mubi, already an established online portal for arthouse cinema in other countries, has recently launchedhat is directly related to the need in the business that has increased, which is why there are so many shorts being commission and, for me, the most exciting part is it allows me to interact with other film—makers, first—time directors, dops, editors, producers, costume designers, production designers. sengupta and monga believe short films are able to lead the charge of a new dawn of realistic indian cinema, due to the advent of many digital platforms that are adding short films to their catalogue. what is really exciting about, say, the last five years, is that it's being looked at as its own medium, so, as that trend is taking over, of course, instead of a feature film, a shot film is also being consumed as an independent content piece. it's going to create more market opportunities and it is going to force the industry to have a very democratic approach of infusing more people. the power is going to democratise with many more people thanjust a few film families, because it is going