Indian dancer Savitha Sastry releases second film in Families trilogy, celebrating life and unity

Indian dancer and choreographer Savitha Sastry released the second film in the Families Short Film trilogy. Titled Filter Coffee aur Masala Chai, the film is directed by AK Srikanth. The duo’s first Hindi film, it is also the ninth from their production company which is known for its award-winning films like Arangetram, Descent, Beyond the Rains, Dvija, and The Colors Trilogy.

Filter Coffee aur Masala Chai is based on a short story written by Srikanth and is an allegory of the diversity and unity of India as represented by a typical Indian family. The theme celebrates the concept of a family as a unit, one that may have its share of bickering and fighting, but would come together as one when any sort of calamity strikes. The story is brought alive through a host of television and film actors and led by none other than the ‘Dancing Storyteller’ Savitha herself.

Like their previous film Arangetram, Filter Coffee aur Masala Chai, too is a breezy comedy, one that can be enjoyed by the whole family together, much as the genre made popular by stalwarts such as Amol Palekar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and Basu Chatterjee. The story and its uniquely quirky protagonists bring to mind the unforgettable characters from RK Narayan’s classic Malgudi series.

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The story and its uniquely quirky protagonists bring to mind the unforgettable characters from RK Narayan’s classic Malgudi series. Filter Coffee aur Masala Chai features actors Monika Shah, Zeeba Ashrin, Kowsalya Natarajan, Sridhar, Vinay Sachdeva, and Parminder Singh Shah. Director AK Srikanth plays a cameo while Pawan Hora debuts as one of the main leads.

The short filmfeatures actors Monika Shah, Zeeba Ashrin, Kowsalya Natarajan, Sridhar, Vinay Sachdeva and Parminder Singh Shah. Director AK Srikanth plays a cameo while Pawan Hora debuts as one of the main leads.

The film, based in the milieu of a typical Delhi family, focuses on a Punjabi-Tamil couple and their eccentric relatives. While the film centers around the character played by Savitha, every supporting actor also has unique characterisations that make the whole film believable, and yet joyous.