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Young filmmaker Aastha Verma who was brought up in Dubai is clear about the kind of films she wants to make: apart from being entertaining, they must also strike a chord and start conversations amongst the audience.
With so much content available at our disposal today, it is at times tough to choose what to (or not to) watch. And from a filmmaker’s point of view it is perhaps easier to pick a mainstream subject, which has a bigger chance of engaging viewers; writing and making a film on a topic that’s not much spoken about, or researched, could be seen as something of a gamble or risk.