Chasni (The Sugar Syrup)
Guided By Prof. Shilpa Ranade

Chasni is a story narrated by one of the survivors of Acid-attacks in a poetic form, she shares her post-attack experiences of facing day to day life with disfigurement. Disfiguration (VIRUPAN) caused by the post-attack scars has an extremely traumatic effect on the survivors and affects them both physically and psychologically.

The film is a 2D hand drawn digital animation film, following a narrative in the form of poetry. The film features a woman who is a survivor of an acid attack. She wants to have tea, but finds out that the tea box is empty. She thinks about going out and buying a tea box, but remembers that stepping out and being noticed is not an easy task given her scars.