From unprotected sex to casual relationships and exploration of one's sexuality, from stigma pertaining to HIV to the lack of awareness around the disease, 'Keeda' engages with them all. There is also an exploration of the parental tendency to compare children, and the detrimental consequences of pitting young people against each other. The true success of the film, however, lies in the fact that it manages to achieve all of this without being overbearing or self-righteous. The story is essentially about four boys, Sanket, Altaf, Dilip, and their unspoken, de facto leader, Mukya, who spend their time lugging heavy furniture around for those in need of movers. The chemistry of the four actors, their riffing and the portrayal of group dynamics is especially notable and smooth. The strongest aspect of the film is undoubtedly the story and the manner it adopts to progress, powerful enough to make you overlook its few raw edges, eventually concluding with issues and images that will stay with you long after.

Keeda | Short Film of the Day

What happens when a ghost gets stuck inside a house during the lockdown with its housemates? 
Bhoot aur Bhavishya is a pun on time, and the history of a ghost, who feels indignant and cheated that
his me-time is now snatched away as the humans inhabiting the house get confined indoors. He mourns how
back in the day, in the pre-lockdown era, he would have the whole house to himself to do whatever he
pleased after the humans went about their business. This ghost is a charming personality in a white
kurta, black shades, a black hat, and salt and pepper hair, and speaks the millennial-lingo. He is a mime, a stand-up comic, a social commentator, and an indignant housemate, all in one. 
The writing is clever, and witty with hot-takes. The actor is committed and fun to watch! The film will
keep you in splits.

Bhoot aur Bhavishya | Short Film Nominee

A film needs to be made, but no actors are to be found due to a raging pandemic. What happens next in such a scenario? Well, you
go ahead and make it anyway with a bit of jugaad (make-shifting) and a bit of imagination. 
This film uses objects, a guitar and a pair of glasses, as its lead characters. We see the story from both their
perspectives, quite literally, as the gaze of the camera moves from one to the other. 
However, despite the cheeky dialogue and voice-over, along with interesting camera angles, the lifelessness of the objects becomes apparent
as they remain put in similar positions and spots throughout the film. It would have been nice to move them around more, allowing a dynamic element to the film as well.

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