Shorts Package. Best of Critics Choice Awards 2026 by the Film Critics Guild

Synopsis

Moti (Bengali, Hindi/ 2025/ 16 mins) Dir. Yash Saraf. During the pandemic lockdown in Kolkata, a boy named Rohil is stunned when his dog Moti suddenly turns into a boy. Trapped indoors with their pet-turned-human, the family watches Moti learn to walk and talk—until he realizes he has lost his dog's sense of smell, which for him is like going blind.

Roses Are.. (Marathi/ 2025/ 39 mins) Dir. Digvijay Andhorikar. Gita plans to elope with her lover Ravi on Valentine's Day. But when Deepali—the teenage daughter of the brothel keeper—mistakes Ravi's kindness for romance, an obsessive crush spirals into jealousy, leading to a violent confrontation. As wounds heal and painful truths surface, Gita forgives Deepali and reveals that Ravi has already left to marry someone else, urging the girl to find strength in a world where love is rarely what it seems.

Maaybaapache Aashirwaad (Marathi/ 2025/ 20 mins) Dir. Apurva Bardapurkar. Maaybaapache Aashirwaad  follows overprotective parents Sangeeta and Suryakant, who will go to any length to guard their son's childhood secret from his girlfriend. As the girlfriend grows closer to uncovering the truth, the parents' desperate measures spiral into absurd, morally tangled situations. In this sharp family drama, love, shame, and control collide—forcing everyone to ask whether some secrets are worth protecting at all.   

Two Sinners (Hindi, Urdu/ 2025/ 12 Mins) Dir. Samir Zaidi. In the dense Indian forest, mid-20s Azhar is forced by his elder brother to execute the man who assaulted their sister. Torn between his deep aversion to violence and a consuming need for retribution, Azhar wrestles with his conscience as patriarchal codes of honour push him toward an act he never wanted. The film dissects aggression, manipulation, and the brutal cost of taking justice into one's own hands.

That’s A Wrap (Hindi & English/ 2025/ 23 mins) Dirs. Sunny Hinduja and Shinjini Raval. On the final day of shooting an indie drama, a married couple prepares to film their story’s emotional climax. As the cameras roll, the line between fiction and reality blurs. Unspoken tensions and insecurities bleed into their performance. What begins as acting becomes a reckoning, revealing truths their marriage has long avoided.