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The Window
The Window is a drama about an artist's struggle between staying true to his art and giving in to the ruthless reality of life. A talented yet deeply troubled screenplay writer Lekh Kapoor wants to break free from the shackles of conventional storytelling, but ends up taking up the job of rewriting the script of a Tamil blockbuster. Lekh fights with his own demons of angst, arrogance, selfishness, and denial, while not being ready to compromise with the art that cinema is. His life takes a U-turn when a mysterious girl becomes the object of his obsession.
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The Window is a drama about an artist's struggle between staying true to his art and giving in to the ruthless reality of life. A talented yet deeply troubled screenplay writer Lekh Kapoor wants to break free from the shackles of conventional storytelling, but ends up taking up the job of rewriting the script of a Tamil blockbuster. Lekh fights with his own demons of angst, arrogance, selfishness, and denial, while not being ready to compromise with the art that cinema is. His life takes a U-turn when a mysterious girl becomes the object of his obsession.
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