This emotional Indian short film won the “German Star of India Award” at the “Bollywood and Beyond film festival” in Stuttgart. A Calcutta street urchin falls in love with the queen of the night sky – the Moon.

Once upon a time in the Indian city of Calcutta there lived a lonely little boy called Tubelight. Every day he washed yellow taxis and made them sparkle like pure gold. But where is the twinkle in his lonely life? While gazing at the heavens one night, the boy falls in love with the queen of the night sky – the Moon. With single-minded determination he tries to get hold of this miracle straight from the sky. But he realizes it is impossible. A heartwarming tale about a little boy’s love told in lucid and vivid visuals.

Comments of the jury
"The strong emotional images of the film portray the sad and lonely life of a boy on the streets of Calcutta. At the same time, the director Shlok Sharma describes the boy's dream world with very poetic pictures. The contrast between these two worlds is reflected by camerawork which oscillates between light and darkness, fast editing, and the use of almost documentary-like commentary.”