OPAQUE - Award Winning Hindi Short Film With English Subtitles

Goutam and Saanvi are falling in love with each other. They want to get married. But Goutam has a secret. Should he or not tell Saanvi? If he does, how will she take it?
Opaque, exposes the harrowing nature of men and women in marriage. Who are we when our secrets are exposed?
MantraDreams Presents OPAQUE - A Hindi Short Film
Featuring: Sruthi Hariharan | Vishal Nayer | Chandrika
Editing, Color & Direction: Aniket Chandrakant Dhavale
Story, Screenplay & Associate Direction: Prarthana J Acharya
Cinematography: Anand Sundaresha | Naveen Surya
Music Composition & Sound Design: Mayank Kapri
Production Manager: Pradeep Kumar
Direction Team: Suresh Lakshmanan (Aka ‘Choks’) | Prashanth K Nayak | Suryansh Pratap | Amar Chikke Gowda | Vinay Gowda
Supporting Cast: Amar Chikke Gowda | Suresh Lakshmanan (Aka ‘Choks’) | Muthukrishnan Rajaram | Amandeep Kaur | Swarna Prabhu | Harpreet Singh Arora
Dialouge (Hindi): Suryansh Pratap | Aniket Chandrakant Dhavale
Art: Shaheen Nazar | Prarthana J Acharya
Cinematography Assistance: Harish | Siddu | Mohan Achar | Kiran Kumar Ks
Production Team: Harpreet Singh Arora | Selvaramesh Palanivel
‘Ankahi’ Song Music, Performance & Production: Mayank Kapri
‘Ankahi’ Song Lyricist: Rohit Bhasy
Sound Recording & Foley Artist: Preeti Mudela
Boom Operator: Kiran Kumar
BTS: Deepith Bejai Rathnakar
Dubbing Studio: Jude Pereira, Psylence Studios, Bangalore | Mark Reddy, Mark My Words.Inc, Bangalore
Make Up: Manjunath | Shaheen Nazar
Screenplay Assistance: Aniket Chandrakant Dhavale | Selvaramesh Palanivel
Art Assistance: Suresh Lakshmanan (Aka ‘Choks’) | Prashant K Nayak
Additional Dubbing Artists: Selvaramesh Palanivel | Mark Reddy | Suryansh Pratap | Prarthana J Acharya
Poster Design: Arpit Agarwal
Paintings Provided By: C R Bhuvaneswari | Shivaprasad K Achar | Shweta Agrawal | Gaurav Maurya | Roshani Ingole
Saanvi’s Sketch By: Vinay Gowda
Location Courtesy: Fruitland Supermarket, Bangalore | Eagle Ridge Resort, Bangalore
Special Thanks: C R Bhuvaneswari | Shivaprasad K Achar | Shweta Agrawal | Gaurav Maurya | Roshani Ingole | Muthukrishnan Rajaram | Abhishek Krishnagiri Amarnath | Karm Chawla | Bharathkumar Balemane | Praveen Kumar | Ankur Kumar | Divyasha Kumar
A Film By Aniket Chandrakant Dhavale
A MantraDreams Production
#Opaque #SruthiHariharan #VishalNayer #HindiShortFilm #ShortFilm

[@geethashridharan7749]

a strong message where gender equality differs...appreciate the writer who chose this subject to make this short film....good work team...btw attractive looking female...

[@rajyashreetripathi7472]

This theme is a true test of male chavounism, gender biases, and double standard! Were Goutam's statements about artistic freedom genuine or full of fluff? From his facial expressions, he seemed not only shocked but also appeared to be hesitant. So, as a painter, if his work is free expression of his artistic creativity, and that of his models' is their ultimate uninhibited freedom, the question remains unanswered whether he would be just as open-minded and accept his wife posing for other men?

[@TheMiddlePath23]

Seriously It’s a great story

[@partharoy7527]

Its like..when things come on us..we like to be lawyer and if someone does same thing we try be become judge.. btw nicely portrayed...❤❤

[@chaitanyavenkatasaib690]

Great shortfilm. The painting shown in the film itself resembles the goutam character as a buddha does his meditation even surrounded by many girls and that reference i liked the most

[@user-dj5mj6uw8w]

Great script. This is an example to show how we easily complicate the situation by over reacting. The girl could have verbally expressed her interests instead of removing the clothes. Also, its pity to see that some people are judging the boy and deriving the conclusions on his character just by his facial expression, even before he spoke anything. The girl also would have been in the same shock, if the boy had taken her to his studio while he painted the nude models.

