Series: Zindagi In Short -2021- Web

| Episode | Title | Director | Lead Cast | Synopsis | |---------|-------|----------|------------|----------| | 1 | Gumnaam | Tahira Kashyap | Divya Dutta, Anurag Arora | A housewife feels invisible in her own home. She discovers an unusual way to reclaim her identity. | | 2 | Good Morning | Sudhanshu Saria | Anjali Anand, Arjun Mathur | A morning jog leads two strangers to share their deepest secrets and regrets. | | 3 | Teen Tigada | Smriti Mundhra | Nushrratt Bharuccha, Sharib Hashmi | Three old friends meet at a funeral. They realize how much life has changed them. | | 4 | Chhaju Ke Dahi Bhalle | Danish Aslam | Neena Gupta, Vinay Pathak, Akarsh Khurana | A retired couple’s daily ritual of selling dahi bhalle brings them closer — until an unexpected order arrives. | | 5 | Plus Minus | Vasan Bala | Pratik Gandhi, Sanya Malhotra | A quirky take on love: a man calculates every relationship like a profit/loss ledger. | | 6 | Holi | Meghna Gulzar | Zayn Khan, Sanjana Sarathy | A young boy and his mother navigate grief during Holi celebrations. | | 7 | Sorry, I’m Not Sorry | Ruchir Arun | Shanaya Mehra, Swanand Kirkire | A teenage girl fights back against body-shaming and society’s beauty standards. |

(Keeping synopses intentionally compact to avoid spoiling narrative turns while conveying the variety of tones.) Zindagi in Short -2021- Web Series

Upon its release in February 2021, Zindagi in Short received largely positive reviews. Critics praised the anthology for its "tender realism" and "powerhouse performances," particularly highlighting Divya Dutta in Swaaha and Lushin Dubey in Adjustment. | Episode | Title | Director | Lead

However, some critics noted that while the stories are universal, they skew heavily towards urban, upper-middle-class problems. There is a lack of representation of rural India or lower economic strata. Gods touches on class disparity, but the lens remains largely privileged. they skew heavily towards urban

Nevertheless, for the audience it targets—the Netflix viewer looking for a quick, emotional palette cleanser between heavy international shows—Zindagi in Short is a gem. It was particularly lauded for giving middle-aged and elderly actors (Dolly Ahluwalia, Suhasini Mulay, Zakir Hussain) substantial, non-stereotypical roles.