MUMBAI: Maniesh Paul’s short film Hichki is out on youtube, the four minute movie begins on a light note with Paul’s character suffering from relentless hiccups which won’t go away. Highlighting an old superstition, he recites names of people in his life who might be missing him to try and make them stop. 

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Eventually, the narrative shifts to a homeless boy and the fim uses this setup to highlight problems being faced by the 2 million homeless children in India during the Covid-19 pandemic, 80% of whom have no form of legal identity.

Hichki has been directed by Kulish Kant Thakur and stars Mukti Mohan and Mohammad Arsalan Ansari along with Paul. Thakur has written the script in collaboration with Yathartha Sharma.

Watch Hichki here:

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