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The screenplay of our lives is already written.

We just don’t know the next scene.

Rohit Gupta

INT. CORPORATE AMERICA. 2008.
A career on the rise.

Then came four weeks off,
to get this film thing out of his system.

Little did he know.

It did the opposite.

New York Film Academy · 2008
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The Record

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The record, in numbers
Accolades
100+
Wins
50
Nominations
30
National records
2
Continents
5
Since
2008

Fifty wins and thirty nominations are documented in the published record. The tally across every festival runs past a hundred.

★Cannes Short Film Corner★Limca Book of Records★Cannabis Film Festival — Judges’ Choice★Accolade Global — 6 Awards★Oregon Int. Film Awards — Platinum★The Indie Gathering★Buffalo Dreams Fantastic★Silicon Valley Film Festival★Silent River★FrackFest Underground★Fantasmagorical★F.A.M.E.’US International★San Francisco New Concept★Int. Independent Film Awards★Swansea Bay — Best First Film★LA Movie Awards★Camp Cult Classics★iChill International★Cabo Verde International★Hong Kong Art House★Sydney World Film Festival★Golden Door International★Blowup Chicago Art House★Int. Filmmaker Fest of World Cinema, Milan

The record.

Fifty wins and thirty nominations are documented in the published record. A selected list appears below, with the complete record available through the source link.

First, the record.

Limca Book of Records certificate, National Record 2014: Life! Camera Action was shot by a two-member crew, director-producer Rohit Gupta and Ravi Kumar R, and released on Facebook on 20 July 2012. Signed by Vijaya Ghose, Editor.
The certificate — signed by Vijaya Ghose, Editor, Limca Book of Records. Click to read it.
Limca Book of Records · National Record

Two national firsts,
set by the same film.

Life! Camera Action… · released 2012 · certified 2014
  1. 01The first full-length motion picture shot by a two-member crew — director-producer Rohit Gupta and Ravi Kumar R
  2. 02The first film released through Facebook — 20 July 2012

The certificate names both. The Indian Express ran them on its front page; the Times of India and Urban Asian reported the honor.

A crew of two and a release on Facebook were not a workaround for a missing budget — they were the point: proof that a feature film could be made, and find its audience, without a studio behind it.

The Indian Express front page, 10 January 2013 — Rohit Gupta honored by the Limca Book of RecordsThe Indian Express ran both records on its front page, 10 January 2013. Read it in Chapter Five →
The front page → Times of India Urban Asian

Then the festivals kept score.

