5 Short Films To Watch On 73rd Independence Day

Created: Aug 14, 2019, 15:14 IST | Updated: Aug 14, 2019, 15:41 IST

Hyderabad: It will be the 73rd year on August 15 since India attained independence from colonial rule. The country is all geared up to celebrate the day and several short films have made their way to the audience's hearts.

Here are the top 5 short films that make for a must-watch:

The short film has been directed and written by Tom Koshy, with Priyanka Kashikar writing the screenplay and producing it. Without dialogue, the film makes a strong point about the idea of independence in India. It quotes Jawaharlal Nehru’s line from his tryst with destiny speech at the midnight of August 14-15, 1947.

Watch it here:

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Producer/writer: Priyanka Kashikar
Director/story : Tom Koshy
D.O.P : Himanshu Dubey
Actor : Pooja Bhamrah
Edit/grade: Jason John
Music : Anjo John
Sound fx: Shantanu Trivedi
Co-producer - Pratik More
Line producer - Mitesh
A.D: Rishikesh Sonawane
Costume: Rutu Desai Mukherjee

Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.

At the dawn of history India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength. We end today a period of ill fortune and India discovers herself again. The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?

- excerpt from 'tryst with destiny' speech by Jawaharlal Nehru.
08-15-1947

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Posted by Tom Koshy on Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Human

This short story is all set in an bench and conversation between two strangers. Watch it here:

Aarsaa:

This interesting short film, written by Vivke Joshi is about Independence day celebration of an old man with his grandson .When the whole country is celebrating 70th Independence day, An old man suffering from memory loss still thinks India is under British Raj and hoping that before he dies he gets to see the freedom of India. With all hopes shattered, his grandson has an idea how to convince his Grandfather that India is Independent now.

Watch the film here:

Azaad:

The film was released on the 70th Independence day of India. Sepia-tinted history makes intercuts with present day. The movie looks back at the struggle and celebrates it that got us freedom.

Watch the film here:

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day is a short film which celebrates India's 68th independence day in an unusual way. It shows the unpredictability of life and how everything happens for the better. Watch the film here: