Amira Bhargava first met mentor Zoya Akhtar on the sets of Dil Dhadakne Do, while assisting her. This was in 2013. Since that film was two years in the making, the two had enough time to realise they shared a bond. Akhtar saw a protégé in Bhargava, and mentored her for her first film, a short titled Aamer. The story follows a hearing impaired boy, trying to make a living as a flower-seller on the streets of Mumbai. The film, having done the rounds of festivals in Chicago and France, besides India, is now ready to screen at the Ajyal Youth Festival in Doha at the Journey Into Life section which is known to explore stories about children and young adults. This year, more than 100 films from over 43 countries are being screened at the ongoing festival. Bhargava's debut is themed on sound, and is interestingly a silent film, "up until one point", as she says. "Aamer's mother is trying to put aside from her measly income, some money to buy him a hearing aid.