Director: Lakshmipriya Devi
Cast: Gugun Kipgen, Angom Sanamatum, Bala Hijam & Others
Duration: 1 hr 34 mins
Language: Manipuri
Synopsis: In the valleys of Manipur, seven-year-old Boong has decided on the perfect gift for his mother his father’s return. He has never met him. That has never stopped him from believing. What begins as a child’s quiet act of love leads somewhere his innocence was never meant to reach and changes everything he thought he understood about home.
Director: Anupam Kher
Cast: Shubhangi, Anupam Kher, Iain Glen, Pallavi Joshi, Jackie Shroff, Boman Irani, Nassar, Karan Tacker & Arvind Swamy.
Duration: 2 hr 40 mins
Language: Hindi
Synopsis: All her life, Tanvi has been told she is different, but no less a truth she embraces as she sets out to achieve the impossible. With her mother‘s unwavering belief and her grandfather‘s hesitant yet growing support, this young autistic girl dares to stand where her late father never could at the world‘s highest battlefield. Tanvi The Great is a poignant tale of love, resilience, and the unbreakable spirit of a girl who, against all odds and perceptions, turns hope into triumph.
Director: Srinivas Abrol
Cast: Jitesh Thaku , Alankrita Bora, Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Brijendra Kala
Duration: 2 hrs 6 mins
Language: English, Hindi
Synopsis: Tara arrives chasing a dream she inherited and finds Akash, a man whose presence defies every explanation she has. As love forms between worlds, the novel that brought her here holds a secret far older than either of them. Some stories were never meant to be found.
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Director: Deepti Pillay Sivan
Cast: Dr. Mohan Agashe, Aadinath Kothare, Aakash Menon
Duration: 1 hr 59 mins
Language: Malayalam
Synopsis: A whimsical time-travel tale where a father and son literally swap lives—stepping into each other’s shoes, shirts, and socks—to explore mistakes, second chances, and what family truly means.
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Director: Arunjit Borah
Cast: Aimee Baruah
Duration: 1 hr 39 mins
Language: Assamese
Synopsis: A devoted teacher, unable to accept his student’s failures, returns in the guise of a ghost to inspire and guide them pushing them to succeed and secure a first-class result.
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Director: Kachangthai Gonmei
Cast: Thangtinliu Yanthan
Duration: 1 hr 42 mins
Language: Rongmei
Synopsis: Mistreated by his stepmother, Niamgipu transforms into a hornbill to escape his pain, promising to return when rice beer is pounded. When his father returns and finds him gone, Niamgipu’s ladylove explains, and the stepmother begs for forgiveness, but is banished by Niamgipu’s father.
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Director: Nang Tanvi Manpoong
Cast: Mongseng Munglang, Yeathan Shyam, Mong Manlong, Senghoo Langkhun
Duration:1 hr 50 mins
Language: Tai Khamti
Synopsis: A young monk’s accidental escape from the monastery threatens his spiritual path, but a chance encounter with a wise old nun sets him on a new journey toward enlightenment
through unexpected karmic lessons.
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Director: Jeejivisha Kale
Cast: Bharti Achrekar, Pushkaraj Chirputkar, Nipun Dharmadhikari, Sonalee Kulkarni, Jaimini Pathak, Neha Pendse
Duration: 1 hr 47 mins
Language: Marathi
Synopsis: Swati’s life in Mumbai is held together by appearances and falling apart beneath them. When her mother’s illness pulls her back to Pune, she walks into a house full of old wounds and a sister who never left. Three women. Three years of silence. And a wedding video that should never have been found.
Director: Chintan Kamlesh Parekh
Duration:
Language: English, Hindi, Odia
Synopsis: Gottipua: Beyond Borders explores a rare and indigenous dance tradition from Eastern India, where young boys dress up as females to worship Lord Jagannath—known as the Lord of the Universe. Performed since the 16th century, this sacred art form holds ancient wisdom and deeply guarded secrets. It’s a story where beliefs will be shaken, perspectives will be challenged, and every answer will lead to even deeper questions.
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Director: Vikram Mishra
Duration: 1 hr 29 mins
Language: English
Synopsis: A controversial lawsuit in California unravels into a broader inquiry on power, narrative, and institutional accountability tracing how allegations of caste discrimination against Hindu Americans reshape public discourse. Through interviews, legal records, and personal accounts, the film examines the role of advocacy groups, media, and state agencies in constructing contested truths. As the case collapses under scrutiny, it reveals the fragile line between justice and bias where reputations, rights, and democratic principles hang in balance.
