Using Varsha Panikar’s poetry series of the same name as the point of departure, Bodies of Desire is a visual poetry film co-directed by Panikar and Saad Nawab. The film captures four sets of lovers amid passion; to create a portrait of tender intimacy, of longing, of discovery, of desire, of embrace and care, of profound companionship. It is a sensual celebration of gender-less love and desire, inspired by the poet’s lived reality. Directed by Saad Nawab & Varsha Panikar Continue reading: https://www.nowness.asia/story/bodies-of-desire-varsha-panikar-saad-nawab _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://www.nowness.asia Behind the scenes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nownessasia Like NOWNESS ASIA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nownessasia Follow NOWNESS ASIA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nownessasia Inspiration on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/nowness

False Promises, is a spoken-word film, which Varsha lent their poetry and voice to. Released on 29th Oct 2020, the film received a special mention and Certificate of Excellence at the 11th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2021 and was shortlisted at New York City Independent Film Festival 2021. The film has also been curated by Homegrown. "I wrote this poem a year ago as an act of hope, a learning I would have liked to impart to my past-self, to perhaps, soften the blow of life’s turbulences and uncertainties; as a way to cope, and when Abhay Raha, asked me to share a piece with him to turn into a film, which was relevant to the times we were living in now, the ‘pandemic life’, this just popped up in my head. It seemed fitting, like the perfect reminder. A reminder of human resilience, of our undying instinct for survival, of hope that has got human kind this far, that "we won’t just let it all fall apart"." - Varsha Director: Abhay Raha Cinematographer: Malay Prakash Poetry & Voice: Varsha Panikar Editor: Ayesha Ninan Hair Make up/Wardrobe design : @ladyatplay_bytarsha HMU Goa: Neha Budge Production: @shoheb95 Music: @kaizadsg Sound Engineer: @carlnazareth Equipment : @goatalkiesindia Grade: @ch4studios @mitenudeshi @sumeetkamath Cast: Harry Rymer , @roshan.cruz , @silveira_andy , @rhiya_shirwaiker , @aliensandbitches , Daina Dias. Title design: @ridimakhandelwal , @shwetadas Producers: Abhay Raha , @malay_prakash

Musings of a summer afternoon. Poetry&Voice: @fromtheafterglow Music: Juillet by @monplaisirfreemusic

Here is a Sneak Peek into the thought behind the film, Bodies Of Desire? Written & Voiced by Varsha Panikar SYNOPSIS Using Varsha Panikar’s poetry series by the same name, as the point of departure, Bodies of Desire is a visual poetry film co-directed by her and Saad Nawab. The film captures four sets of lovers amid passion; to create a portrait of tender intimacy, of longing, of discovery, of desire, of embrace and care, of profound companionship. It is a sensual celebration of gender-less love and desire, inspired by the poet’s lived reality. The text follows the poet’s journey of healing and self-acceptance as she rediscovers love, passion and identity after encountering her muse, her lover, who acts as an encounter, a rupture that awakens the poet and her desire to express her inner truth. Immersed in the lover’s thought, the poet recalls moments spent in an embrace, the touch, the smell, the little things that evoke feelings and emotions in her, that are complex, multidimensional and fluid, and inevitably puts her on a path of discovering her own power and uniqueness. Country Of Origin - India CREW Writer & Voice : Varsha Panikar Directors : Saad Nawab & Varsha Panikar Cinematographer & Colourist : Kaushal Shah Producer: Asawari Jagushte Editor : Cornelia Nicolăeasa Composition and Mixing : Mark Spanoudakis Executive Producer : Virender Singh Styling : Omkar Sharma CAST Shreya Sarkar (Kate) Omkar Sharma (Adam) Suruj Rajkhowa (Lovegood) Vaishakh Sudhakaran (Olly) Meheka CL (Electra) Doel Rakshit (Aleya) Sachin Das Gupta (Varun) Sushant Khomane (Su) Smriti Tiwari (Maya)

Life is suddenly all about simplicity and selfless collaborations. Helping each other out with daily chores, dishing out new recipes together, video calls - it’s the #LittleThingsThatMatter now more than ever. It is the simple, little things we do every day that keep us going, keep us motivated and give us a sense of normalcy and hope that we will get through this. So, comment below those little things, like brushing, you did today to keep yourself and your loved ones going in these testing times. Voiced by Varsha Panikar Agency - Leo Burnett

