Over a week after mid-day reported about Guneet Monga, Ekta Kapoor and Tahira Kashyap joining forces to establish Bollywood's first women in cinema collective, Indian Women Rising (IWR) has chosen Bittu as their maiden project. Karishma Dev Dube's Student Oscar-winning film has now joined the race for the Best Short Film at the Academy Awards 2021. "My producers Mary Evangelista, Shreya Dube, and I sought support for a publicity campaign, leading up to the shortlist. Guneet and I had touched base after the Student Academy win. Soon, it became an organic partnership," begins Dube.

Karishma Dev Dube