has been organising quarterly YIFF screenings to showcase the work of filmmakers year-round. I understand how important it is to bring these independent films to the limelight and amplify them and their filmmakers. I founded this film festival with the motive of being able to provide a platform to fellow filmmakers and their voices. When we saw this film we realised that it is a unique film and that's how I came on board."
Tushar Tyagi who is executive producer of the film earlier directed

Saving Chintu

which is story of an Indian-American gay couple that comes to India to adopt a child. This film focuses on the fact that we still have a long way to go when it comes to accepting and allowing gay couples to start a family, apart from talking about the adoption of HIV positive children.