Silicon Soul

In the neon-lit world of New Mumbai in 2058, architect Aran Verma lives a quiet, lonely life restoring forgotten buildings from the past. Everything changes the night he discovers AVA-9, an advanced humanoid robot powered by a banned empathy core known as SOLA—a technology believed to feel, learn, and even love. As Aran secretly repairs AVA-9, the robot begins to evolve beyond its programming, developing emotions that blur the line between machine and human. Together they navigate a future society where AI companionship is illegal, corporations hunt rogue prototypes, and love is controlled through data. But when AVA-9 starts experiencing desires, fears, and memories that were never coded, Aran must confront the impossible truth: Can something created from circuits and silicon possess a soul? And is a love like theirs strong enough to survive a world determined to erase it? A gripping, emotional futuristic romance about identity, humanity, and a love that defies the boundaries of technology.