South Asia Competition
India
Hindi, Nepali
2023
95 mins
Asia Premiere
Festival History
San Sebastian Int'l Film Festival (Kutxabank - New Directors' Award)
South Asia Competition
India
Hindi, Nepali
2023
95 mins
Asia Premiere
Festival History
San Sebastian Int'l Film Festival (Kutxabank - New Directors' Award)
A nationwide lockdown is imposed in India during the coronavirus pandemic. While all Nepalese migrant labourers are boarding the vans to return home, Hansi sees an opportunity to earn more money for his ailing son. His brother-in-law, Dil Bahadur, offers him illegal work in a godown. One day, they find alcohol there and sneak it out for fun. Things take a tragic turn when Dil Bahadur is accused of stealing money. Hansi encourages him to return to Nepal but the borders are closed owing to the pandemic. The lockdown offers no escape.
Rahul Mukhia
Rupesh Lama
Diwa Shah
Modhura Palit
Viraj Zunzarao
Rakesh Janardhanan
Jishnu Dev
ThomasAjay Abraham
NA
Ankush More
Komal Rawal
ThomasAjay Abraham
Visvesh Singh Sehrawat
Hardhyaan Films LLP
Sinai Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Thomas Ajay Abraham
thomasaj.1495@gmail.com
Diwa Shah has studied Creative Writing from the esteemed Durham University, UK. Ever since, she has written two novels that are at the verge of being published. She has also worked as an assistant director alongside her national-award winning mother, Shalini Shah, on many films. She has written lyrics for the song of the movie, Samosa and Sons, that is yet to be released. Bahadur is her first feature length project that got selected in the WIP Lab by NFDC Film Bazaar.