Zindagi inShort is a great collection of anthologies, highlighting women empowerment in each of the seven good short films. It's a fabulous mood upper and serves every emotion possible. Don't miss "Zindagi: In Short" available on Netflix. Lastly, "Swaaha" is about the end of a marriage based on a one-sided loyalty that has been met with deceit on the other, discovered by chance, and does Deepak Dobriyal blow it hot. "Thappad" is a comic strip narrative of two school going siblings and how they deal with a few bullies, with a musical score reminiscent of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", and is innocently delightful.
"Chhajju Ke Dahi Bhalle" is an innocent tale of budding live between a Muslim girl and a Sikh young man in Amritsar, with a wicked twist in the tale that you don't really know how to react to. "Nano So Phobia" is Swaroop Sampat playing an elderly Parsi lady suffering from delusion and phobia about being attacked by her man servant, with a startling conclusion. She starts to understand that life is too short without love and romance. "Sunny Side Upar" is a bittersweet tale of a young oncologist who believes only in realism and not in romance and emotions, only to be jolted out of her vanity in one swift moment. But does she get back at the chauvinism and misogyny with a bang. Like "Sleeping Partner" belongs to Divya Dutta, a woman in her middle age being abused by her husband, but reluctantly falling into the trap of having an extramarital affair with his young colleague, only to realise that it's all very messy. With one swift stroke, she restores her real self, dignity and respect and it's brilliantly sweet too. It's about an elderly woman, a master of sweetmeats, whose individuality has gotten lost somewhere in her journey as she retains her only identity as a Pinni-maker, even at home. "Pinni" belongs to Neena Gupta who delivers a trademark performance. It's a feel great, not just good, actively engaging dramaturgy that leaves you on a high at the end. Retrieved 20 February 2021.An anthology of 7 short stories, "Zindagi: In Short" is indeed a slice of life representing different emotions of suffering, pain, humiliation on the one hand, and jubilation, victory and restoration of pride on the other, all packaged into each of the episodes. ↑ "Zindagi inShort Review - A Largely Enjoyable And Versatile Collection Of Homegrown Short Films"."Flipkart Video's anthology 'Zindagi inShort' has restless women and lots of twists".
↑ "Sanjay Kapoor: I find this phase of my career interesting"."Sanjay Kapoor, Divya Dutta discuss marital rape in Sleeping Partner".
Yet, Dutta is affecting as the bruised wife, and Sanjay Kapoor is turning out to be a fine cameo artist in small but well-written parts." Rahul Desai of Film Companion noted "The film subverts the extramarital template and pitches a woman against the general arrogance of mankind: a tightrope walk that doesn’t fall prey to the woke, kitchen-sink-brand feminism expected from storytellers these days." References Pratishruti Ganguly of Firstpost gave a mixed review stating "Despite the superb acting though, one may find Sleeping Partner a tad too melodramatic and Bollywood-ised, especially in the end." In contrast, Ruchi Kaushal of Hindustan Times and Nandini Ramanath of Scroll.in gave a positive note and also praised Divya Dutta's characterisation, with the former stating that "It’s enough to leave you impressed not just with Divya’s character arc but also how a woman finds courage inside herself." and the latter wrote "The feminist lite treatment ensures a conclusion that nobody saw coming.