Short Film · 2025

Aasha

Composer

Sometimes the score is not there to tell you what is right.

Original score for an independent short about a 15-year-old boy whose search for a new pair of sandals leads him into construction work and a series of moral choices.

The film lives in ambiguity. Arvind is neither simply innocent nor corrupted, so the score could not resolve his conflict for him. Instead, harmonic colour, texture and space gradually shift with his circumstances, allowing the audience to inhabit his uncertainty.

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Official Selections
10
Nominations
6
Wins
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Role
Composer
Director
Sameer Talawdekar
Platform
ZEE5
Studio
Daimi Films · Vishwajeet Entertainment
Format
Short Film
Scope
Original Score
Approach
Director-led
Year
2025