Short film 'The Guest', winner at The Mumbai Film Festival
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- Watch the original short film ‘The Guest’ by Ayappa K.M. It is about a young man who unknowingly ends up in a strange place.
It impressed the jury and became the winning film under the Large Short Films category at the Mumbai Film Festival.
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The end has the capability to leave a person with goosebumps and at the same time multiple questions and solutions for the man behind the locked steel door. Amazingly brutal.
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Well, I wonder how does the old lady remember that the door does not lock from the inside.
she has short term memory loss :)
Rahul Yalshetty correct.. and if short term memory loss has that characterstic that someone rememorizes after long time then she will realize soon that she has forgot to unlock.. then no point for this film
Smart!
And she also remembers the rodent scare! I mean really!!
Alzheimer makes u remember everything in the past...some they forget some dey remember...den dey forget again...u shuld google out alzheimer before commenting
Only for Avinash Tiwary 🤤❤️.. This actor has surpassed many of the top actors in terms of acting... Audience need to recognise new talent as only audience makes or breaks actors. He deserves more lead roles for big movies. Before he hits 40 inshAllah.
Initially I thought Dadi is a psychopath killer....she would kill the guest and she collects bodyparts in her godown..... just like in Hollywood thriller movies...😂
But Indian dadis are so innocent 🤣
Even i thought the same 😂😂😂
Hahaha.. evenni thought yhe same.. that there may be bodies of dead person.
But she was an innocent killer
😂😂
Same .......i also thought that
Dont know why it impressed the jury so much but i was impressed because the end shook me to the core. As the family in the car sped away revealing the old lady's memory problem the import of the scene, which initially I mistook as a dream sequence or a flashback, slowly dawned on me . Then as the credits started rolling with the vanishing car in the backdrop all hopes for the trapped guy vanishes too. We remember that his wife expecting next week and that his car is standing unguarded on the road. In few minutes the man had won the audience's sympathy by potraying the life of a ordinary but loving husband. Without any sound or visual clue on the fate of the poor man trapped in that window less room with iron doors you just start feeling the claustrophobia. In fact the story just started growing on you. That is impressive. Bravo!
Kehna kya chahte ho. 3 idot 😂
i am already thinking the Iron door is too strong for a person like him ...how will he come out of the room ...he will that I know
Dadi-Darwaze ki kundi andar se lagti nahi.bahar se lagani padegi......
Guest- koi baat nahi......(how foolish..😐)
Dadi ko panch minute pehle ki baat yaad nahi rehti.kal ki kya rahegi.....
I was like....😱😱😱😱😱
God damn!!😂
Visiting a stranger's house at an abandoned place....with a low battery phone....and giving consent to lock the door from outside.....
What an intelligent guy....business k liye aaya tha.. Kya khak business karega...🤣🤣
Haha ryt
Are bhai lmao
dadi bhulakad nhi samjhdar thi anaaj ke liye chokidar chodkar chali gayi thi. hahaha
agreed aur phone charge ker leta ullo .. hum apnay khud k ghar mei akbhi darwaza bahar se lock na kerein lol
😁😁😅
Moral of the story: Old people may be dangerous.
Old people or all people. He should have spoken to her son
Strangers, be it, anyone, are dangerous
Moral of the story
Learn how to keep your car well maintained.
Moral of story : Don't go to hill station by car 😄😄
😂😅🤞
No less than a horror movie...yet so calm and innocent!
I was expected something weired gonna happen...but what happen was more scary!!
Chill.. she just put the latch.. not lock... and in morning before leaving they have opened him... Also she use to forget, thus before sleeping she had written a note on fridge...
Cinematography at its best. Every frame is like a painting. Good job.
Why walk miles when he could have asked his wife to call the mechanic. Thereafter just enjoy the beautiful nature surrounding him. And sleep in his car.
Jayanthi Subramaniam smart thought
He wasn't the smartest of the men.
He was an avg guy with an okay IQ.
Sure, there is mobile network in the middle of dele of nowhere.
I guess he doesn't know where he is so how could he tell her ..