[@sandeepdash5652]

Perfectly Analysed ..

[@balajicollections3876]

JINKI MAA/BAAP izzatdar khandaan k hai unko yeh great script nhi lagegi

[@21mahesh21]

Super. What happens at the end, was never meant to be answered! Love it!

[@neenaaswani3530]

Wow! Brilliant portray of double standards and the male ego. Well Done Team of Opaque. Btw the female character is gorgeous. Love her pearly whites which enriches her smile. Lots of love from Hong Kong!

[@bhaskarpanda1245]

I just saw the short film. Many short films I have seen but never commented. It's worth commenting. Great thinking required for males. Female wants to be liberated.And such movies open ways.great!

[@User-zy8wy]

Speachless...Indian culture to na jane kaha kho rhe h Indian media movie se, adopting foreign culture

[@kiranjk007]

Superb message, More Power to You Vishal ❤..

[@rajk2677]

Nice. How the tables turned is amazing. Srithi is beautiful and perfect. Want to see more of her.

[@sridharkrishna2269]

It's OK for me not for you..... Superb short telling

[@supriyadutta570]

How attitudes differ, when it comes to liberating the female

[@sumedhabhardwaj2474]

If he can't accept her doing her work.. Then, how can he expect her to understand his work. These double standards of men, is actually problematic.

[@rajyashreetripathi7472]

This is a true test of male chavounism, gender biases, and double standard! Were Goutam's statements about artistic freedom genuine or full of fluff? From his facial expressions, he seemed not only shocked but also appeared to be hesitant. So, as a painter, if his work is free expression of his artistic creativity, and that of his models' is their ultimate uninhibited freedom, the question remains unanswered whether he would be just as open-minded and accept his wife posing for other men?

[@Brototee]

But the man never said something... May be he is in initial shock n later will accept the truth. The writer left it with the audience to decide....

[@sumedhabhardwaj2474]

@@Brototee his silence is the answer.

[@AnjaliParyani-vo4pe]

​@@sumedhabhardwaj2474He might just need time to think, digest... She too took her time.

[@2731646]

Great short film 😊👍👌

[@KiranG03]

Definitely Thought provoking!! It’s interesting that the filmmaker left this film’s ending to the viewer. I’m curious too see the results if a voting is done. Men and women equality is when the verdict is the same for both in any given situation. If the guy didn’t agree to her, he’s an absolute hypocrite!!

[@vishnushankardubey7085]

Captivating

[@asitkaushik2524]

Such a brilliant concept and a well-structured narrative. Great work...!

[@Jumiiz]

Love it!

[@dyutidholakia4149]

WOW. Finally something worth watching

[@SuryanshPratapSingh]

Awesome 🎉❤

[@belliraj1]

awesome work

[@riteshyadav1422]

Nice bro.. Great work by the team.

[@saritachaurasia8638]

Amazing way to see ppl double standard and attitude 👌👌

[@nareshdev4119]

This is what we call the litmus test in life. Wonderful subject & treatment. Alas! this is where lies the difference between the thinking of a woman and a man. And, woman always wins and man because of masculine ego always looses. Best script and direction with equally perfect performance by all artistes. Congrats!

[@madhuraja9]

Great

[@HemanthAnil92]

Perfect storyline ✌️

[@arvindbute7132]

जबरदस्त मुवी . क्या perfect end kiya hai

[@dr.anuradhaghatak7789]

Awesome ❤

[@jamalzaidi4164]

Nice presentation 👍

[@gauravsingh_2807]

Outstanding 👌🏻👌🏻

[@judithxavier9021]

To have a broad perspective it's A long way to go for Indians !

[@Anonymous-mi8ng]

Just nailed it at the end! 👏

[@sandeepdash5652]

Both of them got the shock of their lives .cant imagine what wud have happened in a realistic situation .The Girl had indeed accepted the guy .Hopefully the guy might have accepted it as well .But definitely both werent well prepared for such a coincidence ...

[@dineshasthana49]

a very nice film.

[@SingerKeyaa]

Main hansu😂 Ya roun 😢 Superb story !!

[@ashutoshbhardwaj7514]

this is called a movie ❤🙏🏼

[@sweetoprince7103]

Good one!!

[@lata7549]

True test of how open minded a man is!

[@Life_Is_Circus]

Very good cinematography 😘😘

[@suhasbhatnagar1084]

Beautiful movie. I felt every bit of it.

