What are the real problems and chaos in our life? Just some minor things which we are worried more about, due to which we unsee the good side of our life. Everyone is classified in some or the other way, there will always be someone ahead of us and someone behind us. This short film Pistulya is a tear-jerker as it makes you realize the importance of your privileged life. The story follows a young boy who lives with his widowed mother and their life is full of challenges and hurdles. Pistulya, the young protagonist inspires you as he’s the one not giving up to his will of studying in a school.
In a scene where Pistulya is unwillingly being dragged into the gang of these small-time rogues by his own mother and just on the wall there’s a poster that has a helpline number for child abuse. At the beginning of this short-film, where we see Pistulya and his mother in a village selling a stone grinder and a camera inside a house focuses on the Grind Mixer being used in the house which clearly says that there’s no use of their hardships and it’s hard for them to earn two times bread.
In a scene followed further, where Pistulya’s mother is seen working in a shop carrying water vessels to the shop and she counts her rounds by collecting one stone per round which is just an in-depth touch given by the director considering the plot.
The way this short film ends is quite unexpected and is an excellent piece of filmmaking by Nagraj Manjule. If you want to watch something good in a short time then tune into YouTube, this 18 minutes short flick is a must-watch.
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