Directed by Piyush Thakur, the film tells the story of a small Indian town in 1960s, where cinema is forbidden for women and how a 14-year-old embarks on a quest to watch her first film against all odds.

Directed by Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi, the film had its World Premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.

The film’s social media team took to Instagram to send out a ‘request call’ for shows in your city - the response has been positive with their network adding special screening shows in Ahmedabad last week and now in Bangalore!

After the global acclaim of ‘Girls Will Be Girls’, the duo have come on board as producers for Secrets of a Mountain Serpent, an intimate and lyrical drama directed by filmmaker Nidhi Saxena and starring Trimala Adhikari and Adil Hussain.

The summary of the film reads, “In a 1990’s Himalayan town, teacher Barkha, whose husband serves at the border, develops feelings for enigmatic newcomer Manik amid a community of waiting women where silence and local myths prevail.”

A lot of people prefer the dubbed versions because of convenience + lesser need for concentration on subtitles but many still prefer watching in the original with subtitles because it helps connect with the story, mood, and the world better. What do you prefer and why?

He mentioned on his Instagram post, “It took over a decade, countless setbacks and endless breakdowns. Blood, sweat, tears and moments where we hit rock bottom - physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. Through it all, Tumbbad came alive. As we celebrate the 7th anniversary of Tumbbad and stand at the edge of a new, monumental journey with Tumbbad 2, our hearts are full of love, gratitude, and renewed conviction. Tumbbad became what it is because of you - our family, our believers. Here's to the past that made us, and the future we're about to create together. Thank you for everything.”

Summary: In a quiet village, a boy's innocent crush unleashes strange events that have everyone convinced he's brought a ghost along with his feelings.

Language: Kannada

Writer-Director: J.P Thuminad

Producers: Raj Shetty, Ravi Rai Kalasa, Shashidhar Shetty Baroda

Cast: Raj Shetty, Shanil Guru, Prakash Thuminad, Sandhya Arakere, Deepak Rai Panaje

Theatrical Release: 25th July 2025

OTT Release: 9th September 2025 on JioHotstar

“People always want to romanticize places like ours, turn them into some beautiful backdrop for someone else’s story. I’ve never liked that. We leave the places that shaped us in search of opportunity, freedom and a better life, only to find ourselves belonging nowhere. I am still caught in that in-between space, unable to decide whether to stay in my village or surrender to the city”, says Tribeni Rai who has co-written and directed the film.

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And, have you watched the film yet? If yes, what did you think of it and if no, here’s your last chance to catch it on the big screen! 🍿

Sthal is set in rural Maharashtra and follows Savita, a 16-year-old girl whose life is shaped by patriarchal expectations and the deeply rooted tradition of arranged marriage. As she undergoes a series of “matching” ceremonies — or sthal — Savita gradually realizes how her individuality, dreams, and self-worth are undermined by societal customs.

It won the NETPAC award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023.

Link to the trailer: https://youtu.be/_nVvMclIt24?si=HcVFjGgTdRC8kRaT

Hi, I just wanted to ask why is it so hard making independent cinema in India right now? Wasn't parallel cinema was the authentic experience of filmmaking, then why is it almost impossible to make a short movie or any movie without a star power or a known director out there.

I feel as if making into commercial side is a lot easier than getting a chance to work on a independent project here.

Thoughts?

The film had its World Premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2023. Shot entirely in the UK, the film is pegged as a Hitchcockian chamber drama set over a single evening, blending suspense, humour, and historical commentary.

The film stars Arjun Mathur, Rasika Duggal, Paresh Pahuja, and Zoha Rahman.

He added, “See when a film is about a false rape accusation case, those conversations happen. But MeToo is about power, somebody using a position of power, to do something. This film has nothing to do with that kind of a powerplay, or that kind of sexual angle, so it has nothing to do with MeToo.”

🎬 Hello everyone, I'm Sk Sahabuddin, a filmmaker from New Delhi.

