
Shorts & Mid-length · Filmmaker Q&A · World Premiere
Nirakar
Directed by Dhruv Sehgal
Screens as part of Programme 12: Unpacking Family Trunks.
Screening at DIFF 2026
Sat31
to Saturday 31 Oct · PictureTime 3
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- Runtime
- 4 min
- Year
- 2026
- Country
- India
- Language
- Punjabi
- Subtitles
- English
- Premiere
- World
Synopsis
A multimedia meditation on the lives hidden behind ordinary homes, exploring memory, belonging, and the invisible threads that bind us together in a world of growing dissonance.
Director
Dhruv SehgalDhruv Sehgal is an actor, writer, and director who created Little Things and directed a segment of Modern Love: Mumbai. His short Kunal won Best Short at MAMI. He is developing original features and writing the animated series Table for One.Cast and crew
- Producer
- Gawachi Gaan
- Writer
- Dhruv Sehgal
- Sound
- Shashank Kothari
- Music
- Shashank Kothari
- Cast
- Rani Balbir Kaur
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