Khamoshi | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee February 24, 2021

Khamoshi

By Narottam Kumar with 6.6

thriller · Short Films · hindi

The film opens with an interrogation and it is through the recounting of events by the man sitting before you that we are taken back in time. The story that begins to unfold is of one night when an important politician has been murdered. However, just when the viewer might be led to believe that this would be a whodunnit about solving the case, another parallel strand develops within the narrative.

The cop, who is on his way to assess the crime scene, is met with a young writer. This development, in turn, brings into the plot his own philosophy of writing, existence and the worth of life in this world which refuses to break its silence while one wrong after another continues to get committed. In the process, the film raises its own existential questions, and presents forth the young man's understanding of not only the silence, but also a solution that could smash this overwhelming quiet into a loud cacophony.

The film's intention is to present to you its ideological underpinnings in an objective manner without taking sides. Once this has been achieved, the viewer is then allowed to make up their own mind about the issues and matters at hand.
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