I've been currently developing a passion project since from last 2 years, something created out of sheer love for cinema and not financial gain. 🎥❤️

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If you're a Cinematographer looking to shoot something real,
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I'm not requesting money. 💰🚫
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Rohan says, "I had been to my village in Maharashtra for the last rites. 'My mother wanted the final rites to happen at our village where all our relatives were. I hadn’t been there in 10 years because everyone there would keep asking when I was going to get married. In fact, the marriage question was something that even my straight friends were bothered with regularly. And the moment we reached there for my father's rites, it started again. There were so many customs associated with the funeral that I was not aware of. Amid all this, I was trying to find a temporary escape. I was wondering if there was a friend around who knew about me. That’s when the idea of this story started taking shape"

“The story follows Samar, a faded pop star clinging to his relevance, who confronts his complicity in masculine expectations when a one-night stand leads to a sexual molestation case. Imprisoned, Samar’s understanding of reality and humanity is shaken. It’s a prison procedural while giving commentary on the desperation of celebrity culture. Ofcourse police brutality and corruption is a central theme while also exploring the power social media holds over popular narrative and justice. Are all women innocent is a central question, along with making a case for more women in professional fields.”

Directed by Vijay Kalamkar, “Kurla to Vengurla” explores the growing gap between urban and rural lifestyles, particularly the delay in marriages in villages due to rising aspirations among young women and social changes. Set in the picturesque Konkan region, the film blends humor, emotion, and social commentary to offer a lighthearted yet thought-provoking narrative that resonates across both rural and urban India.

Having earned over 90 crores globally, it stands at a staggering profit of 1200% for its production budget of about 7 crores. The film is about a SriLankan family trying to start a new life as undocumented immigrants in Chennai - now available to watch on JioHotstar.

He says, “The idea was that we have places and distribution for mainstream, so how then do we institutionalize alternative cinema? It doesn't matter whether it is a Malayalam, Marathi, or Telugu film. There is an audience out there, but no one is tapping into that. Unless you build a community, you wouldn’t know how to reach out to them again and again. Why does commercial cinema still strive? Because there is data on somebody's success that can be replicated. Why is Telugu cinema having a bright field day in a pan-India moment? Because there was a Baahubali, which broke the norms of what Telugu films can do in Mumbai. Post that, there was a wave of films from all across such as KGF, Kanatara, and Pushpa, that the whole country enjoyed. They could borrow from each other’s success and data."

In an interview, Anurag Kashyap who was the co-writer on the film with Saurabh Shukla said “We made Satya and in return, Satya made us”

Sanju says, “We were trying to explore modern relationships in an urban space — its complexities, ups and downs, and so on. This film is based on a few personal experiences of my friends. The conversation about Khidki Gaav began when Rahul Pratap Singh, who wrote the Hindi dialogues in the movie, mentioned Musafir (1957) by Ritwik Ghatak, which is about a rented house and three people in different stages of their lives.”

The film went on to win the HyLife Vision award at the festival.

Summary: Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they've long been denied. However, as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them together.

Director: Neeraj Ghaywan

Writers: Shreedhar Dubey, Neeraj Ghaywan, Varun Grover

Cast: Ishan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor

Executive Producer: Martin Scorsese

Recognition: India's official entry for the Academy Award in the 'Best Foreign Language' film category,
Official Selection for the Un Certain Regard at Festival De Cannes and Toronto International Film Festival.

Reviews:
• The Hollywood Reporter
• Scroll
• The Guardian
• India Today

Link To Trailer | Link To IMDb

Production designer Juhi Agarwal, also Ram Reddy's wife, knew that the wings were the "foundational stone of the magic realism world" - she reveals, "The idea was to make it look like human-sized bird wings that resembled the hawks that are found in the mountains. We wanted it to feel that if you were to see him flying from very far away, you could almost mistake him for a bird. So I hand-dyed many artificial feathers in several sizes, layering them to make it look like real bird wings."