Mindful
Keyword – Conscious
Source - Dictionary.com
Pronunciation - [ kon-shuhs ]
Grammar – Adjective
Description - aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts,
Usage - “He chose to be the enemy rather than being cast into the role of the orphan”
Film director Mayank Sharma has accepted the rebelliousness of the character Ravana and reinterpreted him in the contemporary context in form of a web series.
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It’s quite interesting to see his choice of media because media has always been used as a tool for disseminating culture, first it was press and now it’s digital. The boom of social media and the increasing number of characters in pop culture has also effects in the way a character is perceived
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Pop culture has facilitated individuals in exploring and figuring out their own identity better in relation to a character. Through this web series, the director highlights the protagonist's obsession with the mythological character Ravana.
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- Curator of the Archive
Title – Breathe: Into the shadows
Director – Mayank Sharma
Genre – Crime thriller
Date of release – 10 July 2020
Media Type – Film: Web series
Keyword – Kidnapping
Description – This web series revolves around a man, Dr. Avinash Sabharwal, whose 6-year-old daughter Siya is kidnapped.
This crime-thriller web series by Mayank Sharma explores Raavan’s ten menacing qualities. In this story, the 6-year-old daughter, Siya, of the professional psychiatrist Dr. Avinash Sabharwal’ is kidnapped by a masked man. The kidnapper demands Dr. Sabharwal to kill different people in order to get his daughter back, but in reality, it is Sabharwal himself who is the masked man, as a result of his multiple personality disorder.