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'''''Dying To Be Me''''' is a 2015 [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] [[short film]] written and directed by [[Deva Katta]], starring [[Ravi Varma (actor)|Ravi Varma]] and [[Smita]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/deva-kattas-dying-to-be-me-short-film-telugu-videos-61380.html|title=Deva Katta's ''Dying To Be Me''|work=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> The film highlights woman empowerment''.<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ehj5o55ag|title=Dying to be Me - A Short Film by Deva Katta|date=14 August 2015|work=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/why-every-indian-woman-and-man-should-watch-this-short-film-1208966|title=Why Every Indian Woman, and Man, Should Watch This Short Film|author=Subuhi Parvez|date=19 August 2015|work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southreport.com/dying-to-be-me/|title=Dying to be Me - An awesome short film by Deva Katta.|work=South Report.}}</ref> | '''''Dying To Be Me''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]]-language [[short film]] written and directed by [[Deva Katta]], starring [[Ravi Varma (actor)|Ravi Varma]] and [[Smita]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/deva-kattas-dying-to-be-me-short-film-telugu-videos-61380.html|title=Deva Katta's ''Dying To Be Me''|work=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> The film highlights woman empowerment''.<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Ehj5o55ag|title=Dying to be Me - A Short Film by Deva Katta|date=14 August 2015|work=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/why-every-indian-woman-and-man-should-watch-this-short-film-1208966|title=Why Every Indian Woman, and Man, Should Watch This Short Film|author=Subuhi Parvez|date=19 August 2015|work=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southreport.com/dying-to-be-me/|title=Dying to be Me - An awesome short film by Deva Katta.|work=South Report.}}</ref> | ||
The film takes its name from a New York Times best selling book ''Dying To Be Me'' by [[Anita Moorjani]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://anitamoorjani.com/|title=Anita Moorjani | Speaker & New York Times Best Selling Author}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hayhouse.com/dying-to-be-me-paperback|title=Dying To Be Me|website=www.hayhouse.com}}</ref> At the 1:20 mark in the video, the cover of this book is shown briefly but the author's name is blacked out. | The film takes its name from a New York Times best selling book ''Dying To Be Me'' by [[Anita Moorjani]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://anitamoorjani.com/|title=Anita Moorjani | Speaker & New York Times Best Selling Author}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hayhouse.com/dying-to-be-me-paperback|title=Dying To Be Me|website=www.hayhouse.com}}</ref> At the 1:20 mark in the video, the cover of this book is shown briefly but the author's name is blacked out. | ||
On 15 April 2015, Deadline reported that the New York Times best selling book ''Dying To Be Me'' has been optioned<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/ridley-scott-dying-to-be-me-giannina-facio-anita-moorjani-1201410817/|title=Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio Tap Miracle Tale | On 15 April 2015, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that the New York Times best selling book ''Dying To Be Me'' has been optioned<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/ridley-scott-dying-to-be-me-giannina-facio-anita-moorjani-1201410817/|title=Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio Tap Miracle Tale 'Dying To Be Me'|first1=Mike Jr. |last1=Fleming|date=15 April 2015}}</ref> to internationally acclaimed producer [[Ridley Scott]]'s company Ridley Scott Films. | ||
In the book, the author<ref name="auto1"/> recounts stories of her childhood in Hong Kong, her challenge to establish her career and find true love, as well as how she eventually ended up in that hospital bed where she defied all medical knowledge. | In the book, the author<ref name="auto1"/> recounts stories of her childhood in Hong Kong, her challenge to establish her career and find true love, as well as how she eventually ended up in that hospital bed where she defied all medical knowledge. | ||
As part of a traditional Hindu family residing in a largely Chinese and British society, she had been pushed and pulled by cultural and religious customs since she had been a little girl. After years of struggling to forge her own path while trying to meet everyone else's expectations, she had the realization that she had the power to heal herself ... and that there are miracles in the Universe that she had never even imagined. In ''Dying to Be Me'', Anita freely shares all she has learned about illness, healing, fear, "being loved," and the true magnificence of each and every human being.<ref name="auto"> | As part of a traditional Hindu family residing in a largely Chinese and British society, she had been pushed and pulled by cultural and religious customs since she had been a little girl. After years of struggling to forge her own path while trying to meet everyone else's expectations, she had the realization that she had the power to heal herself ... and that there are miracles in the Universe that she had never even imagined. In ''Dying to Be Me'', Anita freely shares all she has learned about illness, healing, fear, "being loved," and the true magnificence of each and every human being.<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|isbn=978-1401937539|title=Dying to be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing|last1=Moorjani|first1=Anita|date=September 2014}}</ref> | ||
[[Deva Katta]] appears to have based his film script on the synopsis of the book ''Dying To Be Me'' as it is shown on Amazon | [[Deva Katta]] appears to have based his film script on the synopsis of the book ''Dying To Be Me'' as it is shown on [[Amazon Kindle]].<ref name="auto"/> | ||
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