In the short film Uproot, Sharmi is a 34-year-old mother of one suffering from postpartum depression. This child was to be the thing that saved her crumbling marriage but has instead driven her and Abhinav further apart. He is dismissive of her and she has lost all self-confidence as a result. When she finds out their nanny is ‘renting’ her baby to be used by beggars in the street to turn a higher profit no one will believe her. She is at a loss for what to do, feeling extremely isolated. This costume design is from mid-way through the film.

Uproot written by Debjita Dhar