{"id":618,"date":"2025-07-08T10:46:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T10:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:48:10","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"618\" class=\"elementor elementor-618\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b09b18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b09b18\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3985427 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3985427\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4409fee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4409fee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd0d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fd0d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sb_films.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-1203\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sb_films.webp 450w, https:\/\/simmerbhatia.com\/films\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sb_films-260x300.webp 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1068b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1068b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award<\/br> as Best Writer in 2025<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0677a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0677a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/shorts\\\/l5j3bPcTr8k?si=WWZI1mylqDZJixUS&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add43bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"add43bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72de1c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d72de1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSTORYTELLER OF THE SOUL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a263a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a263a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simmer Bhatia is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and counsellor whose body of work is a powerful fusion of deep emotional insight, real-life experiences, and soul-stirring storytelling. With no formal training in cinema, she followed her instincts, from an early passion for acting and dramatics to becoming a bold and intuitive voice in independent filmmaking.<\/p><p>Her cinematic journey began with The Conversations\u2026 A Journey to Path to Origin, adapted from a chapter in her book. What followed was a string of compelling short films across diverse genres, from the poignant It\u2019s A Girl, addressing female foeticide, to the supernatural thriller Night Encounters, drawn from her own extrasensory experiences.<\/p><p>Her fourth film DENIAL, rooted in her real-life journey and counselling expertise, was officially selected and released by the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) on their YouTube platform. It also received a Letter of Recommendation from DPIFF\u2019s jury, acknowledging the film\u2019s creative impact and storytelling depth. In 2025, Simmer was also honoured with the Screenplay Writers Award, a testament to her growing contribution to Indian cinema.<\/p><p>Her stories reflect her identity as a traveler, healer, and seeker, as seen in her travel-inspired short PRAVAAH \u2013 The Flow. Simmer thrives on crafting cinema that\u2019s both meaningful and entertaining, whether she\u2019s exploring the paranormal, romance, or the human psyche. Her films are always personal, raw, and rooted in truth, often laced with a deeper message.<\/p><p>To her, cinema isn\u2019t just storytelling. It\u2019s soul work, a medium to inspire change, trigger healing, and raise awareness<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f974269 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f974269\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5c199d elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-mobile-position-left elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f5c199d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg 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