Interior Cafe Night

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Shernaz Patel, Naveen Kasturia, Shweta Basu Prasad

Director: Adhiraj Bose

Set in a quaint backdrop of a Kolkata café, Interior Cafe Night starts with showcasing the brilliant Naseeruddin Shah and veteran Shernaz Patel, who met after 30 long years. Another love story, played by Naveen Kasturia and Shweta Basu Prasad showcases a complete opposite tone of the story. The young couple is on the verge of their breakup.

The story starts with showing Naseeruddin in the café, who also owns it. Suddenly one fine morning, when the universe conspires to meet his with his lady love, Patel enters the café.  Patel has separated with Shah 30 years ago. The meeting revives all the feeling and the emotions buried for a time, ‘flooding back.’ The veteran protagonists’ eyes met, and we can see all that happened then, by shifting to the young couple sitting the next table.

The 12-minuite-long Interior Cafe Night, directed by Adhiraj Bose and distributed by YouTube channel LargeShortFilms, was released online earlier this week. The short film narrates two love stories in parallel.

Shweta Basu Prasad was seen on screen after ages. She worked last in Iqbal (2004) with Naseeruddin Shah. Naseeruddin gave the brilliant acting while Patel was a caring performer.

Adhiraj Bose’s direction is detailed and emphasized upon the expressions rather than dialogues. The nicely weaved silence, the lovers and their expressions, the small nods and the ambience in the café- all plays the character role in the movie.