LADIES ITEM | A Boy’s Dark Secret

Award Winning Hindi Short Film | A Boy’s Dark Secret | Cathy Sachdeva Ajinkya, an 11-year-old boy, sells small ladies' items like clips and hair bands on local trains, working tirelessly to support himself and his father figure, Baba. Each day ends with him feeding Baba, who leaves early to earn from the morning rush. When a cycle mechanic offers Ajinkya a second-hand tricycle for ₹12000, a chance to give Baba mobility, he desperately tries to earn the money. But after being robbed by older boys, Ajinkya's desperation leads him to a dark choice. In exchange for the tricycle, he sacrifices his innocence, returning home victorious, yet irrevocably changed.