India, July 29 -- Detective Meter Down," a 30-minute short film written by Lucknow's Ghazal Javed and directed by Devansh Agarwal, has won the Best Short Film award at the Indisches Filmfestival Stuttgart in Germany.

The award was presented Tuesday, Javed told PTI.

The detective comedy follows Rajesh Yadav, an autorickshaw driver from Bihar who moves to Mumbai with dreams of becoming a detective. Through his journey, the film explores the aspirations and struggles of migrants in Mumbai, blending humour with emotion.

Javed said the film aims to put a person from a marginalised section of society at the centre of the story, rather than portraying such characters only through their hardships.

"Mumbai's autorickshaw drivers are mostly mig...