Zoya

Sayantan Mukherjee

India / 2024 / Fiction / 19’57”I2503962

Zoya
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SYNOPSIS

“Zoya” is a story about the collision of dreams with reality, the unspoken rules of social hierarchy and the quiet rebellions that define who we are. Set within the ageing confines of Awasthi Masala Pvt. Ltd., Zoya, the unassuming office butler harbors a quiet yet reckless infatuation with Aniket Chaudhary – the charismatic new boss and son-in-law of the Awasthi family, poised to ascend as the company’s next CEO. Aniket’s arrival into the sluggish workplace jolts Zoya out of her immediate reality and into her vivid fantasies. Aniket’s simple order of a black coffee without sugar is as though a cautionary sign from cupid – a warning against her forbidden desire. Yet, in a moment of subtle defiance, she adds a hint of sweetness to his cup. Each sip he takes fuels Zoya’s imagination of a world in which they are drawn closer in a precarious dance of desire and silent rebellion. However, her dream shatters when Tara, Aniket’s elegant fiancé, enters whose seamless integration into Aniket's life and the company serves as a painful contrast to Zoya’s unrequited longing, underscoring the rigidity of social hierarchies and the futility of her desires. In a rare late-night encounter, Zoya sees the man behind the title—a kindred spirit burdened by expectations and struggling against the confines of inherited privilege. As Aniket’s farewell day approaches, Zoya is left to confront her own illusions and make a final choice: will finally surrender to the unyielding forces of societal expectations that have defined their fleeting connection or will she say her goodbyes as an equal?

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