Mumbai July 11 (IANS) From Naseeruddin Shah Manoj Bajpayee Nawazuddin Siddiqui to Radhika Apte Tisca Chopra Shefali Shah Kumud Mishra and Taaapse Pannu -- actors are taking a keen interest in being a part of short films. The involvement of well-known names give short films greater mileage says Kapil Verma director of "Nitishastra".
The film was feted at the Streaming Awards a people s choice award show for the live streaming community last month.
"Stars in short films do help in getting more views which eventually works for the producers " Verma told IANS here.
"But there are many digital portals that are willing to produce or pre-commission short films even if no stars are involved. They are usually looking for good content scripts " he added.
"Nitishastra" produced by Large Short Films released on YouTube fetching more than 1.7 Million views. Verma got the Best Director Award at Streaming Awards a property of The Digital Hash.
The rape-revenge short film shot in Delhi is a moving tale of a young independent woman who must choose between her family and dharma to bring justice to a girl.
"The fact is that for any new filmmaker telling a story in the form of a short film is interesting but getting a producer is tough. However I think the amount of appreciation it is getting from the mainstream is a positive sign."
"I think it is thanks to digital platforms that short films are getting great exposure and young filmmakers are earning a certain amount of confidence from that. Mainstream filmmakers of Bollywood are also making and supporting short films " he added.

--IANS aru/rb/sed