It could have been dangerous. He could have been robbed or something. Not to forget the animals in the woods.
it has been 3 hours that I have been in this channel watching one short film after the other. not even kashyap, pandey or anyone else could satisfy me. but then I watched this film. and today I will stop searching for a better film. good work in all departments.
what are u saying its illogical and awful
I have seen this video before but after watching his movie Laila Majnu I came here again to appreciate him👌👌👍👍
Really laila majnu is nice film
So calm and peaceful.... yet so brutal
Exactly ....dats the whole beauty of it.
Thats the beauty of this channel.
Ikr. I was internally screaming when the outro started to play.
@@mina0rahman outro is damn horrible 😂
Short and nice comment.....
probably one of a best short film i ever watched
with this time duration
what an unexpected ending!! Great job guys. Love the location as well.
Short term memory loss - superdadi remembered that there is a family sleeping, a gowdown n that too with no latch from inside...wow what a award winning film this is..I want to know who were the judges in MAMI
"My phone is about to die," because I always drive through lonely stretches of mountains with a low battery.
😂😂😂😂
🤦♀️😆😆😆
I think i had watched this short film last year. But it always stayed in my memory n i watched it again. That's the impact a movie shud hv. Weather it makes sense or not, logical or not. Doesn't really matter.
All those people who are criticising the end and saying things like OMG, How such an 'incomplete' movie can win an award, know that there are not every story has morals. This is drama. Real drama. For instance his emergency was explained by the fact that his wife was expecting next month. Damn it! He is locked now.
The movie probably won it for the unexpected plot twist which no one could have thought about before seeing it.
By the way, would it be COMPLETE had the old lady opened the door in the morning? Happy ending. Like another cliche bollywood film.
Saumitra Shrivastava Exactly ! That's what the beauty of this film is.It's ironic ending
nigga he has his phone, he'll call or just bang on the door for few hours
@@prashantvas22 nigga did you even watch the film? He had mentioned that his phone was about to die. Also the family was leaving with luggage above the car so they must be out for a long time and the whole area was desserted so who are you expecting to listen to his screams.
Director hai kyaa tu movie ka?
Agree with u
A face in the dark by Ruskin bond
R.I.P random dude
You actually believe he perished down there!!?
Yeah well, the familys out to go somewhere(jugding from the grt load of luggage on the car)
His phone's dead
He is in an isolated place and his pregnant wife will eventually call the cops but then it might be too late
But...
Its a godown full of grains remember.....but no water i guess
Eh! Anyways what r the odds🙄🤔
Chill.. she just put the latch.. not lock... and in morning before leaving they have opened him... Also she use to forget, thus before sleeping she had written a note on fridge...
Lesson Learnt :- In any kind of such situation, I would sleep in my car 😂
Leaving a movie with an indefinite ending for the auidance to ponder upon is a good thing...but not Everytime as it is in this case.🙏
Why are people looking for messages or morals? I don’t think art is judged by lessons. The humour doesn’t speak out too loud, just right. The one abstracted follow up of a story where nothing out of the ordinary really happened, but was still captured beautifully. Well that’s something that takes a vision!! Kudos !
airtel 4g should have sponsored it....
Mohit Nair lol😁
Airtel could have saved his life from dadi
Mohit Nair ...good one haha
U must be a marketing guy
O boy. I understood the ending only after going through the comments
What is the outdoor location?
Beautiful simply 😍
By the way the name of the movie should be, The Host 😜😁
Location is Kashmir
I loved the film specially the bulb symbolic contain that bhaiya ready ho jao memory ka fuse ab udne vala he...and the selection of song dil ka panchi...amazing and keep making such films..
Some extreme visuals ।।।।hats off to the director ।।।worth watching for its soothing and calm story buildup।।।
।।।।।and finally want to say ❤️ loved it❤️
1)dont be too nice to someone who is helping you.
2)always think about the worst situation.
3)not always strangers are dangerous or harmful. sometimes stranger also suffer.
4)any introvert could have gone through this.
Told everything without telling much....This has actually scared me...what will happen to the poor guy..his wife is expecting...his phone battery is dead and no one to hear his voice... MY god...I wont be able to sleep thinking about the consequences..,
when the old lady said.. ki "mujhe door bahar se lock karna padega"...I was sure that something of this sort is going to happen...
I wish there were subtitles for those who cannot speak or understand Hindi. I love watching the short films and these ones always capture my attention. Some I am able to catch the ending but most of them I can’t because I cannot understand. Please put subtitles on your films.
