The year is 2030, a time when the world battles dire shortages of resources. From water to clean air, humans have run out of all of them, making population control a desperate need. Reproduction is now heavily controlled by the government, and is deeply mired in red-tapism and corrupt bureaucracy. 

Stuck at the receiving end of these myriad complications are the hapless Sagar and Varsha, a couple struggling with their marriage, and looking to have a child as a last attempt to save the relationship. At the expense of the couple’s misery, the viewer is allowed moments of humor. As an interaction develops with a government official, their relationship too undergoes its own tests in a moment of crisis, eventually coming out stronger at the end of it all. 

In the process, the dystopian reality of the film is tied with satire, and crucial comments about the world are intertwined with moments of frivolity and lightheartedness.

Mera Number Kab Aayega | Short Film of the Day

The story of the film opens on a dark note, both literally and figuratively. A seemingly homeless man, perhaps out on a trip of rag-picking, stumbles across an unconscious girl along an isolated road. Since her limbs are tied and her mouth is covered with tape, she is completely at his mercy. However, despite the atmosphere of foreboding being established so far, not only does he untie her, but also comes across as being indifferent to her presence. The first thing the girl mentions when she is untied is to ask for a phone while showing little to no signs of unease with the strange man before her. We learn more about her as the narrative progresses, revealing her to be a TikTok celebrity. At the same time, the film also wants to tell a story of sociopaths, violence and brutal deaths. Though it could have achieved this a little more effortlessly with better utilisation of its lighting, and visual clarity, all of these elements still eventually come together to give way to a very sinister set of events in an attempt to horrify its audience.

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