Voice Over - Varsha Panikar

Venus Creme Bar TVC 2018 Director: Manoj Pillai Production House: Absolute Films Voice Over: Varsha Panikar

Poetry & Voice: Varsha Panikar @fromtheafterglow Music: Remixed version of 'A Drowning Island' by Unheard Music Concepts Footage By: AnamalousFilms 2016 Combining spoken word with moving images, accompanied by immersive music. I see dolls made of porcelain, Of all shapes and sizes Though not as dolls should be. No friends they had known, Neglected for years, they'd lived all alone. No rosy cheeks, no smiley lips. Only battered and broken, grey and lifeless, missing limbs. Their glass eyes staring at me, Seeing deep within my soul, Pleading to be repaired, To once again be loved and cared, To be held and kissed, And invited to tea parties that will no longer be. All that I see now is this doll mortuary. . .

Title - Eternally Entwined from the series @bodiesofdesire. Words, Voice & Art - Varsha Panikar @fromtheafterglow Curated by Anuja Ghosalkar @anujaghosalkar For Lonely Heart Clubs @lonelyhearts5678. Head down to @lonelyhearts5678, put your headphones on, get comfortable, and get ready to descent into the tantalising world of Alex&Julia. Lonely Hearts club is a magical, seductive and safe haven created by @anujaghosalkar, for gender-positive & queer audio-erotica that ranges from poetry, literature to confessions and real-life tales. A late night club for kindred souls searching and yearning to be swept away into an erotic fantasy, partly composed by their own imagination, chaperoned and simulated by the euphonious and bewitching voices of some brilliant authors and artists.

GITS | #ThankYouBhaiya Directed by: Varsha Panikar & Saad Nawab Producer: C.N. Yogi, White Petals Productions Cinematography : Kaushal Shah Production Designer: Ankula Verma Wardrobe Stylist : Ankita Jha Casting: Rahul Tanwar, Aditya Apastamb Music Director: Mangesh Gandhi Editor: Parth Jay Vyas Voice Over: Varsha Panikar Agency : Togglehead Digital Pvt Ltd Executive Creative Director : Prashant Gaikwad Sr. Copy Writer : Mohammed Hatim Sadriwala Agency Producer : Rishabh Gaba Account Manager: Karishma Taurani & Sai Podwal Client: GITS Cast: Jitendra Lad, Varun Tiwari, Shahnawaz Alam, Alisha Salunkhe Associate Producer: Arijit Line Producer: Jasbinnder Singh UPM: Dharam Singh Direction Team: Siddharth Potade, Naushad Ahmad 1st AC: Dheeraj Sharma Focus Puller: Rahul Gaikwad Art Assistant : Pratiksha Sinha Make up & Hair: Guddu, Seraj & Pinki Gaffer: Jabbar Pathan Music Programmer: Akshay Vairagi Singer: Deepika Seth Colorist: Kaushal Shah Grading Studio : Nube Cirrus Sound Studio: Sound Station Accountant: Abdul

Combining spoken word with moving images. A social commentary on pro war-rhetoric. Poetry & VO - Varsha Panikar Editing - Varsha Panikar Source - Videvo

Part of a series combining spoken word with moving images accompanied by immersive and beautiful music. Poem/Voice/Created by Varsha Panikar Music | Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie

L'Oréal "TR5 - Aishwarya Rai - Every Moments" - Director's Cut Director: Martin Arnaldo Voice: Varsha Panikar Production House: Bang Bang Films

The Three Renegades "Peering through time" Showing us the past and the future that came to be. The Remaking of A Memory––A workshop by Gob Squad Collective ... Part of Starting Realities Curated by Kai Tuchmann and Anuja Ghosalkar Supported by Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai. Written and performed by Gurleen Arora, Sophie Roy and Varsha Panikar

Dionysian Rhapsody is an experiment, a non-narrative improvised performance piece that revolves around the current status of women in India. The installation was a part of Kingston University's programme 'God is dead'. It was also screened at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London 2014. Written/Directed/Produced/Edited by Asawari Jagushte Voiced by Varsha Panikar

A mixed-media project by Varsha Panikar, in collaboration with Star Hopper Studios, exploring the human body and using it as a medium and metaphor to discuss themes of identity, representation of beauty, and the separation of skin and psyche in post modern-globalised society and culture.