A story of lost opportunities because of a college’s inflexible stand over the attendance shortfall of a student who was away participating in the Republic Day Parade is set to become a feature film.

Coming soon: The banner put up next to Birla College in Kalyan (West) by film director Rajeev Subramanyam; (inset) Shalaka Kurulkar, the student whose story Subramanyam’s upcoming film will tell. Pics/Navneet Barhateu00a0