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KB Future

A mess worker in a big city, recalls his early days in a series of interviews. He relives his heartbreak and his crushing failures set in the social context of rural Rajasthan. Find out why his story of unrequited love still haunts him to his day.

  • Anirudh Ajay Baboo
    Director
  • Mohit Sachdeva
    Cinematographer
  • Sushrut Nitin Abhyankar
    Sound
  • Anirudh Ajay Baboo
    Producer
  • Mohit Sachdeva
    Producer
  • Sushrut Nitin Abhyankar
    Producer
  • Anirudh Ajay Baboo
    Editor
  • Mohit Sachdeva
    Editor
  • Ankita Nagpal
    Research & Director's Asst.
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Social
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Rajasthan International Film Festival - RIFF 2023
    Jaipur
    India
    February 5, 2023
    Best Documentary
  • Maharashtra International Film Festival

    January 17, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Jaisalmer International Film Festival
    Jaisalmer
    India
    December 5, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Diamond Bell International Film Festival
    Chennai
    India
    Winner - Special Mention Jury
Director Biography - Anirudh Ajay Baboo

Born in Delhi, studied Media & Communication, from which he holds a degree from Manipal Academy of Higher Education and film direction at the SIMC (Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication). He works as a screenwriter, director and producer. He lives between India and Bahrain.

He always believed he could never make a film worthy of a film festival as he always believed in commercial cinema, but life had something else planned for him. His stories always comprise love as a subplot, whether short films, feature films or documentaries.

He is a member of the Screenwriters Association of India (SWA).

KB Future is his first short documentary.

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Director Statement

I began the idea of making a film on mess workers from different parts of India, all working together and living together in close quarters. When exploring the internal politics and the regional divisions between them, I met Navin. Hailing from Rajasthan, he would only talk to friends from his state, avoiding the others due to some fights in the past. The candid and jolly Navin was so open with me that it felt like he was opening up to an old friend, telling me things that were on his mind for a long time.

The first thing I found out about Navin was that he had been married off at the age of 12, a practice he told me was common from where he belonged to. He had begun working at the age of 16 and found his way to the city where he had almost forgotten about his life back in the village and gotten lost in the hustle bustle of the city. Almost everything except one thing. Bindiya (name changed), his long lost love. And the fact that he was married to someone else at such a young age that he couldn’t do anything about it. His story compelled me to make this documentary about his life.

Navin’s story was eye opening to say the least. A person in their early teens having to deal with social pressure and being married off at such a young age. An age of adolescence where he was still figuring things out - still a child with hopes and dreams. A child with an innocent crush on a girl in his neighbourhood. But all that changed when this new twist came into his life. He neglected his studies and eventually dropped out of school. He tried his hand at odd jobs and businesses that failed. He found a job in Pune when his problems seemed to be on the verge of ending and everything seemed on track, until he remembered Bindiya.

This documentary is a personal story for me as I could see a bit of Navin in me. Love is a strong force for good but sometimes, it can end up destroying you. We hope you enjoy this film as much as we enjoyed making it.