What a beautiful peace of work...Very simple, real and scary. I make short videos with a phone camera 🤣 can't afford the budget. But i believe in simple stories and intense atmosphere. That's why i liked this short film. Hats off to you guys.
That was a great film.
Kudos to the director. The cinematography and pacing is just right. The ending is calm and chilling. (Ignore the haters)
Right
Haha this stuff must have got award for beautiful scenery
Fantastic. In 8 minutes it created considerable suspense. Unexpected. Look for fun not logic. Congrats
Part 2 please, I am so worried what happened to him
Dont worry guys... There is back side door on that godown. Morning the boy open that door and he went out to his parked car. And also he got a mechanic on his way.. Then he repaired his car. And he went to his destination.. This is the good ending of this story.. Kyaa yar khamakha aap lok penic ho rahe ho.. Think positive always. 😊
@@palashmahantaguw yup well said
@@palashmahantaguw 𝙬𝙤𝙬.. 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜.. 𝙬𝙧𝙣𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙧 𝙝𝙞 𝙜𝙖𝙞 𝙩𝙝𝙞
Who wants to see second part of this film . and what happened with guest
Excellent screenplay and camera work.
Good looking guy . . 😎
The beautiful place n the hero is only charm of story . . 💖💜
Wonderful location n attractive hero . 😍👌
Sorry but I fail to understand that what u wanted to say through this film.
firstly never sleep in garage or first check their memory before taking help from old people or sleep in car instead of anyone home or what ??????
U wasted 40% of movie time on showing us around valleys, mountains and all.... if we wanted to see that then I would be watching geo. channel not a short film....
secondly, what is a point of all long short.... just wanted to prove that u hired great cinematographer....
Not even follow basic grammar of script writing.
Disappointing not with u but with Mami film festival for choosing this movie over others
Jayant Gupta I agree with you. No one would have slept in garage after knowing someone will lock the door from outside. Seriously no logic! I watched this film because MAMI selected this as winner. No wonder, chutiye bhare hai industry main!
Not all films have to "say" something. It's a short film so one can explore quirky subjects and subjects with a twist at the end. The director has tried to give logic as to why he'd remain stuck inside but all of it is very, very convenient. And I agree, showing all the mountains and valleys added nothing to the narrative. Just wasted time.
Totally agree wid u My Jayanta Gupta, it should be to the point crisp. Useless and irrelevants shots.
absolutely I'm wondering the same what they really wanted to show in the movie.. nothing core, only the fantasy! You made upto award; that's good though! Congrats!
Jayant Gupta totally agreed with you.
bro i still can't get the meaning of it .
It may take a while knowing that this film is a horror or what?
How the grandma who cannot remember the things of last 5 minutes remember that there is ration inside the hut and that the mice get in during the night? :)
Arre thats a figure of speech
Showing shes amnesiac
And things which happen regularly are actually remembered well by them for instance mice must have been entering the place since they owned the godown so she remembers...
Otherwise she also should have forgotten that she had a son or so..
When u have amnesia, u just forget things that happened in the recent past. They remember the regular stuff. My nani has it and I can completely relate to this behaviour
Hi! Loved the movie. Very well made. Loved how you kept dropping the hints in little dialogues about phone battery about to die and how door does not latch. It was totally building up to the climax. Keep doing great work 😊👍🏼.
The opening cinematography with lush green mountains was so stunning! It got me to wonder, where was it shot ? What place in India? Regards
What is the sense of this movie? Oh that twist? For those who got goosebumps, there are several unexpected ending possible to have that horror thing. Missed many.
Quiet, yet cuts you like a knife. Sharp and Brutal.
Loved this piece
This made me so anxious lol I need a part 2 where the dadi remembers about him :(
here only for avinash tiwari.. the guy deserves a lot..
Bhai bilkul majnu wali vibe aari hai waise hi lgra ho usme me bhi aise hi ghumre rehte the 😅❤❤
Award for what !!!!!!!! There are many many short films which has a sense of meaning or purpose ...... Dont know wat is the logic or entertainment value of this film .....
