Second to None | short film by Anshika Kapoor

Logline
A 19-year-old “pampered” youngest daughter reveals the hidden loneliness and constant comparisons she faces at home, challenging the myth that the youngest child has it the easiest.

Genre
Slice of life

Theme of the film
The story explores the emotional reality behind being the youngest child how affection can turn into invisibility, how protection can become exclusion, and how comparisons can erase individuality. It shows the gap between how the family sees Shruti and how she sees herself, ultimately revealing her quiet fight to reclaim her identity.

Character Exploration
Shruti is the youngest in her family—loved, sheltered, and labelled as the carefree one. But inside, she feels unheard and overlooked. Everyone assumes she’s the “easy child,” yet she carries the weight of closed doors, constant comparisons, and expectations she never agreed to.
Her journey is about finding her own voice in a house that only sees her as someone else’s shadow.

Music : Lost Dreams - Cinematic Piano & Orchestra by Clavier Clavier
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Created & Directed by : Anshika Kapoor
Narrated by : Anshika Kapoor
Actors : Anshika Kapoor as Shruti
Camera Handling & Guidance : Vanshika Kapoor
Assisting in Narrations & Dialogue : Aditi Agarwal
Honorable Mentions : Sonal & Vineet Kapoor