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‘Aakhri Ride’: How Vijesh Rajan and Yashoda Parthasarthy crafted a quirky horror short

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Writer-director duo Vijesh Rajan and Yashoda Parthasarthy open up about their recently released short film, ‘Aakhri Ride’, speaking to cab drivers to research for the story and keeping sensitivity…

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