Short Film
Streaming on Hungama, Airtel Xtream and Ikon Play
Shri. Jai Shankar Prasad
Mayuresh
Drama, Period
A self made and lonely young man in Benaras of the 1930s, confides in his widowed landlady about the recent occurrences in his life.
Synopsis:
‘Mrigmarichika’ based on a short story by Shri. Jai Shankar Prasad, brings to life its timeless emotions and fragile complexities. A self made and lonely young man confides in his widowed landlady about the recent occurrences in his life. In his journey, we observe characters who personify varied aspects of thoughtDesire, Rationality, Illusion, Eccentricity. Debutant Director, Mayuresh, effectively recreates the mood of Benaras in 1934; while simultaneously crafting a film that is rich in symbolism and visual metaphor. Mrigmarichika, subtly poses the question: is it possible that sometimes, love can simply be an illusion..?
Director’s note:
“What I love about this short story ‘Sandeh’ by Shri. Jai Shankar Prasad is that human emotions, thoughts and complexities always remain the same. Merely the external behaviour to exhibit these feelings changes with the era, the time, the space and with the difference in culture and language. We can relate to the frailties of the characters in ‘Sandeh’ even in our modern times.
For me, ‘Mrigmarichika’ will be the fulfilling experience that I intended it to be if my film can take you closer to the era in which it is based, if you can find yourself in it and most importantly, if it can bring to light any ‘Mrigmarichika’ within you. And also what fascinates me the most is this realization that sometimes, a love that we can feel so strongly within us- can simply be an illusion; a truth spoken by Shyama at the end of the story.”
Insight Studio
28 Aug 2019
Photography
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