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Take a Break from Election News with these Web Series & Short Films

The November 2020 elections are getting as intense as it could get. If you are looking for a break from the election news and enjoy some good entertainment, you can watch a good movie or livestream some web series on your smartphone.

You can live stream the best web series on Watcho app. Watcho is one of the best OTT apps in India which offers live streaming of TV channels. Enjoy watching regional original content on Watcho Spotlight. Once you subscribe, you get exclusive access to movies, short films, videos, and the best web series on Watcho.

Check out these web series and award-winning short films this weekend:

Love Crisis

This interesting romantic series unveils the weakening relationship of Nina and Armaan get into doldrums when a club entertainer, Nimisha comes into the life of Armaan again. This precipitates Nina to get in a mode of vengeance to avenge Armaan for breaking her trust. Find out what awaits in the life of Armaan and Nimisha. This series reveals the ugly truth of the consequences of adultery. Live stream this web series on Watcho app this weekend. 

Plus Minus

This inspiring short film showcases a young woman who is almost on the verge of leaving her marital home due to a dominating mother in law. A chance encounter with an Indian Army Soldier teaches her new meaning of love and lends her a new perspective of life. This film indeed teaches us what it advocates- that every minus is half of a plus.

Period: End of Sentence

This 2019 Oscars winning short documentary is one of the best Hindi short films to watch. Award-winning director Rayka Zehtabchi ‘touches upon’ the taboo issue of menstruation particularly in rural India. This short film portrays the issue of Indian women fighting the stigma surrounding menstruation. What makes this short film even more inspiring is that it is based on the exploits of a real-life hero.

Ambani The Investor

Award-winning short film Ambani The Investor is one of those best Hindi short films. A poor boy, who starts earning money by selling his father’s liquor bottles for money which he invests in many small businesses finally earns some profit. The film is a story of how the boy made it big through his hard work and entrepreneurial skills.

Positive

This short film raises awareness of the deadly disease of AIDS. Directed by Farhan Akhtar, it features Boman Irani as the father, Shabana Azmi as the mother, Arjun Mathur as the son. Positive is one of the four-part series that spreads awareness of this disease.

Little Terrorist

This story entails a 10-year old Jamal from Pakistan who ends up crossing the Indian border while trying to catch a cricket ball. He ends up hiding in an Indian village where a family takes care of him. This movie is directed by Ashvin Kumar and nominated for Academy Awards.

Cities of Sleep

Staying up late at night can be fun for some. This movie showcases the story of two homeless people Shakeel and Ranjeet. It is an everyday challenge for some to find a safe place to sleep for the night. A place under the bridges, to subways and corners becomes their home for the night.

You deserve to take a break, relax, and watch something that will uplift you amid this chaos.

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