The latest video from Anuvab Pal’s series, Scenes from Indian Life for YouTube channel #LaughterGames comes with a note. It says, “After the search for extra-terrestrial life, the second most difficult thing is for a single woman to find a flat in Mumbai.” This immediately reminds us of a film where a new recruit in a magazine rents an apartment in the city with a view of the sea, considerable space inside and even another room. The streets of Bandra are now replete with carcasses of such sweet illusions, piling up over the years.

Anuvab Pal plays a house owner