Disney+ Hotstar is a premier streaming platform in India, that has given the fans something to watch every other day. The streaming platform is without doubt beaming with fresh content with new Indian regional and non-regional releases almost every week. The platform other than superb Bollywood films, and great Hollywood content is also home to many short films.
Here is a curated list of short films that focus on the lives of mothers, and wives specifically and will tell you a side of story that might be very relatable to you and someone around you.
1. Chutney
Starring Tisca Chopra, Adil Hussain, Rasika Duggal in the lead, Chutney follows the story of homemaker named Anita, who has this brilliant public face otherwise, but holds a dark deep secret within. The story follows Anita and her life and especially the time when she finds a close friend of hers flirting with her husband. To get back at her, she calls her over for a cup of tea and some fritters. While the women enjoy the pakoras and chutney, the guests cannot get over how tasty the chutney is. But as the film unfolds, one can see how the chutney in the movie plays a key role.
2. Churri
Coming from the makers of Chutney, Churri is another short film that sees a power pact performance from Tisca Chopra, once again. This time in this short film, she is supported by director Anurag Kashyap as her husband and actress Surveen Chawla, as the woman the husband is with as he goes on with his extra marital affair. This is a very uncommon take on what a woman would do when she finds out that her husband has been cheating on her with someone else. Here, Tisca Chopra’s character takes this opportunity to get her revenge on her husband and his lover by moving in with them. While it is hilarious, it also shows an epic story that unfolds within 12 minutes.
3. The School Bag
Starring Rasika Duggal and Sartaaj RK, The School Bag tells the story and connection between a woman and her son. The son has only one dream that is to meet his father, but how do his Ammi tell him that his father abandoned him for another woman and now is living in a town in Peshawar, Pakistan. As the young boy’s birthday approaches he has only one wish and one dream only, but he doesn’t know what awaits him on his birthday. Will he be able to fulfill his dreams? Will his wishes come true? Will he be surprised with his birthday? Only one way to find out.
4. Durga
Durga stars Veena Jamkar, Kalyan Chatterjee and Sachi Priya in lead roles. The movie tells the story of a young girl in a small village and her relation with her grandfather, an old man who lives alone and away from his family. The granddaughter does her best to always go and visit him and considers him her best friend. But things don’t go the way they should. As the father of the young girl is out there trying to make ends meet, he feels he has disappointed his father as he does this. But, the last words that the grandfather says to his granddaughter completely changes what the father has been thinking all this while, making him feel way more guilty and happy at the same time.
5. Tirati
Tirati, a short film stars Sadiya Siddiqui, Amardeep Jha, Chandan Bisht, Anusha Kala, and Akshat Kala in the lead roles. The movie follows a mother who has been working hard her entire life to give everything that her family desires. She has given away her happiness in order to make her kids happy and give them the life they want and not be disappointed in their mother. But as a child gets into adolescence her life gets tougher as she finds it difficult to get the love from her children that she desires. But one day, she finds a way to get the happiness she has been looking for, now the question is will she go for it, or will she not.
6. Maa
Maa, a short film from Niranjan Iyengar, stars Neena Kulkarni and Dino Morea in the lead with Vivaan Shah in a major supporting role. The story revolves around a mother and elder brother played by Neena Kulkarni and Dino Morea and how they deal with the news that their son and younger brother have slipped into a drug addiction from which it is almost impossible to bring him back. While the elder brother decides to bring out a rational solution to the situation, the mother isn’t thinking the same. The movie’s basic idea is to show how a mother deals with the fact that her son has slipped into drug abuse without her knowing it, or the fact that she isn’t able to bring her child back from the hands of possible death.
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