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Shorts & Mid-length · Filmmaker Q&A · India Premiere

Saira & David

Directed by Uttkarsh Parmar

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
57 min
Year
2026
Country
India
Language
Gujarati, Hindi
Subtitles
English
Premiere
India

Synopsis

To most, they are Devendrakumar and Sadhnaben; their birth names, Saira and David, remain buried. Tracing his parents’ interfaith marriage shaped by caste, religion, and quiet negotiations of everyday life, the filmmaker investigates what endures their past love as his older brother prepares to marry.

Director

Uttkarsh Parmar Uttkarsh ParmarUttkarsh Parmar is an Ahmedabad-based director and editor focused on non-fiction stories. His theatre background stems from ATG with Rajoo Barot, alongside commercial Gujarati film work. His recent editing credit, Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Now and Then, screened at DIFF 2024 and streams on MUBI.

Cast and crew

Producer
Rajiv Mehrotra, Aparna Sanyal
Cinematographer
Uttkarsh Parmar
Editor
Uttkarsh Parmar
Sound
Dev Sarkar
Cast
Saira, David, Chinmay, Krutika

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