X&Y teaser: D Satya Prakash explores the emotions of a soul that’s not born yet | Exclusive

D Satya Prakash is only three films old as a filmmaker, but he’s won accolades at the state and national level, none of which came in handy when he began the idea of his latest film X&Y, which will be in theatres on June 26. Left with no more doors to knock on, Satya Prakash decided to pool in all available resources and make it himself. Soon enough, he had to take on a third responsibility, besides being director and producer – he played one of the lead roles as well; a decision he took owing to budget constraints, but also because the character did not really need a star.

Rama Rama Re maker Satya h as been quite tight-lipped about the subject of his films, but with the release only three weeks away, he’s revealed a teaser and spoke to OTTplay about it. In the teaser, Satya’s character is seen doing CPR to a dead person, who eventually comes back to life, but not because of the former’s efforts. What is Satya trying to say with the film?

'X&Y is a story of an unborn soul trying to make sense of the world'

“We’ve seen films about reincarnation, ghosts, souls in Yamaloka, but we’ve not had a story about a soul that’s yet to have a footprint on earth. That is actually the X&Y chromosomes that I have touched upon in this film. We often talk about preserving the earth to give future generations a better future, and yet, at the same time, we don’t do much about it. No one really thinks about the next generation; we are only bothered about our current well-being. What if the X&Y chromosomes become aware of what’s happening in the world? This is the crux of the film,” says the filmmaker.

It's a deeply philosophical subject, but Satya says that he’s presented it as a light-hearted narrative. “I have tried to present it in the most fun manner possible, with high emotions towards the very end. This is the kind of film that will appeal to audiences across age groups,” he says. In the film, Satya plays an auto-rikshaw driver, who uses his modest mode of transportation as an ambulance service.

“My character goes around town transporting people who’ve been in accidents to hospitals and that too, free of cost. The dead body in the teaser, is one such person that I encounter and the story progresses when human emotions and the emotions of a person who is yet to born intersect,” explains Satya, adding that while it sounds complicated, the film is not like that and will be enjoyable for all.