Director : Shlok Sharma
Producer : Anurag Kashyap
Music Director : Jaidev Kumar
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda
Release date: 12 July 2013
Genre: Drama
Plot: A compilation of 5 award-winning short films.
Maverick Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is not only known for the off-beat films he directs, but also the unconventional movies that he produces. Anurag is back again and this time, it’s not with one but five award
winning films that have been amalgamated into one titled ‘Shorts’.Produced under Anurag Kashyap’s AKFPL and TUMBHI, Shorts has five award winning short stories by five new directors. The movie is set to release this Friday and Bollywood3 brings you a comprehensive review much in advance.
Story :
‘Sujata’, the first story directed by Shlok Sharma, is about Sujata (Huma Qureshi) who has been abused in her childhood by her cousin brother. Her cousin continues to abuse her as she grows into adulthood while she keeps bearing it quietly. Finally, after not getting any help from various social organizations, Sujata plans to take an extreme step to stop this atrocity. The second story titled ‘The Epilogue’ is helmed by Siddharth Gupt. This is a silent movie about a woman (Richa Chadda) and her unconditional and unbearable love for her guy. Directed by Anirban Roy, the third story titled ‘Audacity’ is based in Bengal. The story is about a young girl who is frustrated as her father stops her from listening to loud music and how she wants to teach him a lesson. ‘Mehfuz’ (Safe) directed by Rohit Pandey is a story of a poor man who takes care of the dead people around the city by either burying or burning the bodies. On day, he sees a young girl wandering around the area and develops feelings for her.
‘Shor’ by Neeraj Ghaywan is a story of Lallan and Meena, a couple from Banaras and their struggle to lead a normal life in the big city of Mumbai. While Lallan keeps wandering around the city looking for work, Meena works at a sewing factory. Overtime their love for each other diminishes whiles the city and its noise acts as their savior.
