Director Sumit Suresh Kumar explores the greyer aspects of how seemingly mundane areas of
disagreements in relationships can manifest themselves into decisions that one can regret for life.
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New Delhi, October 19, 2021: Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films today premiered Friction’,
from the makers of ‘Disconnected’. It is a short film based on a nuclear family wherein small squabbles
betweenamodern-daycouplesnowballsintoalargerdisagreement,whichleadstoacatastrophicendin
thelargerschemeofthings.Theshortfilmisdirectedby Sumit Suresh Kumar,and features actors Sanjay
Kapoor and Shweta Kawaatra in the lead.
Themovie,showcasedthoughalayeredtheme,ispresentedviaanon-linearnarrativefromtheviewpoint of a
contemporary middle-aged couple, Rahul (played by Sanjay Kapoor) and Roskija (played by Shweta
Kawaatra), and their 10-year-old son Rishi. A phone call from Roski’ sends Rahul on a whirlwind journey
spanningthehappeningsinhispast!Whatensues,altersthethreelivesforever-inwaysthatnoonecan
fathom.Intheend, Rahulislefttoponderoverwhathewisheswouldhavebeenversuswhathasbecome.
Talking about’Friction’,Sanjay Kapoor,said, “RoyalStagBarre!SelectLargeShortFilmshasalwaysbeen a
great platform to take extraordinary stories to the masses. I am excited to see what our audiences
interpret of this brilliantly written piece. For me, it’s a reminder about being thankful of the seemingly
mundane routines of our day to day lives. It serves as a great reminder about how things can get fatal, if
not consistently taken careof.”
◆ ShwetaKawaatrasa id, “Thefilmisaptlysummarizedinthisline ‘Couldn ‘tlive withit, won’tsurvivewithout it’. It’s
a tale of how internal friction can make and at the same time break relationships and families, if not paid
adequate attentionto.”
“Friction, while traditionally accompanied with a negative connotation with respect to relationships,
ironically has a very positive impact in maintaining a healthy equilibrium. It represents the effort being
made by the individuals in the relationship. The short explores these finer aspects through a non-linear
narrative set in the backdrop of wet Mumbai roads”, added Writer and Producer MandhirSahni
The film has been directed by Sumit Suresh Kumar, a Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (SRCPA)
alumnus. He has received critical acclaim for many of his artistic contributions and works including
EkMakhfiQissa, a play he wrote & directed in 2019. Apart from Friction, Sumit has directed another yet
to-be-released short titled “Kofuku” and is presently working on a feature film.
ThemoviewillbefirstexclusivelypremieredonRoyalStagBarrelSelect’sLargeShortFilmswebsite
●www.thelargeshortfilms.com,● a platform to watch the most original and inspiring short films made by
some of the finest directors inindia.
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films RoyalStagBarrelSelectLargeShortFilmshasreleasedsomeofthemostprodigiousaward-winningshort
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KhoolAaliChithi,TheSchoolBag,BrunoandJuliet, Shunyata’,Juice, Maa, Chhuri, HerFirstTimeandlktarfa,
Disconnected (nominated for Dublin film festival & special mention at 10th Bangalore Short Film festival)
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