Shorts & Mid-length · Filmmaker Q&A
Damned Kambakhat
Directed by Varun Grover
Screens as part of Programme 7: Still Human.
Screening at DIFF 2026
Fri30
to Friday 30 Oct · PictureTime 3
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- Runtime
- 19 min
- Year
- 2026
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi, Punjabi
- Subtitles
- English
Synopsis
A social-media influencer goes in search of an old, forgotten folk singer Naseem Bano, whose claim to fame was an off-hand compliment from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in 1988. He wants her to sing for his Instagram feed but she has forgotten herself. Late at night, when the whole hospital sleeps, she has a flash of memory.
Director
Varun GroverVarun Grover is a writer and filmmaker whose screenwriting credits include Masaan, Sacred Games, and Superboys of Malegaon. A National Award-winning lyricist for Dum Laga Ke Haisha, he made his feature directorial debut with All India Rank, which closed IFFR 2023.Cast and crew
- Producer
- JANATO Films, Cheetah on the Moon
- Writer
- Varun Grover
- Cinematographer
- Sukesh Vishwanath
- Editor
- Tanya Chhabria
- Sound
- Mandar Kulkarni, Bigyna Dahal
- Music
- Mayukh_Mainak
- Cast
- Saida Begum, Kartik Krishnan
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