Director: Isha Pungaliya
Duration: 1 hr 26 mins
Language: English, Hindi, Marathi
Synopsis: When a traumatised Siberian Husky crosses paths with a woman searching for belonging, an intimate bond takes shape one that unfolds across landscapes and lifetimes. From a sanctuary shared with animals and nature to an annual journey from Pune to the Himalayas, their companionship deepens through loss, healing, and quiet revelation. As grief and love intertwine, the dog becomes both guardian and guide illuminating a path of surrender, connection, and the fragile balance between holding on and letting go.
Director: Karma Samten Paljor
Duration: 1 hr 10 mins
Language: Assamese
Synopsis: Keepers of the Wild showcases how Indigenous communities in Northeast India are protecting the endangered Amur Falcon by combining traditional wisdom with modern conservation. Often overlooked, they lead where others fall short–offering a powerful model for climate action and shared responsibility.
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Director: Samten Bhutia
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
Language: Sikkemese
Synopsis: Shangrila, the Hidden Paradise delves into Sikkim’s royal legacy, democratic shift, and vibrant present. Set against Mt. Kanchenjunga, the film reveals the state’s rich culture, religious harmony, and ecological wealth, offering a rare look at a region often overlooked despite its unique place in India.
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Director: Deepak SV & Dimple Dugar
Cast: Indira Tiwari, Richa Meena, Lokesh Mittal, Anita Pradhan
Duration: 13 mins
Language: English
Synopsis: Set in the Zeliangrong Hills, this animated short follows Rani Gaidinliu’s journey from tribal girl to fearless freedom fighter. Mentored by Jadonang, she leads the Heraka Movement against British rule, becoming a symbol of resistance whose legacy continues to inspire.
Director: Kapil Tanwar
Cast: Indira Tiwari, Richa Meena, Lokesh Mittal, Anita Pradhan
Duration: 29 mins 55 secs
Language: Hindi, Rajasthani
Synopsis: Two sisters one a rudaali (professional mourner), the other a nachaniya (dancer) struggle to preserve survival, dignity, and womanhood in rural Rajasthan. Battling casteism, societal judgement, and unwanted male attention, they discover strength in sisterhood and rebellion that needs no words. Ru Ba Ru is a raw and intimate portrait of Rajasthan unfiltered,deeply rooted in Indian culture, and layered with the nuances of Indian filmmaking. A rare cinematic experience that is both viscerally real and culturally resonant.
Director: Ankur Deka
Cast: Dr. Jayanta Das, Pakiza Begum, Kula Kuldip, Swagata Bharali, Mintu Barua, Chinmoy Kataki, Chanku Niranjan Nath, Uddipana Choudhury
Duration: 30 mins
Language: Assamese
Synopsis: In the stillness of post-retirement life, Manoranjan Kalita, a 63-year-old former clerk, drifts between routine and quiet resignation until a stranger’s offer to audition for a film stirs something long buried within him. Faced with ridicule at home and doubt in his own heart, he stumbles toward a hesitant debut that becomes something deeper a fragile but defiant rediscovery of joy, dignity, and the right to dream even at the edge of old age. Aabiskar – The Debut is a tender, wry meditation on invisibility, rebellion, and the beauty of beginning again when no one expects you to.
Director: Digvijay Andhorikar
Cast: Snehalata Siddharth, Mithali Hiremath, Deva Gadekar
Duration: 40 mins
Language: Marathi
Synopsis: Set in Mumbai’s red light area, film narrates the journey of a sisterhood between Gita a trans-sex worker & her next-door neighbor Deepali. While Gita plans to elope with her lover Ravi, Deepali mistakes Ravi’s gestures towards her as love but, in reality Ravi has no feelings towards Deepali. Now it’s up to Gita to show the truth & make Deepali realize the harsh reality of the world they live in.
Director: Abhimanyu Kanodia
Cast: Namit Das, Dibanisha Banerjee
Duration:
Language: English, Hindi
Synopsis: A lonely filmmaker screens his experimental short film to an empty auditorium, until a mysterious stranger walks in, leading to an unexpected relationship formed entirely through voice notes.
Director: Sai Harini Vasanth
Cast: Charan Kasala, Kanumukkala Masthan, Murali Krishna, P Shiva Nageshwara Rao, Vineela Aradhi, Subba Rao Naidu, Venkataswamy
Duration: 19 mins
Language: Telugu
Synopsis: Set in a 1983 village near Hyderabad, Tea Kottu’83 follows 12-year-old paperboy Nani and Raghavayya, the kind tea stall owner who raised him. As India reaches the World Cup finals, Nani embarks on a quiet mission to help Raghavayya, who’s only known cricket through radio, watch the historic match on TV. A warm tale of cricket, companionship, and unspoken love.
Director: Marco Felipe Rossi
Cast: Foster Manley, Anquinizia Hall
Duration:
Language: English
Synopsis: As a man brings his wife back home after she spent over a year at the hospital only for the doctors to give up on her case, she notices a brochure about euthanasia slipping out of his
jacket’s pocket.
