Gubbare is one the 10 short films from the 2007 Anthology Dus Kahaaniyan. It stars Rohit Roy and Anita Hassanandani as the newly-wed couple fighting over trivial things on a bus journey. Nana Patekar's acting chops are on display here, as he plays the elderly guy who brings 'gubbare' for his beloved, and schools the young couple.

Gubbare | Short Film of the Day

The story invokes several concerns, emotions and sentiment. It talks of discrimination, persecution, kindness and acceptance. The protagonist is a transgender woman who one days finds an abandoned baby. Deciding to take her in and take care of her as her own, she is soon met with several obstacles in a society that marginalises and rejects her. <br><br> The narrative aims to drive him the sense of isolation and loneliness members of the trans community are subjected to. It draws in another aspect - one of religion on the occasion of Chhat Pooja, to further drive its message home. The story is honest and well-intentioned and leaves the viewer with a positive message about the world and society we live in.

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