The film displays ambition, aspiration, and intent to make a good short film. The story doesn’t quite
reveal itself to the viewer immediately. You’re given new information, a piece of the puzzle, slowly, as you move along. The director wants the spectator to pay attention to all the work he’s put in,
to receive every move of the camera. This is also in the nature of a thriller where one can’t tell what
detail is ultimately important in the larger scheme of things. Pay Per News’s polished camerawork and edit is
actually its most advantageous factor, the second is the lead actor.

Pay Per News  | Short Film Nominee

Aniruddh is a workaholic. He has lofty ambitions, big plans and wants to reach the top quickly.
While others in his office get by working five days so they sleep and booze on the remaining two, the protagonist's life is far from that. He takes no holidays - when he’s not in office, he is working at home. This bothers his
ageing mother who feels neglected, alone and worried for him. Preeti, a girl in Aniruddh’s office, is fond of
him and has also confessed her affection for him. However, he avoids her for there are several goals to be achieved
before he settles down. He gets the promotion, but on the same day he returns home to find his
mother passed out on the floor. The ride from his house to the hospital, with his sick mother in the
backseat, makes Aniruddh deeply introspect his priorities and the direction he wants his
life to take. Would it lead him to make concrete changes after all?

Prathikshe | Short Film Nominee

The short narrative makes no use of dialogue, and takes us into the life of its protagonist simply by way of visuals. The aspiration of the plot is to portray the futility and emptiness of a life that is lived simply in pursuit of one professional goal after another. However, even if these goals are achieved, they leave you with little space to catch a breather for yourself amidst the intensity and exhaustion. The project, though marked by a few raw edges, remains honest and direct with the expression of the same thought.

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