Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films released its latest short film titled The Broken Table, a Film Ninja Company production starring actors Naseeruddin Shah and Rasika Dugal.
Produced and directed by Chintan Sarda, the 24-minute film juxtaposes a day in the lives of Giridhar or Giri, a 60-something Alzheimer’s patient, and Deepti, an aspiring psychologist. Deepti is charged with looking after Giri for a day, but ends up remembering a thing or two about herself.
The plot of The Broken Table carefully unveils its characters. Giri is a retired divorce lawyer who devotedly loves his wise wife of 41 years. Deepti is pursuing her MA in Psychology and is married to a man who she describes as good, but a bit too practical and controlling at times. Through the course of the day, their relationship becomes a roller coaster ride that fundamentally questions Deepti’s beliefs. Talking about the short film, actor Naseeruddin Shah said, “I thoroughly enjoyed playing the role of Giridharand working with Rasika once again.”