Virat Gadhvi i had same thought
Meaning or purpose isn't always necessary. The whole film is based on the final twist about an old woman forgetting things and for once she forgot that she's locked up the man inside the godam. It's a mediocre film really. You can see the twist coming from a mile away. A lot of time has been wasted in showcasing valleys and mountains which add nothing to the narrative.
There is a reason they are called films.
How does basing a video on a twist that is at the end justify all the incorrigible footage preceding it? Wasn't this film written?
I guess bass plot soch liya hoga, shoot karne chale gaye honge aur yeh nikaal diya. That is the only way any of this makes sense.
Pointless yet beautiful picturization of nature to divert attention from a bad story.
And agreed. The film has nothing to say and that is the problem. It does not even have proper common sense to offer.
Films that have nothing to say are merely called 'videos' and certainly should not be part of what some people call a "FILM" festival and I am not talking about any social/moral subtext here.
There was nothing of value in the narrative that this video should even be considered an entry.
And what about the logical fallacies in this short video?
1. A man leaves his car on the roadside of some place from where he is traveling himself with the intent to reach somewhere.
2. He decides to search for a place instead of waiting by for someone who would at least help him reach a mechanic.
3. Can talk to wife/gf/mom but cannot sms/whatsapp/fb a friend to help him out or send help for him?
4. DOESN'T EVEN NEED WATER AFTER SUCH A TIRING SEARCH but laughably claims to have water of his own??? WUT?
5. The old woman doesn't remember but knows the door can only be bolted on the outside.
6. The man is so stupid to let someone he just met to lock him inside some storehouse where the woman remembers rats will eat the food. BRICKS can keep a door closed from a rat.
7. What happened to the man? Are we to believe that it is okay for some dude to die because of some old lady's forgetful memory?
The only aspect this video qualifies as a film that it has given me, the audience ample to say.
Anyhow, congratulations to the people who won. Who knows what they had to compromise on, iff they had to.
Virat Gadhvi ...exactly
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😱😱😱 ending gave me little heart ache..
Worried about the man...poor guy and foolish at the same time
how cn u allow to get urself locked??? he is trapped ..someone save him
It just gave me goosebumps ❤
where you guys shooted this I want to visit this place
outrage avc its Meghalaya. it is heaven.. awesome place. cannot describe in words
i am from meghalaya but dunno where this place is
Kashmir
outrage avc *shot*
The answer is in the film.. the place is of aproximately 2-3 hours far from Srinagar.. Observe!
Brilliant thriller!!! 👏👏👏
Hats off bhai bandah toh gaya bhai!!!
Oh Shit Man... He Is Trapped.. Plz Guys Someone Unlock Him
Old age ko Jo yaad rehna chahiye wo nhi rehta Jo nhi rehna chahiye wo rehta hai 😭
Only just started watching and it's obvious that he's no driver. Who tries to start a car when it's in gear? I think the brake was off too. Tch Tch!
The look and feel of the film is brilliant, something that only indie Indian filmmakers would dare to go for. The colors and the grading looks beautiful. The story was very simple and linear, and complaining about loopholes in a short film is not a wise argument.
The thing I wish was better in the film was its sound design, right from the dub to the ambient sound. I believe that this was a film which had a huge potential to convey meaning through its sound design, but it failed to take advantage of that.
Congratulations however though.
Ok, there is a contradiction in it.
If the old lady can't remember anything that happened 5 minutes ago then how did she know that
door has a problem and it can only be locked from outside.
Such details are stored in your sub conscious mind
Ujjwal Prazapati point
^^
Ujjwal Prazapati its called habitual memory. She may opening n closin it evryday. Like a person never forgets how to brush evry morning.
Exactly my point
All the people saying how she remembered a few things when she had short term memory, there is a term called long term memory as well.
Its Time For..."Banged Up Abroad"...👍👍👍
Dont worry guys... There is back side door on that godown. Morning the boy open that door and he went out to his parked car. And also he got a mechanic on his way.. Then he repaired his car. And he went to his destination.. This is the good ending of this story.. Kyaa yar khamakha aap lok penic ho rahe ho.. Think positive always. 😊
I was expecting smthing psychopathic but ... Ended smoothly.. though felt incomplete
Feeling damn pity for that man...I want to cry...
