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Level 13

Rohit, a sycophantic, middle management executive, has recently relocated from Gurgaon to Mumbai as a Vice President of a company. He gets invited to his Managing Director Akash's anniversary party. Eager to win over his new boss and score some brownie points, he takes his wife Priya along and urges her to be at her charming best. Priya on the other hand is anti social in nature, and finds putting up appearance in parties extremely tiresome. Priya as a person, is blunt to the point of being rude and Rohit and his obsequious ways irritate her no end. To escape the humdrumness of her life, Priya often takes refuge in her cell phone and is a gaming addict. However this party turns out to be different for both of them as Rohit runs into Sonal, his boss Akash's wife, who he had once dated.

  • Samir Tewari
    Director
    Mr Joe B Carvalho
  • Samir Tewari
    Writer
    Shanti
  • Manish Bhushan Tiwari
    Writer
    Total Nadaaniyan, Shriman Shrimati Phir Se, Saheb Bibi our Boss
  • Muktal Tewari
    Producer
  • Sandhya Mridul
    Key Cast
    "Priya"
    Nirvana Inn, Angry Indian Goddess, Page 3
  • Anoop Sonii
    Key Cast
    "Rohit"
    CID, Apaharan, Gangajal, Fiza
  • Rajev Paul
    Key Cast
    "Akash"
    Rajani, Swabhimaan, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki
  • Swati Semwal
    Key Cast
    "Sonal"
    Upstarts, Fanney Khan, Bareilley Ki Barfi
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 10, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Samir Tewari

Born in Asansol, West Bengal, India, Samir did his schooling from St. Patricks Asansol before completing his education from Fergusson College Pune, Maharashtra, India. He started his career as a copywriter in advertising agencies such as Lowe Lintas and Partners and FCB Ulka where he honed his screenplay writing skills writing television commercials. He then co-wrote and co-directed ‘Shanti,’ India’s first daily soap in 1993 which ran till ’97. He followed up his stint in television by returning to an advertising agency where he began directing ad films and next set up a production house making ad films in 1998. Ever since then, Advertising films have been his main line of work and he has been producing and directing advertising commercials for brands across different categories. In 2014, he directed a film called Mr. Joe B. Carvalho, a spoof on eighties style Bollywood movies that was panned for its illogical plot line but loved by families and more specifically children. It’s available today on Netflix, Hotstar and Spuul.

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Director Statement

Why do people outgrow each other? Why do some marriages fall apart, while others continue to stay rock solid?
Is it because somewhere some couples get disillusioned with each other? Where as some couples work hard to keep their interest level alive?
Level 13 is a about a middle aged couple whose relationship has hit a plateau. Their marriage has clearly seen better days but they are hanging on, still trying to make things work, irritable and running out of patience with each other.
A lot of time and effort has gone into keeping their relationship going and the stress is beginning to tell on them, even though they pretend and try to maintain a hunky-dory facade.
Then at a party, circumstances arise that test their beliefs and push their relationship to the edge.