AIB : If Apps Were People

About this Video

Ashish Shakya's satirical bit imagines a woman's smartphone applications as intrusive characters preventing her from sleep. Through this creative conceit, Shakya personifies the various apps that dominate modern life—from social media platforms to messaging services—each demanding attention and disrupting simple rest. The thirteen-minute Mumbai performance uses absurdist humor to explore how technology has infiltrated our most intimate moments, turning a relatable frustration into sharp social commentary on digital dependency and the constant connectivity that defines contemporary existence.