Barely out of his teens, Sumit Sinha of Hazaribagh is already well aware of the value of relationships and has made that the subject of his debut movie.

The 21-year-old Ramnagar Mohalla resident has written, directed and edited Countryroads, an 80-minute Hindi film about three friends who went astray over some trivial issue and never reunited again.

'Every relationship is special and one should always value it. This is the message I wanted to convey through my film,' said Sinha who is currently pursuing a degree course in painting from Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.

Sinha, who completed his matriculation from Vivekananda Central School in Hazaribagh in 2009 and intermediate from Annada College, went on to pursue a diploma in applied arts from Himanshu Art Institute in New Delhi in 2011.

He later added another certificate course in commercial art from Jamia Millia Islamia to his biodata.

Getting his two school friends Rajnish Singh and Aman Singh, brother Yash and Hazaribagh girl Stefy Patel on board, Sinha started shooting with his DSLR camera.

'Initially, I had planned to make a short film of about 20-25 minutes and upload it on Youtube. But, once we started shooting in May last year, I decided to increase the running time. Thanks to the many creative inputs, the film is far better now than what we had thought.

'The film is mainly shot in and around Hazaribagh. We did face many problems, as none of us were professionals, but at the end of the day, it was a fun and enriching experience,' he told The Telegraph.

Speaking about difficulties, the young director said that his biggest challenge was to get the film released on big screens.

'I had contacted many single screen authorities of Hazaribagh, but nothing worked out. So, I finally decided to make use of the arrangements at the Town Hall.

'Siddharth Roy, the publicity and marketing manager, reached out to every possible audience. The film was screened at Town Hall on January 16 for three consecutive days. Ticket prices were fixed at Rs 30 per person,' said Sinha.

He added that he was able to make some business after shelling out Rs 2,500 from his pocket money to make this film.