MINITHON
Gharelu Munda
Punjabi
Light hearted play that flips the traditional marriage role exploring modern relationship, expectation and need of love, and respect.
Natyaranga, Boston MA
Written by Abhishek Arora
Tooti Tonti
Hindi
A professor spends a therapy session explaining how he tried to fix his own sink. The sink is not the problem.
Statistically Insignificant Productions
Writ./Dir. Amitabh Dashottar
Silk Board to Silicon Valley
Kannada
Silk Board to Silicon Valley is a 15-minute satirical two-part coffee-shop skit that follows two Bangalore-based tech professionals—Anu and Divya—in their late 30’s—as they navigate changing cities, shifting cultures, and the irony of belonging.
Writ./Dir. Chandrala Malkood
Yen Chi Ayekh
Kashmiri
A story in conventional form between a middle aged couple set in their family room setting. It addresses/tackles the following aspects of their lives: Forgetfulness as they age, the loneliness of being empty nesters, their longing for their lost home, and dreams of returning there someday.
Writ./Dir. Sanjay Kaul
Padachhayo
Gujarati
A veteran stage actor, who has spent his entire life mesmerizing audiences by portraying unforgettable female characters, begins to experience a life-changing realization—he believes he is carrying a child who will become his shadow, a living reflection that will remain with him forever. With unwavering faith in his belief, he shares this extraordinary news with his closest co-actor, who is both amused and concerned.
But what unfolds in the doctor’s chamber challenges their understanding of reality, identity, and the power of the human mind. As the actor prepares to welcome his “shadow,” his friend is drawn into a secret that forces him to confront an impossible choice. A story of friendship, theater, illusion, and the fragile space between truth and hope, A Shadow explores whether preserving someone’s dream can sometimes be the most profound act of love—and whether a shadow can ever truly exist without the person who creates it.
Writ./Dir. Ketan Dave
