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The perception of entertainment changes, short films come of age during the pandemic Besides economics, short films are no longer just about establishing the credentials of creative artists. Synopsis Today, production houses spend around Rs 2.5-Rs 3 lakh on a short film. MUMBAI: They say entertainment has never gone out of fashion. Even during the Great Depression of 1929-30, audiences flocked to the theatres to watch more movies than before and lift their low spirits. However, the Covid-19 pandemic was different. Even as economic activity stalled, social distancing meant no group engagements – no dining out, no travel and no movies. In India, according to trade analysts, the film industry lost at least Rs ....
Dubai-based writer Ayesha Banerjee and director Neeraj Mehta take a nick at those judged by their outer appearances and confront casual racism in their latest short film ‘Kaali Peeli’, releasing on YouTube on December 14. The compelling three-minute film trains the spotlight on a young girl, Maya (Lyla Beg), who wakes up in the middle of the night and stands in front of the mirror with her mother’s phone torchlight examining her face. Dubai-based writer Ayesha Banerjee. The reason? Her classmate Kishen had mocked her about her dark skin colour and told her that she would be invisible in the dark even if a torchlight shone on her. But she gamely observes: “But I am not invisible … What a silly boy!” ....