Director: Beybaar & Vishal Tiwari
Cast: Namrata Varshney, Suman Shekharr
Duration: 10 mins
Language: Hindi, Marathi
Synopsis: In bustling Mumbai, Shekhar, a weary night-shift worker, and Namrata, a nervous Kathak dancer, become flatmates on opposite schedules. Struggling with lost dreams and self-doubt, they rarely meet but connect through heartfelt sticky notes left in their shared flat. Through these quiet exchanges, they uplift each other, finding solace and motivation in a city that often feels indifferent.
Director: Samar Jain
Cast: Durgesh Kumar, Pranjal Pateriya, Sumanto Chattopadhyay, Ashutosh Pandey, Manju Thavnani
Duration: 22 mins
Language: Hindi
Synopsis: In a village entrenched in caste discrimination, Vishnu must defy years of silence, oppressive traditions, and entrenched power structures to fulfil his grandfather’s dying wish—to be cremated at the village’s only cremation ground, controlled by the Upper Caste.
Director: Ashutosh S. Shankar
Cast: Siya Malasi, Sankalp Joshi, Sukanya Gurav, Sumali Khaniwale
Duration: 23 mins
Language: English, Hindi
Synopsis: A dalit, trans-woman puts herself out in the dating pool of Bombay as she tries to navigate through her queer & caste identity.
At a queer party Tara meets a charming young man, Aman and is instantly enamoured by his charm and comfort that he shares about her trans-identity. Tara, on the same night learns that Aman is an upper caste man and thus she decides to keep her Dalit (lower caste) identity to herself with the fear of Aman losing interest in her. What follows is Tara’s struggle of discretion and coming to terms with her own identity and facing her real self at the cost of losing love.
Director: Sonia Mackwani
Cast: Pallavi Kedia, K. Danish Mohammed, Kallur Basha, Kalyan Akkipeddi ,M. Mujamill, G. Ganesh, K. Naveen Kumar, Lakshminarayan
Duration: 16 mins
Language: Hindi
Synopsis: In a remote, orthodox village, a young widow refuses to let grief dictate her son’s future. Defying tradition and social scorn, she sets out to learn an unforeseen skill – riding a bicycle, to carry her child to school 20 kilometres away.
Director: Keshav Shree
Cast: Kulvinder Ghir, Richard Bobb-Semple, Keshav Shree, Ruchika Jain, Leo Anand, Aadi Chabukswar
Duration:
Language: English, Hindi
Synopsis: Scared about his friends moving on without him, a newly single man recruits his dysfunctional Indian family to throw a reunion dinner in a desperate attempt to reconnect. A short dark-comedy about male loneliness in the South Asian community.
Director: Minnie Vaid
Duration: 27 mins
Language: English
Synopsis: Centerstage follows a young Tara’s journey of self-discovery through Indian and western classical dance her struggles, her coping strategies, her triumphs. Showcasing her performances in Bharatanatyam dance in iconic Indian temples as well as pulsating jazz and hip-hop on modern platforms in Austin, the film highlights Tara’s resilience and indomitable spirit. It also offers warm and fun glimpses of a teenager’s energy and sparkle.
Director: Devendra Singh Parmar & Sanjeev Rajsingh Parmar
Cast: Gyan Prakash, Nikita Porwal, Yashodhan Rana, Vijay Raaz, Abhishek Arya, Shobha Chatterjee
Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins
Language: Hindi
Synopsis: A visitor to his rural Indian homeland recalls the custom of matchmaking by barbers and involuntary opens a pandora’s box of his own past where social taboo and protagonism came face to face for a barber to find a way out of the social quagmire.
Director: Shubham Sanjay Shevade
Cast: Atul Parchure, Shivaji Satam, Kishore Kadam, Raghav Vartak, Dr. Nilesh Mane, Sudarshan Deshmukh, Vedika Kulkarni
Duration: 1 hr 50 mins
Language: Marathi
Synopsis: Magazine follows a restless, cinephile city boy who visits his ancestral village in search of something to feel. Surrounded by sugarcane fields and simple lives, he begins to see beauty in stillness and strength in silence. What starts as an escape becomes a journey back to his roots where he learns that the most powerful stories aren’t always loud.
Director: Karen Kshiti Suvarna
Cast: Pravin Singh Sisodia, Priyanka Upendra, Zarina Wahab , Amit Behl, Ajith Shidhaye, Sachin Patekar
Duration:
Language: Hindi
Synopsis: A man descending into Alzheimer’s clings to the delusion that his wife is quarantined with COVID-19 in the next room, forcing his estranged, career-driven son to choose between his ambitions and the father whose reality is fracturing.
