The film is a quiet exploration of familial dynamics. However, this suggestion of quietness should, in no way, imply that it is devoid of tension, past resentments, and other disagreements which simmer right under the surface, sticking their heads out in the most prominent manner at the slightest provocation. 

An average Indian family lives in a small house in Pune. It is examination time for their young son when the man’s father goes missing from the old age home they have housed him in. Additionally, his sister and her husband who are settled in the US and are in India for their annual trip, are also visiting him. 

The film does a competent job of not only portraying the several equations but does it in a very authentic, skilled, and seamless manner. The performances, writing, and screenplay all support the endeavor all the way through. At the heart of it, however, remains a crucial message about the deeply fraught structure of a family, and how sometimes it is the meekest voices that turn out to be the kindest.

Madhavrao Bapat Kuthe Gele? | Short Film Nominee

Harsh and Aditi are about to celebrate their three-year anniversary over the weekend. The film opens on this merry note, with a little discussion around sleep, setting up the plot, and how it is about to develop over the course of the week until the anniversary. When they stop to give a lift to a differently-abled man, the tone of the film begins to alter. 

The viewer is thus presented with an engaging, intriguing, and horrifying story about an urban legend called the Elevator Game, and how it leads to terrible consequences in people’s lives. The narrative invokes curiosity, and somnambulism, and plays on the idea of fear to enhance itself. 

The screenplay is constructed with care, even if the sound mixing and some aspects of the edit exhibit a little rawness. The final result is a narrative of horror, and the shadows and inexplicable things that lurk in the dark, establishing the first chapter of perhaps a longer story to come.

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