[@nafisazoozar6583]

Superb❤

[@devsanjay7063]

Nice feel good short film 👍👍 director rocked 🤟

[@sanjayjoshi7783]

❤Very bold concept, couldn’t guess the answer. Or is that the purpose.

[@visiontop2230]

*great,,i just seen kahani [un-told]

[@ajitkarulkar3719]

Smart story.... End was expected...

[@aaramse4329]

Wow! Brilliant portray of double standards and the male ego!!!!!

[@shashijain5084]

Interesting twist !!!! Acting is excellent by both !!!!

[@palpandipandian969]

I appreciate the entire team. Impeccable and Nice film. Also, the title is suitable for this film....

[@swatichaukekar2392]

Good question, and i feel, what a perfect match

[@vsrig]

Brilliant

[@user-kn3bh2gj4t]

Very good concept and story just like Gaagar me Saagar.

[@coolmafia_jennie]

a class one

[@bhavanashah7086]

Nicely portrayed 😊

[@pgraja5767]

fantastic

[@lokeshwariholaluanandamurt3472]

Thanks for creating such a video , men always feel they are perfectionist so they can engage in any business as a profession , but will they digest the same when a woman choose to do the same for a living or as a profession or a hobby . Why we woman want a man we like to be just what we are . Profession or hobby should be just personal no opinion of other's should hold them apart while choosing a life partner

[@radhamadhavahari]

नहले पर दहला ! गौतम भी सान्वी की बात सुनकर चुप रह गया और यह बात उसके उसके गले से घूँट नहीं निकली.

[@naveedsegments]

When 100 flowers bloomed, you blossomed in golden form. When 100 moons were made, you face became like a moon.

[@KittuTheCat1]

Superb.

[@GauriWarudi]

Wow! Great work. Dilemma or double standards? Unanswered questions, take your pick!!

[@HRHKamal]

A perfect solution - He agrees that she will be the only model he'll paint henceforth & she agrees that she'll pose only for him. Ghar di gull Ghar vich hi ravegi👍

[@Mr.NotNotSoWrong]

Now rethink this story by interchanging the protagonists' roles, I mean Saanvi as a painter and Goutam as a writer. One can imagine a 300-page novel discoursing the man and woman's feelings, points of view, socio-economic standards, etc., but in the end, you do what you want to do, therefore face the consequences that are bearable or unbearable. THE END.

[@crazykiddo8321]

The end is surely left to the audience with different opinion..and that's where lies the answer of how much liberated a woman is in compared to a man

[@bermaravi528]

It's a test of true nature

[@urmikakar2501]

Why didn’t you show the ending?That was very much necessary to understand if it was the hackneyed one or really a changed perspective.

[@moumitabhattacharya7640]

Very appreciative thinking

[@lalthakur150]

Gud 😊 👍 👌🏼 great

[@ashokathalekar9330]

Makes you think and difficult for the judgement.

[@urmibhanot6961]

No man’s never understand us when we do same job or live freely

[@sunandasambrekar207]

Other side of coin and acceptance

[@neelamsharma9865]

👍

[@plum_loco]

Wait... what happened to his answer??? I wanted to hear it!

[@madhusaxena5189]

हिंदी के नाम पर इतनी इंग्लिश इस फ़िल्म में ? क्या इंग्लिश फ़िल्म में इतनी हिंदी प्रयोग करोगे ? जवाब दीजिये

[@sunillaagera3883]

😂😂😂🤐🙊.... Kyuon...Chounk gaye na... 🤭.... Tide ki behad zarurat hai.... 😉

[@sudiptadey4792]

Background music Thora Kam ho to sunne me asaan hoga

[@sunitatilhari7897]

अंत क्या होगा पहले ही समझ आ गया था ।

[@user-cj5zt1zq5h]

Just for the sake of argument, lets change the story line little bit and predict the story climax. .. > After the coffee, instead of the Goutam revealing his profession details first, Saanvi tells that apart from writing books she also poses for painters. She explains this is another thing that she does because there is freedom in it. > Goutam says he needs some time to think and leaves the scene. > Couple of days later, Goutam walks into Saanvi's house with his female models. While in Saanvi's room, the female models undresses and poses for painting. Goutam starts painting and explains that this is not his "interest" or "hobby" but this is what he does as part of his profession to earn a "living". Now, what would be Saanvi's response? 1. Jumps in joy and agrees to marry. 2. Calls her parents and throw him out of the house. 3. Asks Goutam to change his profession if he wants to marry her. 4. Other?

