Along with a global health crisis, India is battling another highly infectious and contagious disease - one of spreading and forwarding all kinds of unverified information on various digital platforms. By using a parable, the narrative of the film highlights the same concern, while also serving as a reminder for the viewer to not participate in activities of this kind, and to prevent and control them in whatever capacity they can. 

The Lockdown Twitterati | Lockdown Film Challenge

A huge affliction that has accompanied the Coronavirus pandemic is that of fake news and rumours around it, in particular, and around other things, in general. The film, a single-person-production, is a dedicated attempt to raise awareness and deter the viewer from participating in it. It shows the devastating consequences of rumours, thereby further foregrounding the point it had set out to convey.

It's Not | Lockdown Film Challenge

The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it another serious concern, one of fake news and fear mongering that has found itself a new conduit in the health crisis. As rumours about the pandemic continue to circulate in the virtual world, the film adopts a comedic approach to remind the viewer to neither enable them nor fall into their trap of unverified and unsubstantial information.

Fake News | Lockdown Film Challenge

The film exhibits a critical sense of urgency about the state of affairs in the country presently: the
crisis in our democracy. From the alarming level of crime, to unemployment, to fake news, to even
environmental concerns. One can see the frustration of the filmmaker about the helplessness of our
circumstances which are represented by the views of the lead character, the boss of a media
organisation. We are told repeatedly by his colleagues that he neglects his health and has been missing
his medicines. Soon we learn the importance of that insertion in the narrative. <br><br>
The film is borne out of an emotional reaction to the state of affairs in the country, but it confines itself
to the projection of only that emotion. An exploration of the other aspects of the story would have allowed it an added layer. 

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