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New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI/ATK): The newest short film by director Bhavesh Manglani, which is now in pre-production, will hit the OTT platforms in the middle of this year. The story depicts the more sinister aspect of the slum region, and the way of life, hopes, and desires of those who live there. Talking about the short film, Director Bhavesh Manglani says, " Last year, I randomly read a book titled - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in the Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo. The book made a strong impact on my life since it altered my perspective. I started thinking about the crowded, chaotic slums and their lives. I, then decided to picture their life on the screen in the back of my mind. Therefore, began my research on it. To understand and experience the realities there, I visited slum regions in Delhi, such as Seemapuri, Paharganj, Sangam Vihar, and Sarita Vihar. The film portrays the story of livelihood in the slum regions, the way people face the
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Indian police keep watch at the tree where the bodies of the victims were found hanging, in Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh (AFP/Getty)
t’s a shocking image: two young girls, skinny teenagers in brightly coloured
salwar kameez, hang from opposite branches of a tall mango tree, suspended from their necks by their own pink and green
dupattas. Their eyes are closed. Their heads, bent by gravity, appear bowed in reverence towards one another. Sari-clad women sit in a circle around the tree, several clasping their faces with their hands. A few hold small children.