June 2021 | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee July 30, 2020

June 2021

By Masoom Art Group with 5.6

educational · Short Films · hindi

A man steps out of an ATM after withdrawing cash, and starts counting his freshly-dispensed, warm notes in public, right outside the ATM. It is June 2021, and we are still wearing masks, implying that the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic haven’t died down. Two masked men are closely watching the man from a distance, as he counts his cash on full display. After putting his notes in his wallet, the man takes out a packet of tobacco, empties it in his mouth, puts the mask back on, and starts walking back.

As he takes the first steps, the two masked men begin to follow him. There is a whole sequence of a chase, until the man being followed finds a wall to lean on and catch his breath. The masked men run up to him and demand him to turn in the maal. The viewer would suppose they are referring to the cash, but their demand turns out to be quite bizarre instead.
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