India, Oct. 23 -- A ctor Kalki Koechlin, who plays a quantum physicist in the sci-fi short film Ruhani & Dolma, believes international festivals can help showcase Indian cinema beyond mainstream Bollywood. The film recently had its world premiere at the 21st Tasveer Film Festival & Market in Seattle, US. "Getting a global platform might open up access for audiences on both sides and break stereotypes about mainstream Bollywood across the globe, showing that there is also thriving indie cinema coming out of India," says the 42-year-old. However, Kalki points to the limited reach of short films. "Short films historically face narrow distribution issues, leading to no shelf life. Thankfully, streaming platforms give a longer life to films like ours." What also drew her to the project was its unusual blend of science fiction and relationships. "We don't really explore science fiction in the context of love and life, yet love is such a huge topic and base of almost all our Hindi films," she says....