Lokesh and Verma sit inside a car, discussing an imminent meeting and everything that it could entail for the younger Verma. Drawing from his many years of experience, Lokesh shares wisdom on not losing your nerve during a crucial time and, in the process, forever staving off regret, which can sometimes be a crumbling burden. 

A bouquet of flowers rests on the dashboard, suggesting the intimate and romantic nature of the encounter that is about to take place. The entirety of the conversation unfolds from the fixed frame perspective of a single-take, employed seamlessly to further give us a glimpse into the action that is about to follow as well as one that goes beyond the dialog and the screenplay. 

The film’s execution, storytelling, and the chemistry of its actors all portray its intentions with skill and ease. The end result in its brevity is not only entertaining and involving but also presents a narrative that is constructed with thought and attention.

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'Arey Apa!' starts off on a lighthearted note where an enthusiastic man coaxes and convinces his elder sister to cook khichdhi. The woman is at the end of her rope, perhaps having already indulged a little too many antics of her brother. However, alongside the cooking process, which she undertakes either way, she has an unexpected piece of advice to offer to him, a small snippet that will stay with him for a long time. 

The film was made in under fifty hours as part of a challenge. This, in turn, gives rise to a few rough edges in the narratorial progression and the edit, but on the whole, the project remains sincere, and defined by endearment and ease with which it develops.

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