diff --git a/src/components/FileUpload.tsx b/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
index d76845c5..11805c88 100644
--- a/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FileUpload.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useRef, useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
-import { Film, FolderOpen } from "lucide-react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { FolderOpen, Film } from "lucide-react";
 import LottiePlayer from "./LottiePlayer";
 import uploadAnim from "@/lib/lottie/upload.json";
 import { cn, formatBytes, formatDuration } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@ export default function FileUpload({
   duration,
 }: Props) {
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
-
   const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
   const [pageDragging, setPageDragging] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
   const [warning, setWarning] = useState("");
-  const dragCounterRef = useRef(0);
 
-  // ── Keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O ──────────────────────────
   useEffect(() => {
     const handler = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key.toLowerCase() === "o") {
@@ -36,6 +33,7 @@ export default function FileUpload({
         inputRef.current?.click();
       }
     };
+
     document.addEventListener("keydown", handler);
     return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", handler);
   }, []);
@@ -117,7 +115,13 @@ export default function FileUpload({
     onFileSelect(file);
   }, [onFileSelect]);
 
-  // ── Drop zone (inner) handler ─────────────────────────
+  const handleInputChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const file = e.target.files?.[0];
+
+    if (file) handleFile(file);
+    e.target.value = "";
+  };
+
   const handleDrop = (e: React.DragEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     setDragging(false);
@@ -125,7 +129,10 @@ export default function FileUpload({
     if (file) handleFile(file);
   };
 
-  // ── File info (shown after upload) ───────────────────
+  const openFilePicker = () => {
+    inputRef.current?.click();
+  };
+
   const FileInfo = () => (
     <div className="px-4 py-3 bg-film-50 border border-film-200 rounded-lg">
       <div className="flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center gap-3">
@@ -133,7 +140,9 @@ export default function FileUpload({
           <div className="hidden lg:flex items-center justify-center w-9 h-9 rounded-lg bg-[var(--surface)] border border-[var(--border)] shrink-0">
             <Film size={16} className="text-film-600" />
           </div>
+
           <Film size={18} className="lg:hidden text-film-600 shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
+
           <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 mb-0.5">
               <p className="text-sm font-semibold text-film-700 truncate max-w-[320px] xl:max-w-[420px]">
@@ -160,7 +169,7 @@ export default function FileUpload({
 
         <button
           type="button"
-          onClick={() => inputRef.current?.click()}
+          onClick={openFilePicker}
           className="text-xs font-semibold text-film-600 hover:text-film-700 uppercase tracking-wide"
         >
           Change
@@ -175,21 +184,9 @@ export default function FileUpload({
       {fileError && (
         <p className="text-xs text-red-500 mt-2 font-medium">{fileError}</p>
       )}
-
-      <input
-        ref={inputRef}
-        type="file"
-        accept="video/*"
-        className="hidden"
-        onChange={(e) => {
-          const f = e.target.files?.[0];
-          if (f) handleFile(f);
-        }}
-      />
     </div>
   );
 
-  // ── Drop zone (inner) ─────────────────────────────────
   const DropZone = () => (
     <div
       id="upload-zone"
@@ -202,10 +199,10 @@ export default function FileUpload({
       }}
       onDragLeave={() => setDragging(false)}
       onDrop={handleDrop}
-      onClick={() => inputRef.current?.click()}
+      onClick={openFilePicker}
       onKeyDown={(e) => {
         if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") {
-          inputRef.current?.click();
+          openFilePicker();
         }
       }}
       className={cn(
@@ -226,9 +223,11 @@ export default function FileUpload({
 
       <div className="text-center">
         <p className="font-heading font-semibold text-[var(--text)] text-base">
-          {dragging ? "Release to upload" : "Drag & Drop your video here"}
+          {dragging ? "Release to upload" : "Drag & Drop your video in here"}
         </p>
+
         <p className="text-sm text-[var(--muted)] mt-1">or click to browse</p>
+
         <p className="text-xs text-[var(--muted)] mt-2 font-heading">
           Ctrl+O / Cmd+O
         </p>
@@ -243,20 +242,13 @@ export default function FileUpload({
         Supports: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, and most video formats up to 2GB
       </p>
 
-      {fileError && (
-        <p className="text-sm text-red-500 text-center">{fileError}</p>
-      )}
+      {fileError && <p className="text-sm text-red-500 text-center">{fileError}</p>}
 
-      <input
-        ref={inputRef}
-        type="file"
-        accept="video/*"
-        className="hidden"
-        onChange={(e) => {
-          const f = e.target.files?.[0];
-          if (f) handleFile(f);
-        }}
-      />
+      {currentFile && (
+        <p className="text-xs text-[var(--muted)] mt-2">
+          Selected: {formatBytes(currentFile.size)}
+        </p>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 
@@ -293,20 +285,15 @@ export default function FileUpload({
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* ── Normal upload UI ── */}
-      <div className="space-y-2">
-        {error && (
-          <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-red-500">
-            {error}
-          </p>
-        )}
-        {warning && (
-          <p role="alert" className="text-sm text-yellow-500">
-            {warning}
-          </p>
-        )}
-        {currentFile ? <FileInfo /> : <DropZone />}
-      </div>
-    </>
+      {currentFile ? <FileInfo /> : <DropZone />}
+
+      <input
+        ref={inputRef}
+        type="file"
+        accept="video/*"
+        className="hidden"
+        onChange={handleInputChange}
+      />
+    </div>
   );
 }
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