When Ghuspaith: Between Borders first came his way, Amit Sadh turned it down as he was busy shooting for the second season of Breathe: Into the Shadows. But writer-director Mihir Lath was certain that he would make the short film—inspired by two-time Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, the late Danish Siddiqui’s coverage of the 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis—only with the actor. “After cancelling on Mihir twice, I told him, ‘I don’t want to delay your career. Please make the film with somebody else.’ But after Mihir waited a couple of months for me, I felt obligated to say yes. I’m a huge fan of independent cinema and short movies; they enrich the film industry. I did it for the love of cinema and shorts. When I saw Mihir’s enthusiasm and the story’s uniqueness, I wanted to support him,” smiles Sadh.

Danish Siddiqui