Official Trailer
on Shailendra Singh Films :
If faith is ‘trusting in something you cannot explicitly prove’, then anyone or anything can be the recipient of our faith.
If it seems that God has turned his back on you, where would you place your faith?
Having lost everything he ever loved, suffering from PTSD and recently released from prison after serving a long sentence, Virender Singh welcomes the quiet and solitude of his secluded cabin in the Himalayan Mountains. But he is not as alone as it seems.
A stray dog has already taken up residence in the cabin and despite being incredibly cautious of the new owner, he shows no intention of leaving. Despite his aversion towards caring for anything ever again, Virender wins the dog’s trust and loyalty, eventually naming him after a major source of his heartbreak.
Even as he tries to lead a normal life making friends with the local Butcher, experimenting with drugs and engaging the services of local prostitutes - the dog becomes Virender’s reason for living. But when you love something so much and place all your faith in it, what happens if it gets taken away?
The Press
ANI. Oct 10, 2022.
Shailendra Singh’s next cinema, ‘Dog’ is a stark, dramatic thriller
Even while celebrating the stunning release of his film Unplugged in Mumbai starring Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Shailendra Singh is completing post-production on his next full-length feature film, Dog. Shailendra not only directs the film, but wrote the film’s suspenseful screenplay and stars as the withdrawn, haunted lead protagonist.
Shailendra describes the film as “a stark, dramatic thriller set in the cold, solitary landscape of the Himalayan Mountains. It’s Kiranraj K’s 777 Charlie meets Machoian’s The Killing of Two Lovers’. If faith is ‘trusting in something you cannot explicitly prove’, then anyone or anything can be the recipient of our faith. If it seems that God has turned his back on you, where would you turn?”
After producing 72 feature films and being a major power-player in Indian cinema for over 20 years, Shailendra’s current passion is to use his global sensibilities to tell Indian-centric stories for global consumption. In order to do this, he’s been involved in every single aspect of the filmmaking for Dog – even the highly unique music score.
In order to perfectly balance the intense beauty of the snow-covered, mountain landscapes with the protagonist’s intense inner turmoil – a compelling portrait of male PTSD - Shailendra worked closely with the film’s composer’s to capture analog, organic sounds from rural and urban landscapes – and then mix them into a completely original, riveting soundtrack.
This is not Shailendra’s first time in front of the cameras, either. Shailendra made his acting debut in the emotional road-trip film, Diversion – which he wrote and directed. After running India’s first local and global talent agency for movies, music and sports, ranking as the ‘12th Most Powerful Man in Bollywood’ (Filmfare, 2009) and called the ‘StarMaker’ (Stardust, 2018), Shailendra’s current journey in film finds him diving deep in to the heart of the storytelling itself – a shift from being in business, to being the business.
“In films, I’ve been there and done that,” says Shailendra. “But I’ve never lost the awe and wonder that I have for films. I have all these stories inside of me that need to find their way out, and I’m exploring all ways and forms of doing that. No expectations, and no limitations. Whatever the story needs from me, I will do it.”
