Sukhpreet Kahlon
New Delhi, 02 Jul 2021 23:30 IST
Released by Drishyam Films, Hardik Mehta’s short captures the experience of countless people in love in a city where private space is a luxury.
We have often seen couples canoodling along Marine Drive, trying to steal a few moments of privacy in a city that is faced with a burgeoning population and an acute lack of space for its inhabitants. Hardik Mehta’s short film The Affair comments on this situation where a couple tries to steal just a few moments to be with each other.
A woman (Khushboo Upadhyay) waits at Marine Drive for her beau (Amit Sial) to arrive. Preoccupied with work calls, he is distracted when he arrives and his phone keeps ringing, taking his attention away from his beloved. As they face the sea and turn their backs on the city, they try to forget the demands on their lives and their responsibilities, just for a while. But the man’s work keeps impinging on their time. She gets irritated, indicating that they only have a few precious moments together which he is frittering away.
As the man arrives home, we realize he is married and with children. Within moments of his arrival, he becomes enveloped in his fatherly duties, with children demanding his attention. But he does not realize that he is carrying a memento of his affair with him.
In a runtime of under six minutes, the short film captures the experience of countless people in love in a city where private space is a luxury. At the end, the camera zooms out to offer a perspective on the cheek-by-jowl housing which effectively feels like everyone is living in one another’s laps.
Released by Drishyam Films, the short film is available on their YouTube channel.
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