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As the world exists in one grain of sand, so does the family of man in this marketplace

Season:
2020
Director:
Pradip Kurbah
Cinematography:
Pradip Daimary
Cast:
Albert Mawrie, Denver Pariat, Richard Kharpuri, Baia Marbaniang, Enshon Lamare, Anvil Laloo, Lapynhun Sunn, Jeetesh Sharma, Saju Ahmed, Rapam Baruah, Khambor Nongneng, Dhruba Kalita, Elmer War
Editor:
Lionel Fernandes
Producer:
Shankar Lall Goenka
Language:
Khasi, Jaintia, Garo, Hindi
Genre:
Drama

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U.N.C.L.E.) on a heady ride of greed, deception, heist, and even murder when art collector Joseph Cassidy (Mick Jagger) throws them a challenge of stealing reclusive artist Jerome Dubney's (Donald Sutherland, The Hunger Games) work. After all, you can’t put a price on a true masterpiece, right?! – Shwetha VR

Season:
2020
Director:
Geetu Mohandas
Cinematography:
Rajeev Ravi
Cast:
Nivin Pauly, Shashank Arora, Dileesh Pothan, Sobhita Dhulipala, Roshan Mathew, Melissa Raju Thomas
Editor:
Ajithkumar B., Kiran Das
Producer:
Anurag Kashyap, Vinod Kumar, Alan McAlex & Ajay G. Rai(JAR Pictures)
Language:
Malayalam, Hindi
Genre:
Action, Thriller
Music:
Sagar Desai

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What strangeness awaits you in the dark Bengali forest?

Season:
2020
Director:
Aniket Dutta, Roshni Sen
Cinematography:
Basab Mullick
Cast:
Joyraj Bhattacharjee, Soumyajit Majumdar, Bidyut Das, Debleena Sen
Editor:
Nikon Basu, Sukanta Majumdar (Sound)
Producer:
Indrajit Roy, Roshni Sen
Language:
Bengali
Genre:
Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror

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Screens before MEZQUITE'S HEART

Bryan feels hostility around him as soon as he lands in a busy market in Delhi on a winter evening, and his life is about the change.

Season:
2020
Producer:
Tarun Jain

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She must find an answer to a terrifying dilemma. Seven years ago, in the middle of the night, Aasiya's husband was picked up by Army officers. Ever since she has led an incomplete life. Living life as a half-widow, she wants closure more than anything. In her attempts to obtain his death certificate from the Government, she faces multiple challenges. Through her quiet strength, she carries her family. But she can't keep juggling between her past and the present. Her search for answers mingles hope with despair. Which will win out?

Season:
2019
Premiere status:
North American Premiere
Director:
Praveen Morchhale
Cinematography:
Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah
Cast:
Shilpi Marwaha, Nooorjahan, Zaba Banoo, Ajay Chourey, Bilal
Editor:
Anthony Joseph
Producer:
Praveen Morchhale
Language:
Urdu
Genre:
Drama, Family

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Cinequest opens in high fashion as the glorious Nandita Das presents her sweeping biopic, Manto At the dawn of India's independence, an air of optimism sweeps the country. Yet the euphoria flees when the country faces turmoil, violence, and fear of their quickly changing world. A horrified Manto bears witness to the upheaval in his homeland and channels his emotions into writing a transformation of that inner turmoil. Unbelievably, he finds himself on trial for obscenity--a trial wherein the very definition of art and artistic responsibility is challenged.

Season:
2019
Director:
Nandita Das
Cinematography:
Kartik Vijay
Cast:
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin
Editor:
A. Sreekar Prasad
Executive Producer:
Sanjeevkumar Nair
Language:
Hindi, Urdu
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Sneha Khanwalkar

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Can you play cricket wearing a burka? Being in a Muslim family in modern-day India can sometimes be a struggle for 20-year-old Kaikasha and her two sisters. Their father wants them to wear burkas and to have arranged marriages, but these determined young women have dreams of their own. This beautiful and rousing story follows Kaikasha in her quest to be the first Muslim on the Mumbai women’s cricket team and then follows her into a corridor of uncertainty after a shocking turn of events changes the fate of her family.

Season:
2018
Director:
Jeremy Guy
Cinematography:
Jeremy Guy
Editor:
Anisha Acharya, Salman Syed
Producer:
Jeremy Guy, Sushrut Jain
Language:
English, Hindi
Genre:
Documentary
Music:
Marcello De Francisci

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Can a rickshaw driver navigate the potholes of life? Shukla, a rickshaw driver, deals with a multitude of passengers on the roads of Mumbai. Some of them take advantage of him, but they can’t rob him of his prized possession – his decency. A new marriage and a pretty bride bring up many unanticipated challenges. Before Shukla can get lucky, he has to grab life by the horns. The film will take the audience on a wildly appealing rickshaw ride on three strong wheels – acting, score, and direction. – Rakesh Bhadang

Season:
2018
Director:
Siddhartha Jatla
Cinematography:
Siddhartha Jatla
Cast:
Saharsh Kumar Shukla, Taneea Rajawat
Editor:
Srijan Chaurasia, Siddhartha Jatla, Amanda Mooney
Producer:
Siddhartha Jatla, Amanda Mooney
Language:
Hindi
Genre:
Drama
Music:
Karl Heortweard

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A short drama about a mother and her small son who become victims of internal conflict in Pakistan. Part Of Shorts Program 1

Season:
2017
Director:
Dheeraj Jindal
Cinematography:
Satchith Paulose
Cast:
Sartaj Kakkar, Rasika Dugal
Editor:
Neil Sehgal
Producer:
Neeraj Suji, Shashi Prakash Chopra

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A vibrant and magical romantic comedy from India starring the luminous talents of Barun Sobti (Shraddha) and Shahana Goswami (Under Construction, Midnight’s Children). Arjun (Sobti), is a member of a group of five young men who share a common goal: to play football at Juhu Beach every Sunday. There's no doubt it's a high point of their week…until one Sunday, as a result of Arjun letting a senile old stranger (who is also the catalyst for Arjun meeting his love interest Kavya (Goswami)) join them, a ban is issued on their games, and they must find a new location.

Season:
2017
Director:
Milind Dhaimade
Cinematography:
Harendra Singh
Cast:
Barun Sobti, Shahana Goswami, Avinash Tiwary, Rasika Duggal, Vishal Malhotra, Maanvi Gagroo, Nakul Bhalla
Editor:
Shyam Salgaonkar
Producer:
Varun Shah
Language:
English, Hindi, Konkani with English subtitles
Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Music:
Amartya Rahut
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