The Opposite Shore
DIRECTED BY ANUSHKA SHIVDASANI ROVSHEN
EDITED BY AMBER BEMAK
Naveen (Bhuvanesh Shetty) works with a religious publisher and has moved into a new colony - the buildings look scarily similar and the landscape barren. He notices Sonali (Rasika Dugal), a colleague. She is amused by Naveen's rings and somehow they become friends. Every ring that Naveen wears protects him from a fear, and now they cripple him. Naveen's astrologer warns that Sonali will upset his belief system. Yet, as they float in a manmade lake, the hopelessness of the landscape fades into a delightful liberation. Naveen struggles to withdraw from the institutions that govern him. Will he learn to trust his own choices – ones that will influence Sonali's destiny?