Bhubaneswar, Jan. 7: He debuted with an awareness film for the railways that received much appreciation and now Dilshad Ayubi has come up with a subject that deals with complex relationships.

The Bhubaneswar-based techie's short film explores the relationships surrounding the lives of youngsters.

His debut film Sanjeeda on passenger awareness was about drug abuse in trains and platforms. It was screened at a number of prominent railway stations across the country.

Shifting focus to a contemporary topic, his upcoming film revolves around a boy and a girl and the turmoil they undergo after the boy gets attracted to another girl.

Ayubi's interesting narration is the crux of the story where the bone of the contention between the couple becomes the French cut- the popular facial hair style.

Not revealing much about the story, Ayubi said: 'The prime focus of the narrative will be on the French cut. The story has been written in such a way that all the troubles and situations that arise in the love story revolves around the French cut in some way or the other.' The 20-minute film is also titled French Cut. On asked what prompted him to choose relationships as the centre of his story, the 30-year-old director said: 'A lot of men these days take their lovers for granted and have a very casual attitude. Through the film, I want to evoke a sense of realisation among the youths on the importance of respecting their partners.'

Shot at various locations in the twin-cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, the film stars Siddhanta Sharma and Sonika Tiwari. The actors were selected after auditioning several youngsters from various quarters.

'We conducted auditions at an engineering college, a B-School and an IT-company. Six finalists shorlisted from these places were auditioned again for the lead roles,' said Ayubi, who hails from Gaya in Bihar.

There are two songs in the film composed by his friend Tiyash Basu. The songs released on YouTube on the New Year eve have already started becoming popular.

Ayubi plans to release the film on Valentine's Day on YouTube apart from sending it to a number of film festivals. 'I plan to screen the film in a number of colleges, corporate offices and other hangout zones because primary the target of the films are the youths,' said the director.