Omg , I'm so worried about him, lol, for real, and I know it's a short film and all, but just the thought of what's to come to that poor guy is too much for me.
A raw attack to ones empathy.
I sensed something wrong when she said she'll lock the door from outside .just paused the video right over there and came in the comment section to know more and damn , m not playing the rest of the video anymore.
Someone enlighten me as to how is this movie worthy of being a winner. whats special?
Just like "Housefull 3 " was a HIT ! hahaha.
+soneelita haha sahi keha .
Cinematography, art, direction, scene photography, production quality,acting, script-writing. Anything else?
i feel u all should make a continuation or commonly PART 2
hEavily inspired by RoALd Dahl's short story"A way upto heaven".....nontheless great effort
So much untapped potential in this story
hi hi ... now i don't dare to stay in stranger's house ....
Ohhh nooo what about the guest.... grandma twist is excellenttttttt😂😂😂😂😂😂oooo myyy goddd . Wonderful. Nice and quick. Lovely .
He farts @ 3:30
Never read comments during watching short films..... Suspense went out.. 😥
what next .. ?? why award for this incomplete movie.. n what's the message "one should not believe on older people" .
The movie isn't incomplete. If you understood he'd be stuck there because the old lady has a memory problem, then the movie is complete. You don't have show him stuck inside, yelling and screaming for help. And this movie has NO MESSAGE. Movies don't ALWAYS need to have a message. It just a subject with a twist at the end. That's a different story that the twist is hardly surprising. Very obvious and tons of time wasted establishing the landscape which adds nothing to the story.
Don't look morals everywhere. Art is abstract sometimes.
Very direct and beautiful message comes out. One should not lock the sudden surge of feelings or options that come in mind/ life as 'guest'. New feelings/opportunities,good or bad are always strange to us but we need to set them free by exploring them and not forget them to let it be lost in the dark.
tirsha chatterjee omg, what a beautiful description...
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Avinash... you are splendid as always... Love you Qais
sale kon chuthiya bina clutch ka first gear me gaadi start kartha hai bc..
logic bol jaate hai ye gandu log
niss Nishan jab start nai ho rahi hoti na normally, to phir gear me daal k start kartey hen takey jhatkey se start ho jae. jaisey dhakka de k start kartey hen na, ye bhi waisi hi cheez he.
fucking unskilled mechanics
automatic transmission main nahi hota aise start lekin neutral mein dalke thode door takto ja sakta tha
niss Nishan साले story देख नेगेटिव logic मत पेलो
Title is in English, description is in English, random bits of English throughout the film, but the majority of the film is not in English. What the hell?
Successfully wasted 8:49
every story i found, ends up to likewise my life
If the woman had the tendency to forget things shortly , how did she manage to remember that the door couldn't be locked from inside and had to be locked from outside.
Point
Need part 2 -how does he get out of that
Nice film...With a very different story
Good short film. I was expecting more camera movement to reveal the engine when the protagonist opened the bonnet. I realized he left his car key in his car, left the windows open to mention st few. Overall performance of the actors were fantastic.
6:33 dialogue not going with plot, she forgets things every 5 mins how can she recollect about rats?
well this gave me goosebumps, so it was a nice short film indeed (for me atleast it was)
arey bhai isme award winning kya tha ?
Krishnil Soni
iss level ka chutiyapa banane ke liye bhi talent chahiye
Tech Inc. 😂😂😂😂😂👏👏
Rotten Tomato Awards
award won for having connections with the award organisers
award goes to Dadi.
the guy is good looking
Uffff Heavenly beautiful place.. What is this place. Is it India.. Film was excellent.. Love the actors..
lol he can break the lock
Great video thank you very much for the video keep up the great work acting screenplay script music directing everything was awesome you guys are amazing
Can someone tell me where has been the film shot??
It's Soo beautiful!
Pahalgam
This types of films may be win Mumbai film festival award, which have no story and nothing else
it feels incomplete...😕
silent stereo hmm
Oh poor man. Feel so sad. Am crying for him.
according to me this end is like the set up. from here on in actual drama begins
When he decided to take a walk i knew something will go wrong.
great concept..liked it
Saurov Pandey yup, really kabhi kisi old human ki yadasht ka believe nai kerna chahiye; )
never expected at the end....osm short film