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{{Infobox film
| name = Shorts
| image = Shorts film poster.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Shlok Sharma Siddharth Gupt Anirban Roy Rohit Pandey Neeraj Ghaywan
| producer = [[Anurag Kashyap]] [[Guneet Monga]]
| story =
| based_on =
| screenplay =
| starring = [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] [[Huma Qureshi (actress)|Huma Qureshi]] [[Richa Chadda]] [[Vineet Kumar Singh]] Satya Anand Ratnabali Bhattacharjee [[Shweta Tripathi]] Aaditii Khanna Preeti Singh Murari Kumar Arjun Srivastava
| music = [[Jaidev Kumar]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = [[AKFPL]] [[Tumbhi]]
| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2013|7|12||df=y}}
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| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Shorts'''''<ref>{{cite web|title=Shorts Movie: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Trailer
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnLh2_2_aNI | accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref> is a compilation of five short films directed by [[Neeraj Ghaywan]], Vasan Bala, Anubhuti Kashyap ([[Anurag Kashyap]]'s sister<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349170_1_first-film-abhinav-kashyap-wasseypur |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928033809/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-16/news-interviews/31349170_1_first-film-abhinav-kashyap-wasseypur |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |title=Anurag Kashyap's sister refuses his film? |date=16 April 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref>), [[Shlok Sharma]] and [[Gitanjali Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shorts-has-not-been-made-for-box-office-says-huma-qureshi/1/285217.html |title=Shorts hasn't been made for box office: Huma Qureshi : Bollywood, News |work=India Today |date=25 June 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref> The five short films titled ''Sujata'', ''Mehfuz'', ''Audacity'', ''Epilogue'', and ''Shor'' were released on 12 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/first-look-anurag-kashyaps-shorts/1/285074.html |title=First look: Anurag Kashyap's Shorts : Bollywood, News |work=India Today |date=24 June 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/jun/060613-anurag-kashyap-to-mentor-and-co-produce-another-string-of-short-films.htm |title=Anurag Kashyap to mentor and co-produce another string of short films |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=6 June 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref>

The ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' trio – [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Huma Qureshi (actress)|Huma Qureshi]] and [[Richa Chadda]]- teamed up again for the anthology co-produced by Guneet Monga and [[Anurag Kashyap]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-anurag-kashyap-and-team-unveil-shorts/20130625.htm |title=PIX: Anurag Kashyap and team unveil Shorts – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=25 June 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref> also featuring newcomers Murari Kumar, Arjun Srivasava, Satya Anand, [[Vineet Kumar Singh]], Preeti Singh and Ratnabali.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shorts-trailer--kashyaps-award-winning-short-films-in-one-movie/401599-8-159.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629232218/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shorts-trailer--kashyaps-award-winning-short-films-in-one-movie/401599-8-159.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title='SHORTS' trailer: Kashyap's award winning short films in one movie – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap's next 'Shorts' – First Look|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/94800.html|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/young-directors-add-to-the-characters-nawazuddin-siddiqui/401692-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628021112/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/young-directors-add-to-the-characters-nawazuddin-siddiqui/401692-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2013 |title=Young directors add to the characters: Nawazuddin Siddiqui – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=25 June 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/we-havent-made-shorts-for-the-box-office-says-huma-qureshi/401638-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629000101/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/we-havent-made-shorts-for-the-box-office-says-huma-qureshi/401638-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=We haven't made 'Shorts' for the box office, says Huma Qureshi – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=25 June 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Short films will redefine Indian cinema future: Anurag Kashyap |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-07/news-interviews/39789257_1_short-films-bombay-talkies-indian-cinema|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812081246/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-07/news-interviews/39789257_1_short-films-bombay-talkies-indian-cinema|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2013|work=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=26 June 2013}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
;''Sujata'' directed by Shlok Sharma

Starring: [[Huma Qureshi (actress)|Huma Qureshi]], [[Shweta Tripathi]], Satya Anand and Aditya Kumar

Sujata is a riveting tale of a young girl, who is struggling to come out of the clutches of her tormenting cousin brother. At a very young age, she is forced to live with her cousin and his family. Herein, begins a life of incessant harassment by her cousin brother.
Even as an adult she lives in the shadow of fear. For years, she changes addresses and identities in the hope of finding freedom; but each time he hunts her down. Neither the police, nor the NGOs are able to help her. Pushed to a corner, she decides to take the extreme step.

