The Indian people have started to appreciate short films a lot. Many large and small film makers are creating beautiful and inspiring short films. Some of these will explain the true meaning of life. Here is a list of 5 Indian short films that you need to watch immediately.
Rastaa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGp3i6TvzU
Rastaa is the story of two boys, both beggars on the streets of Mumbai directed by Dig Vijay Chauhan. The story revolves around a day in their lives at a traffic signal, highlighting their daily struggle to make some money.
Migration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbKTTounvKI
Written by Zoya Akhtar and Vishal Bharadwaj, this stars Irrfan Khan, Shiney Ahuja, Raima Sen, Sameera Reddy and Vijay Raaz. Migration focuses on the sensitive issue of AIDS awareness.
Bypass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCRBY9ss-58
Bypass stars Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in leading roles. This short uses no subtitles or dialogue instead, it completely relies on the performances by acclaimed actors and is rich in cinematography.
El’Ayichi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6LdrZLgBd8
Starring actors Nimrat Kaur and Divyendu Sharma, this is the story of a clingy husband who haunts his irritated wife with a fossilised dodo for a company. Watch it for its humorous rapture and interesting storyline that is quite rare.
Ahalya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff82XtV78xo
This Bengali film directed by Sujoy Ghosh of Kahaani fame takes on the conceptualised version of Ramayana in a 14-minute short film. The film stars actress Radhika Apte and Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee.
Author’s Name: Pulkit Kalra
