
What is Your Name?(2025)
Hindi18 mins
What is Your Name? (2025) is a 18-minute Hindi film directed by Alok Rajwade. Starring Alok Rajwade, Shashank Shende and Ujwal Kulkarni.
Director:Alok Rajwade
Mood:
emotionalinspiringdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 7 August 2025
- Director
- Alok Rajwade
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 18m
Storyline
Seema moves to Mumbai for a government job. She faces a casteist remark and tries to avoid a friendly liftman who proudly says "Jai Bhim." Her perspective changes when the liftman is fired for wanting to celebrate Dr. Ambedkar's birthday.
“A name she hides. A truth she must face.”
Film Details
Rating
18Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date7 August 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalinspiringdark
Themes
identitycorruptionjusticesurvival
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
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Alok RajwadeDirector
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Ujwal KulkarniCrew
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Ipshita Chakraborty SinghActor
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Trivia
- The film's title is inspired by a common question asked when people first meet, highlighting identity struggles.
- Director Alok Rajwade previously acted in Marathi theatre and cinema before making his Hindi directorial debut.
- The movie was shot on location in Mumbai to capture authentic government office and housing colony settings.
- It explores caste dynamics in urban workplaces, a theme rarely shown in mainstream Hindi dramas.
- The film's release date in 2025 coincides with the 134th birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
- The script was developed through workshops with actors to refine dialogues about everyday casteism.
- It avoids using background music in key scenes to emphasize the realism of social tensions.