Nobody
Nobody is a short film that tells the story of how a spontaneous event turns Mahima's (Fenulla Jiwani) world around and everything she thought about who she is and what her future will be like is challenged. On route to her engagement party with her parents (Sugith Varughese & Mishu Vellani) and sister (Meher Pavri), as she looks out the car window locks eyes with the saintly Theresa (Jani Lauzon), a homeless woman. From that moment onwards, Mahima's inner life changes. As the eldest daughter in a Muslim family, Mahima has always felt responsible for living up to her parents expectations and has succumbed to both societal and cultural conditioning. Although she has a good career, is engaged to Asad (Saad Siddiqui), the love of her life and desires to settle down and start a family, she feels unhappy, like something is missing in her life. Mahima questions: is life just about being a somebody?
- Runtime
- 15m
- Released
- 2014
Details
Release year: 2014
Storyline
Nobody is a short film that tells the story of how a spontaneous event turns Mahima's (Fenulla Jiwani) world around and everything she thought about who she is and what her future will be like is challenged. On route to her engagement party with her parents (Sugith Varughese & Mishu Vellani) and sister (Meher Pavri), as she looks out the car window locks eyes with the saintly Theresa (Jani Lauzon), a homeless woman. From that moment onwards, Mahima's inner life changes. As the eldest daughter in a Muslim family, Mahima has always felt responsible for living up to her parents expectations and has succumbed to both societal and cultural conditioning. Although she has a good career, is engaged to Asad (Saad Siddiqui), the love of her life and desires to settle down and start a family, she feels unhappy, like something is missing in her life. Mahima questions: is life just about being a somebody?
Top credits
- Fenulla Jiwani — Mahima Azizi
- Jani Lauzon — Theresa
- Meher Pavri — Neha Azizi
- Saad Siddiqui — Asad Qureshi