When the hornbill cries
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Set in a small rural village of Maharashtra (India).The story follows the tale of a young man with a fascination for rains and serenity which become his primary motivations to run away from the jargon of his current life in pursuit to start everything anew. Aiden realizes there is nothing left for him in the city he was born and brought up in. Putting everything behind him and in hopes of pulling himself up again from the depths of despair he shifts to his native place located on the mystical konkan coastal belt.His last resort in changing his life one last time .Unacquainted with the legends and the mysterious past that shrouds around his very own village Aiden's plain simple life is gonna turn completely upside down when he will have no choice but to face the unstoppable forces of nature borne out of the ever increasing hate and avarice of humankind. Little does he know about the chaotic path that lies ahead of him. New Bonds will be forged, hidden secrets will be unveiled and the threads of fate will get interweaved when the extraordinary will meet the plain simple ordinary!
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