SYNOPSIS
On the hottest day of the year, Eelu drops by to see her best friend Manu, who works at the local beauty salon. When the owner of the salon suffers a heatstroke, the girls find themselves alone and unable to get out due to the severe heat. Trapped together in the claustrophobic confines of the salon, the girls get comfortable in their mumblecore haven. They chat, laugh, and dance, but their carefree revelry is punctured by the sudden arrival of a man, asking for Eelu. The girls’ friendship is tested as they navigate the horror of men, the complications of growing up, and personal loss. Within the four walls of Bobby Beauty Parlour, Eelu and Manu must come to terms with their own ambitions and desires, and find closure as one of them leaves this city for bigger ambitions and the other can’t bear it.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Bobby Beauty Parlour is a reflection of the confused teenage years of my life. Like my characters, I was also hopeful, excited but also clueless. I made this film to capture the anxiety of growing up and the cost one pays for it. The film is my attempt to turn the lens to something more delicate, something no one else is looking at – Childhood. The intention to behind the film was to tell a story that may otherwise remain unsaid if not made today and the way we made it. My team has been a rock solid support and we have all added elements from our childhood and inputs about the days that have gone by. Bobby Beauty Parlour is a letter to my younger self who, much like my present self, had no idea how his life will turn out to be.