Dipankar De Sarkar

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In Rohan Kanawade’s feature directorial debut, Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears), the Marathi filmmaker tenderly portrays the blossoming connection between Anand (Bhushaan Manoj), a Mumbai-based man, and Balya (Suraaj Suman), a local farmer and childhood friend. Exploring themes of grief and social expectations during a 10-day mourning period in Maharashtra, the 112-minute social realist film chronicles the intricacies of a forbidden relationship.

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Aranya Sahay‘s Humans in the Loop is an incisive examination of the confluence of technology and identity, based on the lived experience of its Adivasi protagonist. In a world where machines learn to absorb human biases, she comes to understand, most acutely, that the technology she has undertaken, like tending her children, inherits the discrimination of its labeller.

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“Every film has its own soul. My job is to find that soul and translate it into images.” This philosophy has guided Ravi Varman’s approach to cinematography, shaping how he frames, lights, and composes every shot. Over the course of his 26-year career, spanning more than two dozen films, his work has moved fluidly between the kinetic energy of Anniyan, the melancholic stillness of Barfi!, the theatrical opulence of Ram-Leela, and the introspective quiet of Tamasha.

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Fasil Muhammed’s debut feature film, Feminist Fathima (Feminichi Fathima), is a deeply compassionate drama about a Muslim housewife in rural Kerala. When the protagonist, Shamla Hamza, needs a new mattress, she stirs the hornet’s nest and creates conflict within her seemingly peaceful household. The 2024 film portrays the most ordinary aspects of life and explores issues such as gender equality and female agency in a conservative setting where men have traditionally dominated the lives of women.

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Natesh Hegde’s  Kannada film, Vaghachipani (Tiger’s Pond, 2025),  is a fine follow-up to his debut venture, Pedro (Kannada, 2021), and effectively explores the intricacies of caste, class, and gender. Based on a short story, Dhare Urridhe by Amaresh Nugadoni, the film has just had its world premiere at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. Vaghachipani looks at Prabhu (Achyut Kumar), a wealthy landlord who has his eyes set on the upcoming village elections.