‘Farishta’ offers a straightforward story, and remains well-intentioned throughout its execution. A man is by himself one day when he sees someone struggling behind the steering wheel of his vehicle. Dropping the train of thought that had consumed him so far, he rushes to the stranger’s help, ensuring that he gets the life-saving medical aid he was desperately in need of. <br><br> 

However this act of kindness has set a series of events in motion through which the narrative’s intention is eventually realized and communicated. The storytelling, despite being marked by a little rawness, is devoted to pronouncing its message about how compassion and selflessness can sometimes help more than one life.

Farishta | Short Film Nominee

The film, with its title translated to 'Where My Heart Lies', is a conversation with  different moods of the quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. The story is primarily about  separation and longing as a couple finds itself away from each other during the lockdown. <br><br> The range of emotions and experiences of the protagonist is conveyed through music and songs. However, some visuals and frames of the film remain a little on the darker side, hindering the easy communication of this message.

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