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Alisha

21 min · Hindi · Romance · Drama

What remains of a childhood crush after years apart? Try this Hindi short for a reunion full of uncertain possibilities.

Indu Aur Woh Chitthi

27 min · Hindi · Drama · Romance

Ten years apart can leave a lot unsaid. Try this for a reunion that asks whether an old friendship still has room to grow.

Not Friends Not Strangers

21 min · Hindi · Drama

Two women meet across a class divide at a moment of crisis. Try Not Friends Not Strangers for a lockdown drama about the tension between needing help and trusting a stranger.

Kitabghar

19 min · Hindi · Romance · Drama

A bookshop gives two strangers room to connect. Watch for a Hindi short about the hopes and conversations we find among books.

Kashmakash

21 min · Hindi · Drama

What would it take to leave a secure job for an idea of your own? Follow Aarti as she weighs uncertainty, ambition and a new beginning.

Lift

13 min · Hindi · Romance · Drama

For the crush that begins with a familiar face and a few shared floors. A short romance about noticing someone in an everyday space.

Happy Journey

7 min · Hindi · Drama

How far would you go to stay honest? Happy Journey makes room for that uncomfortable question in a six-minute Hindi short.

Ek Kadam

21 min · Hindi · Drama

One necessary step outside becomes the start of finding herself again. Watch Renuka Shahane in a story about confidence and everyday independence.

Pocket Mummy

7 min · Hindi · Comedy

Madhoo and Parzaan Dastur star in Nitesh V. Ranglani's six-minute Hindi Mother's Day comedy: a tribute to the love, care and scolding we can't do without.

Sarvagun Sampann

15 min · Hindi · Drama

Why does a woman enjoying her own life become everyone's business? Try this for a look at gossip, marriage expectations and living on your own terms.

Grill

22 min · Hindi · Drama · Comedy

A broken window grill lets a homeless man slip into a night-shift worker's home, and he grows attached to it. Its makers list best short film at the Indian Film Festival of Boston. Twenty-two bittersweet Hindi minutes.

Need

11 min · Malayalam · Drama

A shy salesgirl's attachment to a shop mannequin is the safest closeness she has, until it is taken away. An eleven-minute Malayalam drama about loneliness.

Annayude Yatra (Anna's Journey)

30 min · Malayalam · Drama

A cab ride becomes a journey through the people who shape a life. Watch this Malayalam drama for a reflection on connection and finding closure.

The Dinner

8 min · Hindi · Drama

They came for dinner, but their relationship is what gets discussed. Watch for a short about wanting different things from the person beside you.

Budh (Awakening)

18 min · Hindi · Drama

Three women reach the moment when enduring is no longer enough. Watch for a story about finding the strength to challenge the lives imposed on them.

Laxmi

8 min · Hindi · Drama

Who gets welcomed, and who is made to feel lesser? Try this Hindi short for a reflection on inequality and the prejudices people pass on.

Khamakha

18 min · Hindi · Romance · Comedy

A broken-down car leads to an unexpected conversation. Try this for a bus journey that asks how well we see the person beside us.

Chupchaap

24 min · Hindi · Drama

A Hindi drama released for Women's Day that asks how 'woke' a modern family really is when it comes under pressure. Starring Geeta A. Sharma and B Shantanu.

Tamas

24 min · Hindi · Drama

Connection can arrive from an unlikely place when life feels shut off. Try Tamas for a Hindi short with Adhvik Mahajan and Rashami Desai.

Jutti

11 min · Hindi · Romance

Broken sandals lead to an unexpected meeting. Try this for a short romance about cultural differences and finding love in an unlikely place.

Raddi

15 min · Hindi · Drama

As time slips away, an ageing man wants above all to know he still matters to those he loves. Settle in with Kanwaljit Singh and Nilu Kohli for a tender Hindi drama about belonging in later life.