Short Film Corner

An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with White Wall Screenings

Many wonderful short films are being made in India. Filmmakers are at work in their own regions, devising bold, new ways to experiment with form and technique. Short Film Corner hopes to be a showcase for these films and open a dialogue between the filmmakers and their audiences.

Naam Mai Kya Rakha Hai?
Hindi with English Subtitles (5 mins) 

Naam Mai Kya Rakha Hai? is a satirical yet heartfelt short film that follows Shweta, a young woman who elopes to Mumbai after her inter-caste love marriage is rejected by her conservative in-laws. Set against the chaotic backdrop of the city, the film explores how one’s name—often a simple label—can become a marker of caste, identity and social consequence. Blending humour and realism, the film reflects on how names carry both pride and prejudice, and how in the urban crowd, they can become both weapon and refuge.

Directed by Avi Kesarwani

Ghar Jaisa Kuch
Ladakhi with English Subtitles (14 mins) 

When Thinlas encounters the ghosts of his parents, who urge him to bury them in the village they once called home rather than in the city, where he now belongs, he reluctantly returns to his native village with his father’s ashes. He is now confronted with his past and forced to make a decision that will shape his future.

Directed by Harsh Sangani

Diss Order
Hindi with English Subtitles (10 mins)

New to the city, X and their father arrive with quiet hope and unspoken questions. They do not toe the line the world has drawn. In the schoolyard, X stands still, heart pounding, as the rows divide: boys here, girls there. Their body does not follow the command. Laughter erupts. Eyes pierce. Shame blooms. Elsewhere, in the bustle of the mandi, the father arranges his stall not by what is, but what feels. He names a third kind, a gentle defiance—and is mocked, rebuked, pushed to the edges of the market. In a city that speaks in absolutes, they carry their soft, shifting truths like fragile lanterns. Bruised by the world’s refusals, they cope in silence, in small rebellions, in stories only they share. Two souls seeking space—not to be explained, but to simply be.

Directed by Pragya Jain

The film screenings will be followed by a discussion.
Entry Free. Admission on a first-come-first-served basis. NCPA Members will get preferential seating till 6.20 pm.