India is always in love with movies. Any genus is greeted as long as it entertains us. But this is not limited just to films that we watch in the theatres. These are short films with impeccable content.
With the growing sway of the web, short films are increasingly drawing more audience and have become an admired medium for story-tellers. Such films are made with the support to tell an appealing story and it is likely to do so in less than half the time and with a portion budget.
Also, some short films are so swift; you can watch them even during lunch break at exertion!
Interior Cafe Night
This short film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shernaz Patel, Naveen Kasturia and Shweta Prasad and was the narrative of mislaid opportunities when it comes to love. Directed by Adhiraj Bose, this film explores love in a way that will leave you with a bittersweet emotion.
Love Shots
Yash Raj Films’ youth films division, Y-Films, released six short films this year. Attractive and uplifting, these touched upon love in all age groups. All these are a pleasure to watch!
The Virgins
We might be advancing in terms of technology but when it comes to virginity, the theme is still treated as a forbidden. This short film by Sandeep Varma shows how the ‘contemporary’ Indian still finds it a pretty huge deal.
Mama’s Boys
This uproarious short film stars Neena Gupta, Arunoday Singh, Jim Sarbh, Aditi Rao Hydari and Vivaan Shah. Its sets Draupadi’s tale in the modern times, talking about a woman’s right to opt for herself.
Little Terrorist
Chosen for Academy Award in the year 2005, this short film has been written and directed by Ashvin Kumar. The story is about a guiltless Pakistani boy who crosses the border and reaches Indian soil in an effort to get a cricket ball. The rest of the film follows him on his way back home.
Ahalya
This Bengali film directed by Sujoy Ghosh of Kahaani renown takes on the conceptualized side of Ramayana in a 14-minute short film. The film stars actress Radhika Apte and Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee. At a time when the short was released, it had created a lot of hum in social media. The classic thriller is undeniably a must watch.
Chai
Geetanjali Rao tells the story of four newcomers crafted together in a sequence of assortments; this short film is about the modern day twists of the fights in a metro city. More than the story, Chai offers a diverse viewpoint towards life that cannot be forgotten.
There are many short films which earn to make it to the list, but these are a few trinkets are a good place to start.
