A 32-minute short film titled Chalo Jeete Hain, screened on Wednesday (25 July 2018) at the GMC Balayogi auditorium by vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, is more remarkable for the social message it carries than the fact that it is inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s childhood days. The film is essentially centered on deep-seated caste prejudices that glaringly exist among Hindus, much to the discomfiture of a young lad […]

In the Kannada short film Silk Board: A Traffic Love Story, a love story, a wedding, and a childbirth take place during a gridlock. Directed by Santhosh Gopal, the 12-minute film revolves around the congested Silk Board junction in Bengaluru. Prakash (Rakesh Maiya) and Mithila (Suvin Annie Valson) are trapped in a never-ending traffic jam. Their eyes meet, and sparks fly. The rest of the film covers the trajectory of […]

Director Shoojit Sircar’s new short film Comparison Adds Pressure — part of Mirinda’s Release The Pressure campaign — is an apt addition to the viral short film that released last year, based on the pressures that children face at school. The film delves into the issue of parental pressure imposed on children. The 1-minute-42-second-long short starts with a group of young kids at a peer support group meet. They are […]

If you’re an urban adult in India, it’s hard not to have an Old Monk memory. After all, the rum brand marketed by Mohan Meakins, whose former managing director Kapil Mohan died on January 6, has acquired legendary status. To wash down individual memories of Old Monk, here is a short film from 2015, valorising the brand, titled Monk (above). Starring Sanjay Mishra and Jeetu Shastri, the film is a […]

Out of all the memories, fondest are the ones that remain intact in your mind forever. Like, the last goodbye hug or the last kiss. This 13-minute short film starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shernaz Patel, Shweta Prasad and Naveen Kasturia is a beautiful reminder of the fact that some reunions are nothing but chances to reconcile and correct some old mistakes. The film that has already won several national and international […]

Child sexual abuse is a serious problem which often goes overlooked in India. It can can happen anywhere; a place of learning, such as school or coaching, and even at home. Many children face sexual assault at places where they should be comfortable, places where they trust to be safe and free, and are too scared to speak up about their ordeal. A short film by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s […]

Bhopal, the city famous for its contribution to theatre, is creating frenzy on several internet platforms. A short film Stripped, with as many as 325,654 views on YouTube has gone viral. The film based on visual sexual harassment, features a girl who is being ‘virtually stripped’ by men on the streets, office, public transport and at a bus stop, right from the moment she steps out of her house to […]