Akhila reports it to the cyber-crime cell. The officer, overworked and dismissive, tells her, "These things happen. Just delete your account." She realizes the system designed to protect her is apathetic. She tries to track the source herself. She finds a forum where her face is being sold as a "repack"—a digital skin for bots to use for harassment. She sees her face plastered on hundreds of grotesque videos. The disgust turns into a knot in her stomach.
: While the themes are universal, the nuanced Hindi dialogues in this version capture the cultural specificities of the emotions in a way that resonates with the heartland of India. Spotlight on Key Films akhila krishna 2024 hindi navarasa short films repack
| Rasa | Short Film Title (Original Language) | Hindi Dubbed Lead | Key Theme | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | The Blue Mug (Malayalam) | Sanya Malhotra (voice) | Forbidden love in a tea estate | | Hasya | Auto No. 420 (Tamil) | Zakir Khan (voice) | A cynical comedian trapped in a time loop | | Karuna | The Last Grain (Telugu) | Ratna Pathak Shah | A mother’s grief during a famine | | Raudra | Kill the Switch (Hindi original) | Vijay Varma | Cab driver’s road rage | | Veera | The Flag Bearer (Marathi) | Sharad Kelkar | A 12-year-old girl saves her village | | Bhayanaka | The Whistle (Kannada) | Kubbra Sait | Psychological horror in a stairwell | | Bibhatsa | Chef’s Special (Bengali) | Pankaj Tripathi | Dark comedy about cannibalism in a hotel | | Adbhuta | The Floating Postman (Gujarati) | Rasika Dugal | Magical realism with a drowned town | | Shanta | Zen & The Metro (Hindi) | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | A monk loses his phone in Delhi | Akhila reports it to the cyber-crime cell