The video is the most surreal splash of colours, light and movement thrown in together in a carefully crafted manner. The visuals are supplemented with a psychedelic score which further allows the narrative to maintain its tone and vibe. Needless to say, one of the biggest strengths of Blow is its stunning camerawork and meticulous control on light. Not even a single shot is accidental or one which is not adding to the entire experience in some manner, ensuring that all of it comes together into a wholesome, balanced product. Additionally, the visuals ooze a visceral sensuality which results in it being a far more engaging interaction with its audience than it would have been otherwise. On the whole, the video is a dreamy, unpredictable ride for the viewer to gauge from one transition to another, enjoying the process of getting more and more involved with every passing moment.

Blow | Short Film of the Day

The colour palette is soft, the vocals soothing and the music just right - this is what the new Prateek Kuhad video offers. Though the song is an old one, the video is the latest offering by the Cold Mess singer. The video opens with a possibly love-struck protagonist trying out a tune on different instruments. The visuals are structured around the same physical space, visited by different characters and moods. As the narrative progresses, it touches upon several things - falling in love, separation, the grief of losing someone. The closing shot is of a lonely Kuhad, standing all by himself, very unlike the conclusion the viewer may have led to expect by the vocals and sound. Kuhad is his honest, endearingly awkward self in the video, much like an Ed Sheeran of the East. Watch it on a quiet, sombre evening, preferably with a little rain pattering on the window, and you won't be disappointed.

With You/For You | Short Film of the Day

With an intense colour palette of crimson and a sound aesthetic of the EDM genre, Jungli Warrior is about reclaiming your space and feeling comfortable in your own skin. Released as part of Monica Dogra's latest EP, Seeing Red, the song will definitely catch your attention for its music, vocals and visuals of Indian ghats and fares. Borrowing several symbols from Hinduism and traditional Indian asceticism, it follows three women in different but linked locations, with the trio being led by a stunning Dogra. The song is deliberately shot and performed in a surreal manner with sounds and colours bleeding into each other. This is perhaps also something that will make it stay with you long after you're done watching and listening to it.

Jungli Warrior | Short Film of the Day

The music video, Panixiya, opens with a young woman, dressed in the traditional Assamese attire of sador-mekhela, peacefully gazing at a fish in a big bowl of water. She moves inside her mud house and transfers the fish to a smaller bucket. The bucket and its companion travel to calm waters, through the green lands and village roads as a woeful voice sings in the background. The sad, rhythmic melody talks of a pained life, one constituted by umpteen mistakes, distant relationships and unfulfilled emotions. 

Through the notable vocals, tied effortlessly with the visuals unfolding before you, the narrative endeavors a story about existence and its relationship with the human soul, the many struggles that confine and threaten to consume it and its relentless efforts to push through, even when all seems lost and overwhelmed by despair. With no direct translation in the English language, the title of the film thus becomes an evocation of a philosophy which views the fish as our mortal coil swimming in the endless, unpredictable, unknown waters of existence.

Panixiya | Short Film of the Day

‘Love in Kalimpong’ is a mellow story of love found in an unexpected place during an even more unexpected encounter. Its pacing is consistently calm and sustained all along. The narrative introduces us to Rishi first who is visiting Kalimpong with his fellow band members for a performance. 

As they explore the region, he runs into Iris, a talented, mysterious musician who draws him deeper and deeper into her world. What follows next is a story defined by anger, emotions, song and music, and a neat tying together of all of these elements. 

The film loses a few points when it comes to the seamlessness of its sound department but remains marked by earnestness throughout, along with an unmissable, sincere portrayal of Iris by Rajeswari.

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