Haqdarshak: using Swades to talk about citizenship

This was the most viewed, liked, shared and saved reel on Civic Studios' page, and almost all of its comments were positive. It used dialogue and scenes from Swades to connect love for the country with citizen action.

The link to the film may have helped the reel travel further, bringing Haqdarshak's work to a wider audience.

• Approach: The reel starts with what patriotism means to an individual and then connects it to a larger movement that people can take part in.
• Open question: The comments show a strong emotional response. It would be useful to know whether this led viewers to take action.

Jhatkaa: Bengaluru's water crisis

This reel had the most shares and saves of all KK Create's reels, which suggests viewers were passing on the petition and saving the reel so they could sign it later.

Most of the 472 comments were positive. Many viewers wrote about their own experience of water shortages and how their neighbourhoods have changed over the years.

• Structure: Unlike the other reels, it opens with the problem and what citizens can do about it, and then explains what the petition asks for.
• Visuals: Statistics and images show how vegetation and water bodies in the city have changed over time.

Indus Action: the Right to Education Act

This was Nutshell's most commented reel, and it was also widely shared and saved. It received fewer comments than the KK Create reels, but most of them were positive and supported the initiative.

Several viewers also shared their views on the state of education in India, including school fees and how the RTE Act is implemented.