The film is a wonderful take on the various aspects of love - thrill, cheating, stability and boredom - from the point of a view of a housewife in a middle-class, nineties household. The narrative does a notable job of using a mundane object, a pressure cooker, to comment on the dynamics of a marriage. Swati, who feels neglected by her husband, while also struggling with an old pressure cooker, finds herself considering different options and newer alternatives. She soon finds herself tempted by an automatic pressure cooker, a fancier product of an era that was beginning its tryst with modernisation. However, between temptation of novelty and the stability of familiarity, what will she choose?

Pressure cooker | Pallavi Joshi, Mukul Chadda | Short Film of the Day

The film follows a nonlinear trajectory in its plot and narratorial progression. The intent behind it is to show the significance and the potential of an unlikely moment of bonding between two even more unlikely characters. 
The story opens with a grieving father’s despondency and hopelessness after having lost his son. His wife had passed before the son’s passing, now leaving him completely alone and broken. After introducing this circumstance, the film presents Chaitanya and his jolly group of friends on the day of Diwali. 

The way the two narratives overlap thus becomes the primary driving force of Aamhi Doghe (Two of Us), a movement achieved with skill and thoughtfulness. In the process, it also offers a story of battling grief, coming to terms with it, and finally giving yourself permission to let go. All of it is further supplemented by strong, remarkable performances that ensure that the film’s intentions are realized and presented to the viewer with sincerity and impact.

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