The film explores the devastating toll Alzheimer’s takes not only on the patient but on the entire family, examining the complex themes of duty, grief, and the fragile line between hope and denial.
Director: Sagar Puranik
Cast: Sagar Puranik
Duration: 1 hr 55 mins
Language: Kannada
Synopsis: In the chaotic city of Hubballi, small-time goon Venkya faces financial ruin and a bedridden father. His only hope is to find his estranged brother, Ganya, in exchange for property rights. Using social media, Venkya tracks Ganya’s impact on various communities. His journey takes him across India, exposing him to the country’s rich cultural diversity. Venkya’s journey evolves into a quest for self-discovery and redemption. Ultimately, he confronts the culmination of his odyssey, reflecting on the enduring bonds of family and humanity.
Director: Ankur Arun Kakatkar, Shantanu Tungare
Cast: Sammy Jonas Heaney, Ernesto Baez, Sanskruti Balgude
Duration: 2 hrs
Language: English
Synopsis: In the bustling streets of Mumbai, Rani and Jaydeep, reunited after 10 years, rekindle their bittersweet college romance. Their love faces a grave challenge as Jaydeep battles a life-threatening health crisis, pushing Rani on a desperate quest for a kidney transplant. Amid uncertainty and emotional turmoil, their bond deepens, inspiring hope and resilience. In the end, their Courage and Love prove that miracles can arise even in the face of the impossible. The film explores the devastating toll Alzheimer’s takes not only on the patient but on the entire family, examining the complex themes of duty, grief, and the fragile line between hope and denial.
Director: Vishal Patnaik
Cast: Chandan Sahu, Jayant Santra, Kartik Rout
Duration: 2 hr 8 mins
Language: Odia
Synopsis: Maliput Melodies is a heartwarming Odia film portraying rural Odisha through four moving stories. From shattered Rathyatra dreams in “Kanaphula” to conflicting ambitions in “Rangamati,” anxious wait in “Baidakaria,” and wedding struggles in “Bhibhaghar,” the film beautifully captures simple joys, aspirations, and resilience amid changing times.
Director: Tamil Silambarasan
Cast: Muthupandi, Anbu, Thirunavukarasu, Manivannan
Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
Language: Tamil
Synopsis: In 1892, a caste-based conflict erupts in Tamil Nadu when a sacred stone idol is seized, disrupting a community’s right to worship. A century later, on the same date in 1992, the dispute resurfaces in violence leaving four people dead and a festival suspended in time. Decades on, justice remains unresolved, and the temple stands closed. Tracing this continuity, the film examines how history repeats itself where faith, caste, and memory remain locked in an unbroken cycle.
Director: Ankur Arun Kakatkar, Shantanu Tungare
Cast: Sammy Jonas Heaney, Ernesto Baez, Sanskruti Balgude
Duration: 2 hrs
Language: English
Synopsis: In the bustling streets of Mumbai, Rani and Jaydeep, reunited after 10 years, rekindle their bittersweet college romance. Their love faces a grave challenge as Jaydeep battles a life-threatening health crisis, pushing Rani on a desperate quest for a kidney transplant. Amid uncertainty and emotional turmoil, their bond deepens, inspiring hope and resilience. In the end, their Courage and Love prove that miracles can arise even in the face of the impossible. The film explores the devastating toll Alzheimer’s takes not only on the patient but on the entire family, examining the complex themes of duty, grief, and the fragile line between hope and denial.
Director: Ankur Arun Kakatkar, Shantanu Tungare
Cast: Sammy Jonas Heaney, Ernesto Baez, Sanskruti Balgude
Duration: 2 hrs
Language: English
Synopsis: In the bustling streets of Mumbai, Rani and Jaydeep, reunited after 10 years, rekindle their bittersweet college romance. Their love faces a grave challenge as Jaydeep battles a life-threatening health crisis, pushing Rani on a desperate quest for a kidney transplant. Amid uncertainty and emotional turmoil, their bond deepens, inspiring hope and resilience. In the end, their Courage and Love prove that miracles can arise even in the face of the impossible. The film explores the devastating toll Alzheimer’s takes not only on the patient but on the entire family, examining the complex themes of duty, grief, and the fragile line between hope and denial.
Director: Neil Joachim
Cast: Bridgette Shields, Oliver Evans, Juan Vega Valderrama, Gaya Ramachandran, Suchie Vijaykumar
Duration:
Language: English
Synopsis: Two young people meet at a transitional moment in their lives, each carrying their own absences and uncertainties. Through simple conversations, difficult choices, and the daily grind they insist on following, they discover that unexpected bonds can offer the support they lacked at home. A sensitive portrait of growing up, belonging, and finding companionship where it’s least expected.
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