[@sanjubaba5423]

Why the title OPAQUE? overall good movie reflects different views of society for different gender. I wonder how to be mother in law would react to this revelation by the girl..

[@adityakushwaha9580]

Which type of freedom is this for both male and female ?

[@abhayvssc]

At least show a clear end.

[@27vishufirangi]

End was no clear ..was he ok wd her

[@RajeshTiwari174]

Great❤

[@plum_loco]

LOL! What do you think?

[@Singh-ow4iq]

Nehlay pe dehla.

[@isabell99840]

Whats so

[@preetivats4608]

End was not clear 😢

[@honestly679]

The man expects her to accept his kind of work as an artist but is shocked by what she has to say and is unable to digest it! That's what we call MCP!!

[@mbbhalshankar]

No end is very clear... the masage they conveyed is that the things remains unclear and unsaid when it comes freedom, liberty and equality..

[@avanimukt3397]

Its obvious

[@mbbhalshankar]

@@avanimukt3397 Yes Its fact...

[@manishak9468]

What a Bakwaas ...the director has stretched it so much...both kept on saying several times that they want to talk about something...what a nonsense...repeat of dialogues..lol

[@user-ix7tt3xb1v]

अंग्रेजी का ज्यादा प्रयोग होने से कुछ समझ ही नहीं आया । इससे तो इंग्लिश में ही बना लेते

[@raghuveerbs3906]

What a double standard.. We talk about equality etc etc But where it is..?

[@sandeepdash5652]

But was is not a perfect match ? what do you feel ?

[@VSV659]

Leaving aside the double standard and all, is this actress the same one who played the lead role in an award winning Kannada movie?

[@FoodLabGitika]

its confused endind not clear

[@honestly679]

He is not able to take it while he wants her to understand his type of work.

[@tarangsinha]

It's painfully slow for a short film. Couldn't watch beyond 5 mins.

[@dasgupta19]

😂use the fast forward option

[@tarangsinha]

@@dasgupta19 There's no point doing that. I don't believe in wasting my time watching/reading something that doesn't interest me. There are lots of good stories out there. :))

[@AmeerLepakshi]

Sir namaskar.photographer attempt suicide.solved the tiger balm.iam short movie writer.its a Prem leela.

[@raniprakashofficial]

Ok but end was no clr

[@aartikamble5185]

End kya hai bhai

[@avanimukt3397]

Baat Ladke ke gale k neeche nahi utar rahi

[@Lila-ke8ux]

So the ending is left to the viewer. I think , he may accept her as his wife. His mother may also accept her. But reality of life is different. He may get bored of her as a wife.he may not like to share her, with other men.

[@amarbarnwal7558]

Both are wrong. Neither Gautam nor saanvi should do this types of work. This may be ok with western civilization but we are not that much habitat for accepting this. Freedom ke naam par aaj kal log kuch jyada hi vahiyaat kam karne lag gaye hai .

[@SomashekarChandran-ti9cp]

Bandar kya jaane adrak ka swaad

[@avanimukt3397]

Arey , ye sab sanketic hai iska shabdik arth mat nikalo , movie maker yah kahna chahta h jo kam mard karte hai aurat bhi vahi kare to dil bada bahi rakhte

[@plum_loco]

Go to any old temple. You are surrounded by nude statues of women!

[@justineray9001]

First, opaque to kuch raha hi nehi ... ladki ne sab kapda khol di! There was no need for the girl to drop her clothes to tell that she was a model. Who enacts his/her profession to tell what she does. The boy's anxiety which borders on guilt is totally over the top. Whoever played the hero, looked more like a tensed govt. clerk than a painter. Overall, the concept was good but extremely poor execution.

[@atiyascrafties5539]

I am surprised that how could such a stupid movie get an award. Now a days it has become a fashion to do anything stupid like this & then tell freedom or gender equality etc etc. According to me these type of movies shouldn't be encouraged.

[@christifernandes2595]

But y have to so saucy a thing when u know it is wrong there r many good thighs to paint

[@Just_another_aspirant]

Even she took her time...may be he also needs tym

[@shafqatkhalil1901]

English mein ya Hindi zubaan mein bana laity... Apni zuban apni hi Hoti hai

[@balajicollections3876]

KYA GANDI SOCH HAI LOGO KI.......

[@AsifJaunpur]

Stupidity in top from from both side. Shameful acts called feminism & freedom 🤔

[@monukumari3811]

Great