2009
Short Film CornerAnother Day, Another Life
Festival de Cannes
Appearance
2009
Best First FilmAnother Day, Another Life
Swansea Bay Film Festival, UK
Win
2012
Best Song — “Chalte Jaana Hain”KK & Manoj Singh
28th Goldie Film Awards
Win
2012
Award of ExcellenceLife! Camera Action…
Accolade Film Awards
Win
2012
Award of Merit, Best FeatureLife! Camera Action…
Indie Fest USA
Win
2012
Award of Excellence, Best Experimental FilmLife! Camera Action…
Los Angeles Movie Awards
Win
2012
Royal Reel AwardLife! Camera Action…
Canada International Film Festival
Win
2012
Grand Jury AwardLife! Camera Action…
Oregon Film Awards
Win
2012
Best Feature FilmLife! Camera Action…
IFF-PIE World Peace Film Festival, Indonesia
Win
2014
Shortlisted — one of five global IndiansRohit Gupta
Times Now NRI of the Year
Shortlist
2015
Platinum Award, Best Experimental FilmMidnight Delight
Oregon International Film Awards
Win
2015
Official SelectionMidnight Delight
Sydney World Film Festival, Australia
Official selection
2015
Official SelectionMidnight Delight
Golden Door International Film Festival
Official selection
2015
Experimental Einstein Award categoryMidnight Delight
Blowup Chicago Art House
Nomination
2016
Judges’ Choice — Film of the FestivalMidnight Delight
Cannabis Film Festival, USA
Win
2016
Audience ChoiceMidnight Delight
International Cannabis Film Festival
Win
2016
Classics AwardMidnight Delight
Camp Cult Classics Film Festival
Win
2016
Award of Merit, Feature FilmMidnight Delight
Accolade Film Awards
Win
2016
Award of Recognition, DirectionMidnight Delight
Accolade Film Awards
Win
2016
Award of Recognition, ConceptMidnight Delight
Accolade Film Awards
Win
2016
Award of Merit, Leading Actor — Michael LaguerreMidnight Delight
Accolade Film Awards
Win
2016
Award of Merit, Overall Post-ProductionMidnight Delight
Accolade Film Awards
Win
2016
Award of Merit, HumorMidnight Delight
Accolade Film Awards
Win
2016
F.A.M.E.’US Award, Feature FilmMidnight Delight
F.A.M.E.’US International Film Festival
Win
2016
Drama-Comedy FeatureMidnight Delight
21st Indie Gathering International
Win
2016
Best Experimental FilmMidnight Delight
International Independent Film Awards
Win
2016
Best ConceptMidnight Delight
International Independent Film Awards
Win
2016
Best DirectorMidnight Delight
International Independent Film Awards
Win
2016
Best Lead Actress — Alexandra HellquistMidnight Delight
International Independent Film Awards
Win
2016
Best Ensemble CastingMidnight Delight
International Independent Film Awards
Win
2016
Nominated — Most Controversial FilmMidnight Delight
iChill International, Philippines
Nomination
2016
Nominated — Best Comedy FeatureMidnight Delight
Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival
Nomination
2016
Nominated — Best FilmMidnight Delight
San Francisco New Concept Film Festival
Nomination
2016
Nominated — Best FilmMidnight Delight
Cabo Verde International Film Festival
Nomination
2016
Nominated — Best Film, Director, Lead & Supporting ActressMidnight Delight
Int. Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Milan
Nomination
2016
Official SelectionMidnight Delight
Hong Kong Art House Film Festival
Official selection
2016
Official SelectionMidnight Delight
FrackFest Underground, Oklahoma
Official selection
2016
Official SelectionMidnight Delight
Fantasmagorical Film Festival
Official selection
2022
National Film Award — Best Feature FilmRocketry: The Nambi Effect
69th National Film Awards
Win
2023
Best Director — R. MadhavanRocketry: The Nambi Effect
IIFA 2023
Win
2023
Oscars contention listRocketry: The Nambi Effect
Academy Awards 2023
Appearance
2025
Global Digital Film Festival of the YearFFTG Awards Film Fest
LUXlife Creative & Visual Arts Awards, UK
Win
The full record on Wikipedia

Then the rooms he was asked into.

Honors & appearances · each linked to the publication that reported it
  1. 2010Guest speaker, Sensoria — Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Business Journal
  2. 2011Special guest speaker, New York Film Academy open-house launch — Four Seasons, Mumbaivia Wikipedia
  3. 2012Honorary member, Global Artistic Advisory Board — World Music & Independent Film Festival, Washington D.C.Times of India
  4. 2012Invited speaker, Sensoria — Charlotte, North Carolinavia Wikipedia
  5. 2013Guest lecture on the management and creative aspects of filmmaking — Symbiosis International University, PuneUrban Asian
  6. 2014Shortlisted, NRI of the Year — Distinctive Global Achievement in Arts & Entertainment, Times NowUrban Asian
  7. 2014–16Jury member, three consecutive years — Charlotte 48 Hour Film Project48 Hour Film Project
  8. 2015Seminar speaker on Life! Camera Action… — Indian Institute of Management Bangalorevia Wikipedia
  9. 2015Seminar speaker to filmmaking and multimedia students — SAE Institute, DubaiDubai Post
  10. 2025Global Digital Film Festival of the Year, for the FFTG Awards Film Fest — LUXlife Creative & Visual Arts Awards, UKFFTG

And the marks they left.

The trophy wall · the festivals’ own marks · a selection of the fifty
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