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2016An enraged wife sits her husband's lover down to tell a story. The ending will leave you shattered.

directed by Neeraj Ghaywan · Hindi · 2017 · 15 min
On a sweltering evening, a dinner party quietly exposes who gets to sit where, and who stays in the kitchen.
| Language | Hindi |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Social |
| Runtime | 15 min |
| Available on | YouTube |
| Director | Neeraj Ghaywan |
Directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, Juice watches Manju host a gathering of families on a hot night. The men lounge in front of the cooler while the women sweat over the stove, and in one devastating final gesture Shefali Shah's Manju makes her point. It won Best Short Film and Best Actress at the Filmfare Short Film Awards.
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