The music video wins full points for its camerawork and smooth transitions. Exploring Varanasi could never have been dreamier. From its by-lanes to its ghats, from pucca houses to makeshift pyres, from a child's rolling tyres on the road to the holy sites of worship - Varanasi packs it all. Made by Kalki, DJ and techno/trance music producer, and the french filmmaker Basile Pierrat, the music video boasts of an independent soundtrack, not tied to any label or agency. The visuals are completely in sync with the audio and leaves the viewer with a sense of having been intoxicated, much likes its unseen, mute protagonist.

Kalki - Varanasi | Short Film of the Day

Trigger warning: sexual assault, graphic content 

Based on the pressing issue of sexual assault and women’s safety in the Indian subcontinent, the film follows the perpetrators of heinous crimes and the treatment meted out to them by the judicial system. When a woman's two-wheeler-vehicle breaks down in the middle of a deserted road, two goons take advantage of the circumstance to sexually assault her. A passer-by, trying to prevent the crime, is killed in the process too. 
The police soon rounds up the culprits after identifying them with the help of CCTV footage and conclusive DNA tests. It is against these developments that the film brings to life a discussion on the various loopholes within the justice system that are often exploited by perpetrators. There is further a vivid and graphic portrayal of police brutality and encounters, even though the narrative itself remains on the fence about its stand on the same and does not engage with the problematic aspects of these issues. On the whole, the final result aims at bringing awareness about crimes against women, along with hope for better administration and implementation of laws in the future.

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