As Samay and his friends begin experimenting with light and scavenged reels to create their own 35mm dreams, they face the heartbreaking reality of the industry's transition from celluloid to digital projection—an era-ending shift that threatens their newfound world.
(also known as Chhello Show ) is a 2021 Gujarati-language coming-of-age drama that serves as a semi-autobiographical love letter to the magic of cinema from writer-director Pan Nalin . Plot Overview
Set in 2010 in remote rural Gujarat, the film follows nine-year-old (Bhavin Rabari), a boy whose life is transformed after he watches a film at the local Galaxy Cinema. Despite his father’s disapproval of films, Samay becomes obsessed with the "magic of light." He strikes a deal with the theater's projectionist, Fazal (Bhavesh Shrimali), swapping his mother’s delicious home-cooked lunches for free movie screenings from the projection booth.
