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. <br><br> 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 invokes the persona of a writer, perhaps a poet too, who critiques and observes society sometimes from the margins as a mute spectator, and sometimes as an equal participant. The camera plays with a fixed, mid-shot, coupled with a sprinkling of outdoor visuals. <br><br> As a poet recites his poetry for the camera, the viewer is made to think of the inequalities of society, the illusory nature of art (and maybe life?), along with attempting to explore various ideas of existence as the protagonist struggles with a writer's block. Further, the film is a celebration of Urdu and art presented to the viewer in a simple, palatable form.

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