Singaporean film Before Life After Death (BLAD), shot during Covid-19, was released on Netflix on 28th April and will be available for viewing to audiences across Asia and Australia.

The Netflix release of this film is a feather in the cap of the local film industry.

Produced by Namita Lal (of Nutz About Me Pte Ltd) & Debasmita Dasgupta (of Film Positive Pte Ltd), the film is directed by Anshul Tiwari and written by Debasmita Dasgupta. The multi-cultural cast includes well-known local film and theatre actors, with popular Singaporean actor Adrian Pang playing a significant role in the film Producer Namita has also played a lead role in the film. .

The world premiere of this bi-lingual (English and Hindi) film was held at Singapore International Film festival in November 2022 with the film garnering positive response amongst the festival audience.

Commenting on the Netlfix release, Namita La, Producer of the film, said: “ We are very excited to see our little film being released on a platform like Netflix. This is a testament to the creativity that flourishes in Singapore and the fact that good films with authenticity will find support even without the backing of a big name or a huge budget.

“The film first premiered in the Singapore International Film Festival, and we were very fortunate because it had a very good response from the audience. It is an extremely prestigious festival in Asia, which was organised after a gap of two years and there were hundreds of films, but our film got a significant premiere in the Singapore Panorama.”

Set and shot entirely in Singapore the film is about a pregnant student who finds refuge and companionship with a gynaecologist who is mourning the death of her only daughter. It is the first time a story of Singaporean Indian families from diverse social classes has been portrayed in a film. The film also showcases mental health and socio/ economic challenges of immigrants and emphasises the power of sisterhood .

Talking about the challenges of working during Covid-19, Namita said: “Our biggest challenge was that we were shooting after the first lockdown with a very big unit. And we got tremendous support from all the governmental and location agencies . We followed all the regulations, and the unit was brave and courageous to shoot the film during those times. We were always under supervision on the sets. It will always be in my heart and will be my most memorable experience. And after all the hard work it’s great to see the love, we are getting.”