Q. Tell us about your short film; how did you get the idea to make it.
A. It began as an experiment. A writer friend and I were working on a feature length screenplay. It was in an apartment where we would sit to write. At noon, the room would be aglow with a warm light and it was inspiring. The short film began as a mood piece, something about relationships and the mood around noon. My friend Vaibhav Abnave wrote the story. I did not have money to make it. I had friends in the UK and crowd-funded it. The crew members are friends. The shooting took place in March 2013. It was shot in two days. Shooting was limited to certain hours of the day as we needed a specific kind of lighting.

A poster of the short film

Q. Was there a particular reason why you sent the film to the festival in Kerala?
A. Out of five festivals, it got selected for three. The festival in Kerala is a great platform for a serious film and is divided into two levels; it receives a good cross-section of people and has an interesting jury.