The short film is a lighthearted engagement with the several, complex dynamics of marriage, fidelity and relationships. The narrative is unpredictable and keeps the viewer guessing throughout. Adah Sharma is unforgettably effervescent, Ashwini Kalsekar delivers a powerful, yet sensitive portrayal of a housewife and Rajesh Sharma translates his character's hesitation, but also the quest for thrill, convincingly. The story is funny, emotional and vivacious in equal measure, supplemented with an upbeat score that further allows it to maintain its tone. As the three characters navigate their relationships with each other, who truly stands to gain from it? Perhaps all three, suggests the film.

Tindey | Adah Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar | Short Film of the Day

Adopting the visual approach of found footage, the film exhibits skill and smoothness as it takes the viewer into its world. The story is essentially of a couple, Eby, and his pregnant wife Ann. Despite the care he still displays sometimes, Eby has lost interest in his marriage, resorting to an intensely passionate affair with another woman. 

The weaving of events in the narrative keeps the viewer deeply involved in the fate of the couple, finally offering a story constructed with care and attention, alongside performances that evidence earnestness and devotion. Combined with the dynamics and complexities of intimacy, fidelity, desire, and the deep infestation of technology and smartphones in our lives, the storytelling remains taut throughout.

Hey Ruh | Short Film of the Day

The film is the story of one night which is about to spiral completely out of control. Randeep has a special guest over, Kimi, and things are about to get intimate between the two when an unexpected visitor arrives. On the other side of the door is Rashmi, Randeep's former lover with whom the relationship has gone south very recently. In her wake follows Shilpa, another of Randeep's lovers, and then the adjacent neighbors, with an unsuspecting pizza delivery person in tow. 

With each character, a new element of chaos arrives, as the narrative continues to build tempo, as well as humorous tension. The film does not take itself too seriously, and occupies itself instead with generating humor and entertainment at the expense of the hapless characters before us. 


Defined throughout by slapstick comedy, there is an unexpected development lurking within the ruckus, and when it is finally realized in this house of complete disarray, in flat number 404, it takes the plot home in a complete manner.

Flat No 404 | Short Film Nominee

Society has a very fixed idea of male-female relationships, workplace equations between colleagues and the dynamics of marriage. Busting the same in a light-hearted manner is this short film. The film establishes a fun-loving character right at the start who is clearly quite popular with his colleagues. However, the bubble of this effervescent friendship is soon destroyed as he gets a call from a female colleague. Her husband seems to have taken offence at some pictures of theirs together after an office party and now he must meet him to clear the air. The plot develops in an unexpected manner and conveys a positive message. The performances hold potential and the writing indeed leaves the viewer with a few laughs by the end of it all.

Work Spouse | Short Film Nominee

The film gives a glimpse into an evening during which a lover's quarrel is unfolding. The woman continues to walk away, while her partner impatiently follows in tow, trying to defend something the viewer is not given full knowledge of. This is, of course, a deliberate decision by the film for it is not the hows and whys which are important, but the aftermath they have led to. Using its non-linear narrative, Woh Ek Pal allows the progression of two different set of events - one marked by the tiff, the other in which the woman, dressed in all white, is by herself at the beach. While several elements, the red balloon, for instance, the sea breeze and the beach, remain the same in both of them, one crucial aspect is starkly different in the latter, and it is precisely this which holds the most significant piece of information regarding the fate of the lovers. The film is made for an attentive audience, choosing to allow its ending a sense of vagueness. However, it would have benefited from a little more lucidity, simply to allow itself a wider reach in terms of storytelling.

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