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15 Seconds A Lifetime
Director: Divya Kharnare
Starring: Mayur Natekar, Rita Natekar, Deepak Natekar, Prathamesh Natekar, Ashish Padia, Atul Ingle
Run time: 1h 2m
Language: Hindi, Marathi, English
Year Made: 2022
Country: USA only

Outside China, India was the biggest market for TikTok. In 2019, the app was downloaded 323 million times, accounting for 44% of the app’s total downloads that year.

Mayur Natekar, a hip, young adult residing in the suburbs of Mumbai discovers TikTok and gets obsessed with it. The family of four, including Mayur, his brother and his parents see a dream of escaping from their harsh realities. They support and cheer Mayur in every possible way to become a digital star but soon Mayur’s obsession with the virtual world starts taking a toll on his realities.

Will Mayur be able to make it big, will his family still support or will the realities shatter his hope of leading a better life?

Director : Divya Kharnare
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