Overview

• The Hindi feature opens in Indian cinemas on 12 September following a high‑profile festival run.
• Presented by Anurag Kashyap and Guneet Monga, the film drew endorsements at a Mumbai screening attended by Vikramaditya Motwane, Abhishek Chaubey, Vasan Bala, Nandita Das, Rima Das and others.
• Raam Reddy's second feature premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won Best Film at the Leeds International Film Festival plus a Special Jury Prize at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.
• Set in the late 1980s Himalayas, the story blends magical realism with thriller elements, was shot on 16mm, and features Deepak Dobriyal, Priyanka Bose and Tillotama Shome.
• Bajpayee praises the film's singular storytelling while warning that box‑office fixation and OTT's mainstream tilt are squeezing space for independent cinema.