‘Khajina’ is a narrative that combines drama and humor in an effortless manner, all along keeping audiences fully engaged in the most unlikely endeavors of its protagonist. Shobha has been told by a woman that her small piece of farmland might be harboring pots of gold beneath the earth. Already battling financial trouble, she decides to head out in the middle of the night with a shovel and torch to start digging and unearth at least one of these pots. 

When Kisna, Shobha’s husband, too finds out about the strange undertaking, not only is he quick to join her, but he further ropes in the help of the local drunkard, also his closest friend, Gajya. Suffice to say, soon the entire village is up in arms, digging relentlessly for the evasive, obscure gold. 

The narrative is weaved and presented in a smooth manner, marked by notable performances of its cast, each of which bring their character to life with conviction. The end result is not only entertaining, but also subverts expectations to drive home a message that is deeper and more relevant than what the viewer might have expected at first glance.

Khajina | Short Film Nominee

The short film opens at the most intriguing note, letting the narrative take its time to reveal to the viewer what it's truly about. To be fair the title gives away much of its subject matter - the anti-jinx charm of lemon and chilli. That should prepare a horizon of expectation for you, but does it really? In its lighthearted, engaging manner, the plot develops to reveal how a man peddles stories to sell the charms he makes regularly. One after the other, customers fall prey to his smooth conversation, inevitably ending up being his patron. Even when he hits a roadblock in the form of an unusually stubborn customer, of course he is armed with his communication skills. The path seems laid out for him, until one day when tragedy comes knocking at his own door. Will his talisman provide him the protection he ensures all his customers of?

Limbu Mirchi | Short Film Nominee

What does it mean to be stuck in a cycle of illusions? The narrative raises the same question and keeps the audience guessing throughout about its progression. It's a lonely, dark night when a man stops to ask for directions for a place called Bharamwadi, or the land of illusions. However, as he goes round and round, trying to get to his destination, a horrifying surprise awaits him. Is there a way out of a world of illusions you may have created for yourself?

Bharamwadi | Short Film Nominee

The narrative attempts to be a warning against addiction and the abuse of intoxicants. It wants to achieve the same by presenting to the viewer the shadow of who a person used to be before addiction completely overpowered their life. It further talks about the shadow or the gloom that is cast on someone's life once they find themselves entrapped by addiction. The story is told by two contrasting sets of visuals showing a young boy indulging in all kinds of intoxicants juxtaposed against the same person struggling in a hospital to heal and recover. Now his health is perhaps no more than the shattered glass, broken into several pieces, as the closing visual of the film suggests.

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