Dazed in Doon

Dazed In Doon
Poster
Directed by	Ashvin Kumar
Produced by	Dilip Shankar
Cinematography	Sudheer Palsane
Edited by	Ewa J Lind
Music by	Rael Jones
Production company	Alipur Films
Distributed by	Alipur Films
Release date	2010 (2010)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	India
Language	English

Dazed In Doon is a 2010 film written and directed by Ashvin Kumar, who was invited by The Doon School (Kumar's alma mater) to create a fictional film set in the school to mark its 75th Founder's Day in 2010. It has since become controversial as after the initial screening during the occasion, the school authorities moved to suppress the distribution of the film on the grounds that it "doesn't give the School a good name", referring to the scenes of bullying depicted in the film.^[1][2] The film runs to 55 minutes and was made in just four months, from the start of pre-production on 20 June 2010 to the first screening on 23 October 2010.

An international crew contributed to the making of the film and students of the school took on many roles in front of and behind the camera: acting, set design, sound, logistics, and more. Post-production was completed in Goa (editing), Italy (picture color correction) and London (sound mixing) with Kumar simultaneously completing post-production on Inshallah, Football. Most crew members worked for a fraction of their usual fees; Kumar persuaded them to participate in the making of film by highlighting the opportunity of teaching young children film-making in a participatory film project that would result in film of their own. Kumar sings the Doon School song 'Lab Pe Aati Hai' in the soundtrack as well as Howly is Krishna which was improvised during a music recording session in Goa.