All Films

Made in India

Runtime: 66 min

To celebrate the ‘Qatar-India 2019 Year of Culture’, Ajyal in partnership with the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI), is proud to present a selection of contemporary short films from up-and-coming Indian directors. Curated by the Mumbai Film Festival’s programme coordinator, Kalpana Nair, the shorts offer us an insight into modern India and are a testament to the country’s vibrant filmmaking heritage.

• Grandfather (Baaje)

  Special Screening

  Life comes to shattering standstill for a little girl when she loses her “Baaje” (grandfather). Heartbroken, s…

  

  Umashankar Nair & Gaiti Siddiqui / India / 2018 / Short Narrative

• Apna Apna Andaz

  Special Screening

  Escaping from the hospital to see a much-anticipated film, a young man is utterly crestfallen to discover that…

  

  Avishkar Bharadwaj / India / 2019 / Short Narrative

• Steam

  Special Screening

  ‘Bhaap’ portrays the harsh reality of the subtle normalisation of patriarchy in the life of many women living…

  

  Harsh Hudda / India / / Short Narrative

• Mother Promise

  Special Screening

  During a cricket match, Soham's mischievous cousin casually swears on his mother's life to support a spurious…

  

  Gautam Vaze / India / 2017 / Unknown

• Batti

  Special Screening

  Batti, a ten-year-old boy, and his friend eke out a living by cleaning cars and selling books and trinkets on…

  

  Akshay Sarjerao Danavale / India / / Short Narrative

• Hey Ram!

  Special Screening

  A taxi driver laments the use of mobile phones as he believes they drive a wedge between people and prevent th…

  

  Yashwardhan Goswami / India / / Unknown

• Vacancy

  Special Screening

  Durgesh Kumar, a young candidate full of hope, is going for a very unusual kind of interview.

  

  Anurag Worlikar / India / / Short Narrative

• The Thought of You

  Special Screening

  "K" and her husband are enjoying a party at their mutual friend's house when events take a dark turn. Evident…

  

  Ahmed Roy / India / / Short Narrative

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