;''Mehfuz'' directed by Rohit Pandey

Starring: [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]] and Aditi Khanna

In an ambiguous space and time. The city has turned mad, as violence has taken its toll. But, far away in the sounds of silence at the border of the town, a man takes care of all the death around. He drags away this usual routine with every passing night.
One night, he notices a strange woman wandering on empty streets. As her behaviour changes, so does his journey.

;''Audacity'' directed by Anirban Roy

Starring Preeti Singh, Sankar Debnath and Kanchan Mullick

A thirteen-year-old girl has her first real confrontation with authority when her father forbids her to play the American dance music she loves. When she decides to take revenge, the situation escalates to become a neighbourhood scandal.
A dark comedy about parental authority, teenage rebellion, curry, whiskey, and house music.

;"Epilogue" directed by Siddharth Gupta
Starring: [[Richa Chadda|Richa Chaddha]] and Arjun Shrivastav
A relationship that has already fallen apart and is just about to snap. It describes the love and intimacy, the entangling of two lives and the completely symbiotic nature of a couple.
It reflects the possessiveness control isolation, depression and desperation that a relationship can lead to, representing a cycle that needs to be broken to keep sane.

;''Shor'' directed by [[Neeraj Ghaywan]]

Starring: [[Vineet Kumar Singh]] and Ratnabali Bhattacharjee

Lallan and Meena, a couple from Banaras, are consumed by their pursuit to survive in the city of Mumbai. Meena takes up a job in a sewing factory.
One day over a phone call, they find each other while embracing death, divorce and redemption. It takes the darkest hour of our life, the fear of death, to regain our consciousness back in to life. To find the beauty that is lost in our relentless angst towards an unyielding life.

==Cast==
*[[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]
*[[Huma Qureshi (actress)|Huma Qureshi]]
*[[Richa Chadda]]
*Aditya Kumar
*[[Vineet Kumar Singh]]
*Satya Anand
*Ratnabali Bhattacharjee
*[[Shweta Tripathi]]
*[[Aditi Khanna]]
*Preeti Singh
*Murari Kumar
*Arjun Srivastava
*[[Risabh Dev Vaishnav]]

==Critical response==
Madhureeta Mukherjee of ''The Times of India'' gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 and stated that the film is poignant and touching, with excellent performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/21017112.cms |title=Shorts Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India |work=The Times of India |date=11 July 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref> Rediff gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-shorts-is-worth-a-watch/20130712.htm |title=Review: Shorts is worth a watch – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=12 July 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref> ''Hindustan Times'' critic stated that ''Shorts'' is breathtaking to borderline bizarre<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-Shorts-is-breathtaking-to-borderline-bizarre/Article1-1091319.aspx |title=Critics' review: Shorts is breathtaking to borderline bizarre |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 July 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313025220/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/critics-review-shorts-is-breathtaking-to-borderline-bizarre/article1-1091319.aspx |archivedate=13 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Mid-Day stated that ''Shorts'' is a unique experiment, which deserves an applause.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/jul/120713-bollywood-movie-review-shorts.htm |title=Movie review: 'Shorts' |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=13 July 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref> According to ''LiveMint'' critic, "''Shorts'' is an omnibus of vignettes about urban living."<ref>{{cite web|author=Nandini Ramnath |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/BzCeQ9taJF8Vc07Q0v74YI/Film-Review--Shorts.html |title=Film Review | Shorts |publisher=Livemint.com |date=12 July 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2015}}</ref> Deccan Chronicle rated it 4 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130712/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/shorts-review-quite-few-grief-encounters|title='Shorts' review: Quite a few grief encounters|accessdate=18 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718105252/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130712/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/shorts-review-quite-few-grief-encounters |archivedate=18 July 2013 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3257168/ Shorts (2013)] at Internet Movie DataBase.
*{{YouTube|ptHKHMhYKTE|Shorts Trailer}}

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