Kashyap and Bala Present Halloween Short Aakhri Ride
The Mumbai-set thriller, written and directed by Vijesh Rajan and Yashoda Parthasarthy, streams worldwide on Oct. 31 via Oh Short Flips.
Anurag Kashyap and Vasan Bala are presenting the short thriller Aakhri Ride, which will release worldwide on Oct. 31 on Oh Short Flips, the YouTube channel curated by Kashyap, according to Variety.
The film is set over a single Halloween night in Mumbai and follows a ride-share driver pushed to breaking point over one frightening night. Chandan Roy and Aamir Dalvi head the cast, with Faisal Malik also appearing.
Aakhri Ride is the first film from the writing-directing duo Vijesh Rajan and Yashoda Parthasarthy. Ranjan Singh, Vishesh Agrawal, Rajan EPK and Kashyap produced, with Navaras Pictures backing the project alongside Plexus Motion Pictures and Flip Films.
A festival run before the streaming debut
The short began its festival run in the Short Film Market Picks at Clermont-Ferrand and was selected for BIFAN in Bucheon, Fantasia International Film Festival and Fantastic Fest. Its circuit also took in the Florida Film Festival, Austin After Dark, Wench, Fantaspoa, events in Rhode Island and San Jose, Italy's Absurd Film Festival, France's Red Movie Awards, Cannes Indie Shorts and New York Indie Shorts Awards.
At Fantasia, it won the Silver Audience Award for best Asian short. It also took best film at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival and best Indian short at the Indo Dubai International Film Festival, and finished as second runner-up at BISFF.
Quick answers
When does Aakhri Ride release?
The short thriller releases worldwide on Oct. 31.
Where can I watch Aakhri Ride?
It will be released on Oh Short Flips, the YouTube channel curated by Anurag Kashyap.
Who stars in Aakhri Ride?
Chandan Roy and Aamir Dalvi head the cast, with Faisal Malik also appearing.