When talking about college life, the norm is to adopt a lighthearted tone, with a garnish of drama every now and then. Consequently, a show like Operation MBBS which shatters this mould, promises to infuse a fresh breath of air in the Indian web series space. With a potentially poignant portrayal of the struggles of the students of a medical college, it becomes an engagement with peer pressure, past traumas, familial expectations and the constant struggle to perform irrespective of them all. The show seems to employ drama in an artful way, perhaps offering a little bit of something for viewers with varied expectations.

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Web Series

Dice Media | Operation MBBS - Episode 01 - Infection

Ep 01 - Infection

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Web Series | Episode 2 - Diagnosis

Ep 02 - Diagnosis

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Web Series | Episode 3 - Complications ft. Ayush Mehra

Ep 03 - Complications

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Web Series | Episode 4 - Surgery

Ep 04 - Surgery

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Web Series | Episode 5 - Recovery

Ep 05 - Recovery

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Season 2 | Web Series | Episode 1 - Honeymoon Period

Ep 01 - Honeymoon Period

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Season 2 | Web Series | Episode 2 - Donning

Ep 02 - Donning

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Season 2 | Web Series | Episode 3 - Patient Zero

Ep 03 - Patient Zero

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Season 2 | Web Series | Episode 4 - Lockdown

Ep 04 - Lockdown

Dice Media | Operation MBBS | Season 2 | Web Series | Episode 5 - Critical Condition

Ep 05 - Critical Condition

Operation MBBS | Dice Media | Web Series

The short film strikes the right balance between humour and emotion and achieves a wholesome product for its target audience. The story is about a young boy moving out of his house for the first time for college. The video offers a lovely portrayal of the emotional turmoil of all the family members, manifested in their own unique ways. Friendship, familial love and sibling bonds - the narrative manages to touch upon them all. Irrespective of the stage you find yourself at, whether gearing to leave the house to pursue life or have already moved past that stage to come into your own, you will find something in the film to tug at your heartstrings.

Ghar Ka Aakhri Din | The Screen Patti | Short Film of the Day

Made as a romance with Urdu poetry, Ghalib narrates the story of two lovers who bond over their shared love of the language. A potential love story begins to develop within the confines of a library with love notes left behind in the poetry books by the legends of the past. The film has its moments of humour and is an attempt to adopt a unique manner for a story which is not entirely new. When the scene is set in a setting as romantic (and romanticised) as the works of Ghalib, Faiz and Mir, to name a few, can anything really go wrong?

Ghalib | Short Film Nominee

The short film is the story of a young boy, Ajay who finds it difficult to conform to society. As his life of misbehaving with college faculty and angering fellow students who have to face the consequences of their teachers' ire continues, little help seems available at hand. Ajay chooses to let go of his relationships, education and peers in exchange for a life he has resurrected out of rage and the inability to tame his temper. The film soon progresses to offer a change of heart, albeit sudden and unconvincing, of the protagonist. However, the question to be asked by an unsuspecting viewer remains that has Ajay put in motion an entire chain of events that are beyond his control now? If yes, who will be touched, or worse, destroyed by them?

Belagaam | Short Film Nominee

The opening scene itself of Onama establishes an unease in the viewer as we are taken into a troubled relationship of a couple. While the boy suspects his partner of infidelity, the girl seems to have drifted away from him. As he investigates this more, he is faced with an unsettling truth. Things continue to escalate in their intensity as his exam results also do not go as planned. Lonely and despondent, he finds old recordings in his house that enable him to approach life with a new perspective. From a haircut to a change of wardrobe, significant changes are in order. However, would they truly lead him to being a new person who would go ahead to secure a whole set of different experiences? The film endeavours to answer the same question. It ropes in a song to echo its sentiment louder, while also emphasises the message about being able to fall in love with yourself first before braving to do the same with someone else. Further, the narrative completes itself with a sense of college nostalgia and budding relationships that might remind viewers of their own experiences of a similar design.

Onama | Short Film Nominee

The film begins on a light, comical note, which is precisely what leaves the viewer caught off-gaurd as things take a dark, thrilling turn. The story, set at the heart of a medical school, is of students, residents and young professionals. As the protagonist, a resident himself, struggles to make it in time to the hospital, there are some unexpected lessons waiting for him right around the corner. The dark frames and suggestive lighting, however, do more than simply invoke a sense of horror. They also drive home an important message, but will our protagonist be able to learn the lesson?

Bread Upma | Short Film Nominee

As the name suggests, the film is a walk down the memory lane. Aryan is reminiscing his college days: the fights, the friendships and the drama. 
The film cherishes the feeling of nostalgia and portrays it through several tools - songs, flashbacks, slow-motion and so on. Through the individual journey and perspective of Aryan, the protagonist, the film aims to stir a universal sense of nostalgia which every individual feels about his sense of past, in particular, the freedom, the reckless abandon of college life. Calling his institute of education, an institute of memory, Aryan expresses that the place allowed them experiences, that no textbook could. Through his exchanges with his junior, Bhanuj, the film becomes an affective reminiscence.

Yaadon Ka Safar | Short Film Nominee

The short film attempts too many things in terms of its ideas, treatment and execution, and manages to touch only the surface of the several categories. It's the story of a boy addressing his addiction and is the consequent portrayal of the conversation he has with it. The film would have benefitted greatly with a shorter length and more seamless editing. It earns a mention for the thought behind the writing and the attempts of young filmmakers to find their voice.

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