Bad Egg
28min | English, Hindi | Short, Drama, Thriller, Psychological
Zoya receives a disturbing call from her mother - her sister Zara has gone missing during the pandemic. Surprisingly, Zoya isn't rattled enough. She's hiding something, all of which leads back to the fateful night of a party. Throughout the film, Zoya interacts with her surroundings as if she’s re-calibrating to them. As the plot unravels, so does she. In this story, appearances can be very deceiving.
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Synopsis
Zoya receives a disturbing call from her mother - her sister Zara has gone missing during the pandemic. Surprisingly, Zoya isn't rattled enough. She's hiding something, all of which leads back to the fateful night of a party. Throughout the film, Zoya interacts with her surroundings as if she’s re-calibrating to them. As the plot unravels, so does she. In this story, appearances can be very deceiving.
Filmmaker Bio
Mehak Jamal
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Mehak Jamal is a filmmaker from Srinagar, Kashmir. Her short film Bad Egg premiered at the 19th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart 2022 and won the Audience Award. She works as a screenwriter and has co-written the film Love Hostel. She lives in Bombay.
Credits
director: Mehak Jamal
writer: Mehak Jamal
producer: Mehak Jamal
cast: Zoya Hussain, Akshay Oberoi, Jim Sarbh, Sheeba Chaddha, Shruti Sridharan
Executive Producer: Rajesh Thanickan
Music Composer: Samyuktha Narendran
Director of Photography: Shanker Raman
Editor: Mehak Jamal
Production Design: Pooja Talreja
Asst. Director: Raghav Ganesh, Riddhi Mahashabde
Production Sound Mixer & Sound Editor: Sahishnu Vivek Tongaonkar
Asst. Camera (Focus Puller / Digital Imaging Technician): Shefali Jamwal
Color Assistant: Prithvi Buddhavarapu
Colorist: Mahak Gupta
Violinist: Shirish Malhotra
Music Mix Engineer: Carl Nazerath