Gaura

Gold Script Of The Year
Writer - Kashyap Pavra, Ahmedabad

Synopsis - Rahul a college guy has crush on Sunaina, but he lacks the skills to impress her, but luckily the god of love, Cupid himself has decided to help Rahul. The cupid feels that today's generation has become dependent on technology so much that the old ways have been forgotten, which used to work like charm and showed affection in a glorious way. So by using Cupid's way of love, Rahul tries to impress Sunaina

War, or Peace?

Bronze Script Of The Year
Writer - Vishal Tiwari, Howrah

Synopsis: Arjun, a charming guy with loads of followers gets too self-aware as he reaches to a book store for a blind date with Disha set up by his friends. Disha, an asocial woman without any social media account or a phone number waits for him near the Tolstoy's section reading war and peace. After a humble greeting they grab a cuppa and sit down together in a coffee shop located in the store. Every day they go up to the book store after their respective shifts and put the letters inside the book... until the day someone finally buys it (if anyone ever does so)

To Bae or Not to Bae

#5 Script Of The Year
Writer - Sharada S, Mumbai

Synopsis: Ansh, a GenX collegian and successful YouTuber, has a huge crush on his fellow mate, Zeel. His friends label her ‘uncool’ due to her absence on social media. That same fateful night, in his dream, he time travels to a dystopian future, where collegians rate each other on superfluous basis. Ansh experiences firsthand a social boycott when his ‘smart’ device fails. In his forced isolation, he encounters Zeel, who is also a technological outcast. Later, when his device is repaired, Artificial Intelligence warns him that she belongs to the ‘loser’ category. Any contact with her would lower his social standing. It piques her interest and gives her an idea for her own Psychology project. He has made a friend, ‘offline’.

Songs of Innocence

Gold Script Of The Year
Writer - Smera Juneja, Mumbai

Synopsis - Somil, a ten-year-old boy is listening to a Spanish song while writing down some words in a book. Somil blushes and runs out to the bakery to Mrs. D’Souza and pleads her to teach him English. At first she is reluctant but eventually agrees. Next morning, Somil is well dressed and anxious. But she looks at him blankly and reveals that she is French and doesn’t understand English properly. Somil laughs nervously and runs away. We later see that Somil listening to a French Opera song, trying to learn the words.

The Blind Sight

#5 Script Of The Year
Writer - Manpreet Dhami, Barabanki

Synopsis - A guy and a girl in their early days of relationship go to a park to spend some quality time. But there is a fear of people intruding their privacy which brings awkwardness between them .They try to ignore the people around them to make sure that the weird situation thus created does not affect them. On failing , they come up with their own unique way to bypass their fear.

Mirza's Friend Ghalib

Gold Script Of The Year
Writer - Anupam Sen Gupta, New Delhi

Synopsis - Mirza 54, is an aspirational film maker who works with a small stationery shop in the business district of Mumbai as a helper to support himself. He is an introvert and doesn't have friends or acquaintances. He doesn't speak at all. The only time he does is when he talks to an unknown friend and mentor on the phone at night and discusses his scripts. As he doesn't open his door one day till late morning, the neighbours of the slum call the police and open to find Mirza dead. After the post-mortem, the police find no foul play but remain confused that Mirza's phone never had any connection.

Papa ki Coffee

#5 Script Of The Year
Writer - Arun Duvva, Bangalore

Synopsis - The ever-smiling and goofy Mr. Jain always wanted his last rites to be performed in Dwarka. The ever - smiling and goofy son, Ajit Jain, wants to fulfil his goofy father's request. However, the Universe has failed his plans to keep the dead Mr. Jain close to what he always loved the most.