The film presents an interesting overlap of the digital space with filmmaking. It positions two characters on the same plane - Simran, an aspiring actor on the sets of a film that has the power to launch her career, and Pia, a social media figure whose star is on a meteoric rise, and who works as an intimacy coordinator on the same film. 

Between the two stands Akaash who has helped Simran land this role in the first place. The choice of characters and the interpersonal equations the plot brings to life all present a dynamic array. The storytelling is further defined by an unmissable voice that engages with ideas of ambition and the insecurity that can often follow in its wake. 

Notwithstanding a little looseness in the screenplay, the final result is put together with thoughtfulness. The tonality evidences skill and the promise of further exploration of the themes and relationships thus presented in the film.

The First Break | Spotlight

The film is an exploration of a dark reality of sexual abuse of women at the hands of greedy and power-hungry men. The story unfolds to reveal a seedy deal between two men, a pimp and his client. It also offers a comment on juvenile criminals, and how sometimes even after having committed a heinous crime, they are not meted out a punishment in proportion to it. As they sit discussing their individual stories, ahead of the decided time of the meeting with the young girls, the plot develops and takes the viewer deeper into a grim world of deception, blackmail and one of making money by entrapping young women and girls. Things go as far as to reveal an ugly reality of suicide and death. In the second half of the film, things move swiftly to further reveal a truth that is aimed at shocking the viewer. However, what will be the fate of the protagonist when all cards are finally laid out on the table?

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