14 minutes. One cabin. Two former lovers. The entire history of what-ifs.
In a tiny first class train cabin in India, 1976, a self-assured Mohan Bhatt encounters his first love, Maya Rao, from 6 years before...
Cinematography
Black and white that makes 1976 India feel timeless and aching.
Acting
Tanmay Dhanania's restrained longing in tight quarters.
Director
Naina Panemanglor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tanmay Dhanania later starred in the acclaimed Kannada film 'U Turn' (2016), making this early short a fascinating glimpse of raw talent in miniature.
First-class Indian Railways cabins in the 1970s were lingering remnants of British colonial design—Mohan and Maya's reunion literally happens in inherited, uncomfortable luxury.
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